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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360742 | Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed A passenger accommodation unit with a deployable bed includes a passenger seat and a passenger bed positioned relative to the seat and adapted for movement between a stowed position in which the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat, and a deployed position in whi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 5259575 | Airplane stretcher system A stretcher which is adapted to be hingedly attached to the inside surface of a transportation means is disclosed. The stretcher is provided with orifices through the top and bottom surfaces of the stretcher such that the location of the orifices correspo... | 11/09/1993 |
| 4664438 | Deformable berth for vehicle cabs A berth or bunk for cabs of industrial vehicles and the like, positioned behind the driver's and passenger's seats. The bunk is so structured as to be easily deformed in case of a road accident by the thrust created by the rearward motion of the seats, wh... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4550946 | Van layout The single room interior space of a compact motorvan for most daytime living converts quickly into three private compartments by simply opening a set of dual function folding doors (movable partitions) exposing a toilet and bigger than average shower stal... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4179996 | Fixture for passenger railway car compartment A railway passenger car compartment includes an upper berth and a convertible seat. The compartment is provided with a fixture adjacent to the seat which serves as a storage unit, as a ladder to provide access to the upper berth, as an arm rest for the se... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4054956 | Foldable bunk bed assembly The invention relates to a folding bunk bed assembly in which a pair of hingedly connected cushion sections are supported on arms to swing about a horizontal axis close to a wall from an upperbed condition in which they are in side-by-side horizontal rela... | 10/25/1977 |