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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7174583 | Adjustable height foundation A height-adjustable mattress assembly is constructed of a mattress foundation and an optional frame assembly with a plurality of ground support members supporting the mattress foundation. The ground support members can be attached to the frame assembly in at least t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6948198 | Bed with unitary headboard and unitary frame A unitary headboard comprises a single piece of laminated plywood that has two posts and at least one cross piece cut out of it. A bed frame comprising side rails and cross supports has each side rail formed of a single piece of material. Each side rail has a suppor... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6883191 | Leg and bracket assembly for a bed foundation A bed foundation is provided which is constructed of blow-molded plastic and may be assembled without using tools. The components of the bed foundation all have lengths of less than 60 inches and may be packaged together in a container having a length less than 60 i... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6637052 | Allergen-avoidance beds The wooden bed frame shown in the figures is designed to reduce the effect of the house dust mite upon a sleeper allergic to such mites. The bed incorporates a number of features each of which contribute to reduce asthma attacks for sleepers sensitive to ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6539564 | Lightweight childbed constructed with gapless side panel A lightweight childbed includes a supporting panel including a first layer having a tension surface and a second layer overlapped with the first layer to define an edge holder therebetween, at least a side panel including a first sheet having a tension po... | 04/01/2003 |
| 5822813 | Motion compensated apparatus A motion compensated apparatus that can be used as a sleeping platform, stabilizer. The discomfort and danger of a moving surface associated with a ship at sea is well known. The motion of such a surface causes considerable distress in humans and animals.... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5701616 | Load-bearing scaffold for beds and the like A load-bearing scaffold for placement on the floor of a room for supporting articles includes first and second generally upright load-bearing support structures each having upper sections and bases and a generally horizontal beam having opposite ends, one... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5231714 | Mattress foundation and support A support member has an enlarged rectangular shaped wall with an inner side and an outer side and four side walls extending from the inner side with free edges spaced from the enlarged rectangular shaped wall forming a rectangular shaped opening large eno... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5121516 | Appliances for use with beds A first part fixable on a bed and a footboard with two depending legs carried by the first part. The position of the footboard is adjustable relative to the first part enabling its height to be varied. The first part is a framework having two subframes ea... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5111541 | Non-metallic gurney for patient transport A gurney, or hospital cart, is disclosed that is characterized as being made predominantly of materials that are non-metallic, non magnetic, and of low electrical conductivity. Such a feature is of particular importance in those health care facilities whe... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4999864 | Bed movable to plural positions A bed having upper and lower bunks. In order to make it easy to "make" the bed the upper bunk can be moved sidewise and then tilted to give a person desiring to make the bed easy access to the upper bunk. The axis about which the upper bunk is tilted may ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4940149 | Building assembly system An assembly system comprised of core pieces which may be joined to create furniture and accessories of a funtional and decorative nature. The core pieces are structured in such manner as to enable the assembler to create a variety of imaginatve units whic... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4879774 | Nestable bed Disclosed is a nestable bed. The bed includes a rectangular frame adapted to receive a mattress. The frame has a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. A pair of first legs are mounted to a first end of the frame with the legs lying in a plane perpendic... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4046421 | Modular article of furniture A modular article of furniture capable of assuming a variety of shapes and configurations and having at least one body support structure having at least one seatrest unit and at least one releasably associated upper body support. The seatrest unit is form... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3973281 | Molded expanded polystyrene bed assembly A bed comprising a platform composed essentially of an expanded polystyrene foam mattress support base or platform upon which a conventional mattress may be supported. The polystyrene foam platform has a panel and an open lattice of flat ribs therebelow w... | 08/10/1976 |
