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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7406729 | Patient support having powered adjustable width A patient support for supporting a patient in a horizontal position is provided. The patient support includes a frame and a deck. The deck includes first and second ends and longitudinal sides extending therebetween. The deck also includes a first portion configured... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7363663 | Mattress with automatic width adjustment A bed includes a frame with a support deck having a laterally slidable panel and a mattress supported by the deck and having a width adjustment portion. A controller causes a fluid supply to inflate the width adjustment portion when a deck width sensor detects an ex... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7260860 | Mattress system for a hospital bed A mattress system for a hospital bed including a mattress and a control system. The mattress system may include a mattress including a core bladder, a width bladder and a vacuum device to apply a vacuum to the width bladder. The mattress is adapted to support a heav... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7111340 | Bariatric gurney and process Bariatric gurney and process including a winch mounted in an ambulance for pulling the gurney up removable rails. The gurney includes extenders for increasing the patient support surface of the gurney and may include a removable patient safety bar. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073220 | Bed siderail having a latch A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and siderails supported by the frame. A latch member is configured to prevent vertical movement of the siderail. A latch position indicator is configured to provide an indication of the position... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7043781 | Mattress foundation and bed frame A foundation for supporting a mattress is the subject of this invention. The foundation includes first and second side boards which present a mattress supporting surface and are adapted to be coupled with a head board and a foot board. A plurality of tenon and yoke ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7000269 | Adjustable base for supporting adjustable beds of different widths An adjustable base is utilized with articulated or adjustable beds of different widths and includes first and second pairs of support brackets with each pair including first and second support brackets in opposing aligned relationship to each other. Each pair of sup... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6952852 | Mattress structure A mattress (900) provides a user with three-dimensional firmness zoning, the mattress (900) cooperating with a mattress shell (720). The mattress (900) includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely extending resilient blocks... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6851140 | Bed frame center beam locking mechanism A locking mechanism for securing a center beam of a bed frame to the cross bars that enable the assembler to complete the assembly of the bed frame completely without the need for hand tools or securing implements to aid in the assembly. With a queen size bed frame ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6581223 | Foldable frame assembly A foldable frame assembly includes a plurality of parallel frame members, each of which has left and right columns. A plurality of coupling units are alternately disposed with the frame members, and each includes first left and right connecting rods and s... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6560796 | Bed support system and method An adjustable bed support system and method provides comfort and security when positioned in a typical bed frame. The support system also has an adjustable leg to help maintain the support system when the mattress and/or box springs are fully loaded. The ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6477726 | Mattress support and method Pivotal mattress support comprises a pair of pivotal longitudinal members for replacing conventional wooden slats. The terminal ends of each longitudinal member includes a thin flange for attachment to the side rails of a conventional bed frame to allow a... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6338172 | Polymeric length and width adjustable bed frame system An all polymeric bed frame including opposing laterally spaced apart, elongated side rails, each of the side rails having first and second ends and comprised of a substantially vertical wall and a horizontal support ledge extending laterally from a lower ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6324709 | Mattress apparatus and bed apparatus The present invention provides a bed apparatus allowing a worker to easily move a user's body at the time of consultation and nursing of the user lying on his back on a floor plate. The bed apparatus comprises a bed frame. A floor plate is provided on the... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6289535 | Mattress support and method X and v-shaped mattress supports comprise a pair of pivotal longitudinal members for replacing conventional wooden slats. Each terminal end of each longitudinal member includes a flange for attachment to the side rails of a conventional bed frame. An exte... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6134728 | Mattress support and method X and v-shaped mattress supports comprise a pair of pivotal longitudinal members for replacing conventional wooden slats. Each terminal end of each longitudinal member includes a flange for attachment to the side rails of a conventional bed frame. An exte... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6076208 | Surgical stretcher A surgical stretcher includes a patient-support deck having a substantially planar back section coupled to a frame for pivoting movement about a transverse pivot axis. The back section includes a frame member having first and second corner portions. The f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5996145 | Adjustable bed frame system A bed frame system for supporting a mattress. The bed frame system includes length and height adjustable bed rails. A groove is provided in each bed rail for receiving the end of a transverse support slat. A length adjustable support slat is provided. Uni... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5522100 | Stretcher with transfer board which retracts between litter and frame A stretcher includes a patient support portion vertically movably supported on a wheeled base by a lift arrangement. Two pivot members are supported on the support portion for pivotal movement about respective vertical axes, and each support a respective ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5502853 | Bed frame with independently oscillating cradle An oscillatory bed for providing improved patient care in a hospital, nursing home or home health care setting. The oscillatory bed is characterized by having hinged, adjustable side panels along opposite sides of the length of a cradle located in the osc... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5481770 | Stretcher device The invention comprises a stretcher. The stretcher has an elongated rectangular frame and a U shaped frame with the ends of its legs pivotally mounted to the inside of the rectangular frame to pivot from a flush position inside and parallel with the recta... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5392475 | Extensible article of furniture An extensible article of furniture suitable for use as a convertible sofa bed or an extensible bed having a pair of substantially identical frame members with end boards and side rails being interlocked with surface slats affixed to the side rails of each... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5377370 | Hospital bed with collapsing wing A collapsing wing on a lateral side near the head end of a hospital bed. As the result of a laterally inwardly applied force, the wing collapses thereby allowing easier access to the center or furthermost side of the hospital bed or patient for a nurse or... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5345629 | Patient support system A system providing universal support for patients includes an articulated platform supported by a universal joint supported by a pair of hydraulic support arms, and by a pair of lesser hydraulic arms spaced from the universal joint. The platform is compri... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5293655 | Nursing cradle The disclosure is directed to a nursing cradle for infants that is attached to a bedstead or a waterbed. The disclosure is also directed to a soft wall and cradle sheet to keep an infant from exiting the cradle or getting wedged between a mother's bed and... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5197156 | Transfer board support lever and support post A hospital bed has a transfer board which can be moved between a retracted position and an operational position. In the operational position, the board extends outwardly from an edge portion of the bed mattress and has an upwardly facing surface level wit... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5181286 | Optional bed arrangement for ship stateroom use A bed arrangement is provided for shipboard stateroom use. Fixedly positioned, spaced-apart, small single beds, having a leg space therebetween for daytime use as facing sofas, optionally can be converted to a large common bed, of a size larger in width t... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5179744 | Hospital bed with inflatable and collapsible side edges and laterally-movable side guards A hospital bed has a frame mounted on a base. Articulating head, seat and leg patient support panels are mounted on the frame. Side guards are mounted on the panels. Patient support panels have longitudinal edges that are collapsible to narrow the bed for... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5161484 | Collapsible, portable pet rest attachable to a bed A collapsible, portable pet rest attachable to a bed has a rigid, flat, horizontal base with fixedly attached vertical rear and side walls. A rigid, flat support panel pivotally attached to the back wall can be positioned horizontally aft of the base. A f... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5134737 | Patient bed system An extension assembly for converting an existing bed or the like to a patient care bed. The extension assembly includes a mattress and extension platform supported by legs on one side and by an existing bed on the other side. The extension further include... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5083332 | Hospital bed with collapsible side edges and laterally-movable side guards A hospital bed has a frame mounted on a base. Articulating head, seat and leg patient support panels are mounted on the frame. Side guards are mounted on the panels. Patient support panels have longitudinal edges that are collapsible to narrow the bed for... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5077843 | Hospital bed and assemblies of hospital care apparatus A hospital bed has, at least at its head end, longitudinally extending inflatable mattress sections on each side of the bed. When those mattress sections are deflated, that portion of the bed can be narrowed to permit a nurse to move into the vacated spac... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5023967 | Patient support system A system providing universal support for patients includes an articulated platform supported by a universal joint supported by a pair of hydraulic support arms, and by a pair of lesser hydraulic arms spaced from the universal joint. The platform is compri... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4987623 | Hospital stretcher having patient transfer device and side rails with handle portions A hospital stretcher includes an upwardly facing patient support surface and side rails on each side of the surface movable between raised and collapsed positions. Each side rail has at one end a spindle with a handle portion which, in the raised position... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4984768 | Retractable chair A laterally retractable and longitudinally foldable chair having a plurality of transverse struts connected with a plurality of longitudinal support members to form hingedly connected sub assemblies of a chair frame for supporting an individual. Each stru... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4765678 | Collapsible settee A collpasible settee having a plurality of seats which are foldable into a smaller number of seats, comprising a rectangular settee frame having a substantial frame for two collapsible seat frames; both ends of the settee frame are connected to a conventi... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4669136 | Combination hospital bed and surgical table A combination hospital bed and surgical table is disclosed. It is comprised of: a frame having floor-engaging wheels, a substantially flat, substantially rectangular deck carried by the frame, suitable for holding a human patient in the supine position, the de... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4597117 | Adjustable base support apparatus for a waterbed or a similar article A base support apparatus includes a right and a left unit each of a rectangular, symmetrical configuration. Each unit has a front wall of a given length with extending side sections at each end. Each unit has a back wall of a shorter length with correspon... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4486908 | Support bed A power operated bed whereby the sides with mattress move from a normal position to a vertical position for supporting a person's spinal column simultaneously in two distinct planes relieving pressure on the occupant's spinal column. And a bed incorporati... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4402097 | Expandable support frame for flexible sleeping mattresses An expandable support frame for providing supportive confinement for variously sized flexible mattresses. The frame includes a support member suitable for being positioned on a supporting surface such as the floor. An expandable mattress housing is mounte... | 09/06/1983 |
