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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091161 | Variable spring surface deck and foundation having variable spring surface deck A variable spring surface deck and a foundation having a variable spring surface deck thereon. The deck comprises a plurality of longitudinal spring wire support rods which are maintained in a spaced orientation in a planar configuration. They are maintained as such... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7882580 | Hospital bed deck to frame attachment A patient support is provided for supporting a patient. Patient support includes a frame, a deck, a mattress and siderails. The deck includes a panel having apertures that receive upside down U-shaped wire loops therein to removably couple the panel to the frame. To... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7398567 | Steelwire-hook mode web sheet A hook-ended steel wire netting includes a first cross rail having a row of first sockets on its outer portion in a line along an axial direction; a second cross rail having a row of second sockets on its outer portion in a line along an axial direction; one or more... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7353557 | Mattress section support A patient support is provided comprising a frame including a deck support and a step deck positioned on the deck support. The step deck has an upper deck, a lower deck, and a side wall, the upper deck being spaced apart from the lower deck to define a recess of the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346946 | Bendable bottom member for bed A bed having a bendable portion between a back region and waist region and/or a waist region and leg region. The bendable portion is formed of side by side bars disposed generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bed and bendably connected together to a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337484 | Disposable body board An assemblable body board is formed from a blank made from a sheet of a bendable or foldable material, such as fiberboard. The blank includes a center panel, opposite side panels and opposite end panels, wherein the side and end panels are foldable to form a rectang... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322079 | Multipurpose funereal tray A tray assembly may be used in a rental casket system that includes a casket with a recessed side panel for ease of viewing. The casket includes a removable end piece which is one embodiment is located within grooves formed in the side panels of the casket. The groo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7269865 | Sofa with flip-up spring deck This invention is directed to a sofa with a flip-up deck. The sofa has a sofa frame with a back, a front, and a pair of opposed arms. The deck is rotatably coupled between the pair of opposed arms at a position intermediate the front and the back. Further, the deck ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7216389 | Mattress section support A patient support including a frame having a deck support and a step deck positioned on the deck support. The step deck has an upper deck, a lower deck, and a side wall, the upper deck being spaced apart from the lower deck to define a recess of the deck. A mattress... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7090053 | Scaffold plank with end connector and method of making the same A scaffold plank assembly for engagement to a scaffolding frame. The scaffold plank assembly comprises an elongate, non-metal plank defining opposed first and second ends and at least one interior cavity. Attached to respective ones of the opposed ends of the plank ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086107 | Mattress section support A patient support is provided comprising a frame including a deck support and a step deck positioned on the deck support. The step deck has an upper deck, a lower deck, and a side wall, the upper deck being spaced apart from the lower deck to define a recess of the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083236 | Vehicle seat cushion assembly A vehicle seat cushion assembly for providing additional comfort and support while facilitating air flow around and through the seat cushion assembly includes upper and lower sections pivotally coupled to each other for facilitating storage. The upper and lower sect... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7011372 | Modular chair assembly A modular chair assembly includes a support frame, a leg frame, a link unit, and a seat mounted on the support frame. The support frame includes a plurality of curved supporting tubes, each of which has opposite first and second ends. The first end of each supportin... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011374 | Seat device for a chair A seat device for a chair includes at least two outer sheet layers made of a stretchable elastic textile material, and an inner sheet layer of a textile material sandwiched by the outer sheet layers. The inner sheet layer has a second marginal part surrounding subst... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6922859 | Table for positioning a patient for a medical procedure on a breast There is provided a table for positioning a patient for a medical procedure on a breast, the table comprising: a solid frame surrounding a perimeter of the table; and a membrane-like contour surface for a surrounding breast area, wherein the surface comprises an ape... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6868565 | Bed including user adaptable support structure A bed including user adaptable sleep support structure is disclosed, the support structure having a frame and a plurality of flexible support straps anchored between side members of the frame in selected spaced relationships relative to one another, a number of unsu... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6647569 | Stressable fabric A stressable fabric that includes a plurality of layers of multiple materials. A top layer is formed from a generally non-elastic material. Suitable materials for the top layer are fibers, cables, woven material, or any other material that will bend when ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6578216 | Toroidal shaped bed construction A bed construction wherein a sleep surface has at least one toroidal shaped section, a toroidal shaped main frame supporting the sleep surface, and a pair of opposing toroidal shaped legs supporting the main frame.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6560795 | Light weight supporting board for playyard, pen, cot, and bed A light weight supporting board, which is adapted for incorporating with a playyard, pen, cot, and bed, includes a boundary frame, a supporting pocket and a retaining device. The supporting pocket includes a first layer having a tension surface and a seco... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6256813 | Crib A crib having a mesh sleeping surface, front and back sections, and a pair of end sections. In order to facilitate breathing of an infant when placed in the crib, the interior of the crib is formed of a breathable mesh material through which air can pass.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6193318 | Seat arrangement A sitting and/or lying arrangement, particularly a vehicle seat or airplane seat, has a stable subframe and a flexible support which has a base part and a cushion. For creating such an arrangement, in which the user's body is anatomically correctly suppor... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6056278 | Seating suspension assembly and method A seating suspension assembly provides efficiency in the manufacture of upholstered furniture such as chairs, sofas or the like. The preferred form of the invention comprises a pair of flexible, durable fabric straps having coil springs fixedly positioned... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5878451 | Box spring with plastic band support for mattress Box spring with plastic band support for mattress consisting of a frame (1) and a set of bands (2) made of extruded plastic positioned one by one so as to enclose the frame (1), tightened mechanically under a specific tension and joined at their ends by h... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5566407 | Crib with air permeable supporting surface An infant's crib for newborn infants and infants beyond in age is made, whereby the infant will always have available breathing air, providing the infant with ample oxygen, and preventing the buildup of carbon dioxide exhausted by the infant, as this carb... | 10/22/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5155881 | Adjustable bed with wire grid mattress support An adjustable bed including a multi-section mattress frame mounted on a base frame. The mattress frame includes a head section and a lower section. The lower section may include an intermediate or seat section and a leg section. A mattress support is join... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5153958 | Vibration-proof stretcher for emergency treatment A vibration-proof stretcher is usable for facilitating safe emergency treatment of a patient lying on the stretcher. The stretcher includes a chassis having wheels provided with tires; a bed frame provided on the chassis; a net frame provided inside the b... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5103513 | Magnetic-cushioned support for bed or seat A magnetically cushioned support structure for a mattress or seat includes a pair of spaced-apart, aligned sheets of non-magnetic material, each sheet having magnets disposed on its inner face in opposition to magnets on the other sheet, with the opposing... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4844969 | Orthopedic bed structure A method and apparatus for providing orthopedic sleeping support without utilizing traditional box-spring or spring-in-mattress devices. A specially prepared (by prescription) fabric is stretched between rigid frame support members beyond moduli conventio... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4823415 | Convertible infant bed A convertible bed for infants and small children wherein the crib transforms from a crib configuration for small infants to a bed that prevents toddlers from inadvertently climbing out of the bed and later to a small child's bed, wherein the child can fre... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4752978 | Crib construction including hanger mounting bracket and spring frame A crib assembly (10) includes a bedstead (12), spring frame (20), and hanger support bracket (30). The hanger support bracket (30) is fixedly secured to the end post (14) of the bedstead (12). The assembly (10) further includes a hanger mounting bracket (... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4452444 | Rebound exerciser A rebound exerciser for use by an individual in performing a variety of exercises having a frame formed of two symmetrical sections, and a fexible, resilient mat secured to the frame by a plurality of coil springs. The two symmetrical sections are pivotal... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4435014 | Elastic insert for seats, in particular for motor vehicle seats A flexible insert is provided for attachment to a seat support frame. The insert comprises a flexible plate having an aperture and having at an end of said plate a crossbar with an insertion slot. An elastic annular element is connected to said plate by i... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4319370 | Base for a bed A base for a bed comprising (preferably two or four) light-weight thermoplastics platforms interlocked together by couplings which engage skirts and lugs depending from the platforms so as to prevent rotation of one platform relative to another. The platf... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4285080 | Spring deck for seating structures A spring deck for supporting padding material in seating structures in which an open rigid frame is covered by a sheet of polypropylene fabric so as to provide both a cover for the frame and spring means to accommodate yieldingly loads that are applied to... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4253206 | Body support for a casket An inexpensive, light weight body support adapted for use in a casket to support a corpse. The body support consists of a pair of bed sections which are formed from blanks of sheet material such as paper board and which are positioned end-to-end in the ca... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4224705 | Adjustable waterbed mattress support An adjustable support for accommodating waterbed mattresses of a variety of sizes. The adjustable support comprises a pair of spaced apart upstanding side rails interconnected by an accordion type collapsible construction which enables the side rails to b... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4181991 | Mattress foundation An improved mattress foundation particularly suited for use with foam mattresses to provide proper support for the mattress and to duplicate the feel of box springs. The mattress foundation utilizes an upper and lower frame assembly separated by a flexibl... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4139918 | Lightweight, disposable transportation casket A lightweight, disposable transportation casket, including a shell section with a cover releasably attached thereto by securing straps. Mattress sections are supported inside the shell on a liner and the remains rest on the mattress sections. The sides of... | 02/20/1979 |
