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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185985 | Load bearing surface An elastomeric load bearing surface includes an integral attachment mechanism, wherein portions of the load bearing surface attach to each other to secure the load bearing surface to a support structure. In one embodiment, a molded elastomeric strip includes a tab t... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7467426 | Body support and method for supporting a body A body support for providing a beneficial effect has a frame and a first and a second plurality of flexible parallel bands, which are interdigitated. A primary shaft rotatably mounted in a frame can tighten and slacken the first plurality of bands. This can be done ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7367629 | Adjustable attachment and tensioning assembly for the suspension of a seat assembly A seat assembly for use in supporting an occupant in an automotive vehicle is provided, having a seat frame and a suspension material extending between and operatively secured to the seat frame for supporting the occupant of the seat assembly. A plurality of adjustm... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7111906 | Flexible seat mount for chair seat bottom A chair includes a frame and a seat bottom associated with the frame. Flexible seat mounts are used to retain the seat bottom on the frame. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073218 | Support member and system for affixation to bed rails or bed frame A cross member that can be used with a bed frame or bed rails to provide support for a box spring and mattress. The cross member is attachable to the side rail of the bed by a snap-in system where the ends of the cross member are comprised of slide ends that interfi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6877195 | Casket bed frame assembly An assembly for construction into a casket bed frame for supporting a body. The casket bed frame includes a rectangular frame formed of a pair of first rails and second rails wherein a plurality of corrugated metal strips extend between the second rails. The rails o... | 04/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6799342 | Method and apparatus for supporting a body A body support that can prevent bed sores (decubiti) has a first frame with a first plurality of parallel bands, and a second frame with a second plurality of parallel bands. The first plurality of bands is interdigitated with the second plurality of parallel bands.... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6584627 | Webbed frame for furniture A webbed frame includes a plurality of first and second straps mounted on a frame body to form a net. Each of the first and second straps has two opposite end sections trained on the frame body. A plurality of spaced apart retainers are fixed on the frame... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6564402 | Foldable bed frame device A foldable bed frame device has a leg support frame, a flexible rectangular net disposed on the leg support frame, and a plurality of elastic fastening buttons. The flexible rectangular net has a plurality of through apertures. The leg support frame has a... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6434804 | Casket bed A casket bed comprises a rectangular bed frame formed from a pair of side rails, a pair of end rails, a plurality of cross braces spanning between the side rails and a plurality of bed straps spanning between the end rails. The cross braces are adjustably... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6272705 | Bed frame for invalids A bed frame for invalids for alleviating and preventing bedsores. The bed frame for invalids includes a frame. The frame includes a perimeter portion having a first side bar, a second side bar, a first end bar and a second end bar. The bars are integrally... | 08/14/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5701653 | Method of assembling a box spring frame A method of assembling a furniture box spring frame comprises the steps of: providing at least two truss-assembled side panels comprising the steps of providing a top beam, a bottom beam, a first end piece, a second end piece and a plurality of connector plate... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5645321 | Plane for the seat of armchairs, divans, chairs or similar, with devices for the fixing of the belts that take advantage of the tension of themselves in order to constrain them to the support framework A plane for the seat of armchairs, divans, chairs and similar furniture having a framework for the support of a plurality of belts forming the plane of the seat. The framework includes two lateral sections that each have a protruding tongue, provided with... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5553338 | Prone-position surface with at least three lathwork layers A lying support such as a bed comprising upper and lower layers of mutually parallel spaced-apart wooden slats and an additional layer of slats positioned between the upper and lower layers. The upper and lower layers of slats are fastened to at least two... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5544943 | Seat construction and method A seat construction for upholstered furniture is presented and a method of forming the same and includes a rectangular frame with webbing attached in the form of lateral strips positioned across the frame. Spaced therebelow are webbing strips which are po... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5469591 | Bottom structure for a bed It is the object of the present invention to present a bottom structure which allows a bed bottom to be bent at desired curvatures. This is achieved using a bendable bottom component 6 located between the back and waist portions and/or waist and leg porti... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5448789 | Bottom structure of a bed The present invention provides a bottom structure for a bed having a lifting mechanism and plural parallel bottom strips connected sequentially by elastic strips, thus allowing the bottom to be bent. The elastic strips are curved in areas not in contact w... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5388290 | Bottom structure of a bed The present invention provides a bottom structure for a bed having a bottom lifting mechanism, comprising plural parallel bottom strips; each of the bottom strips being sequentially connected to allow bottom bending; and each of the bottom strips, having ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5377369 | Bottom structure of a bed The present invention provides a bottom structure for a bed having a bottom lifting mechanism, comprising parallel bottom strips, each strip having coupling grooves, located in the opposing faces of the bottom strips in the longitudinal direction, the str... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5369826 | Bottom structure of a bed A bottom structure of a bed having a bottom formed so as to be bendable by a series of parallel strips mutually sequentially connected such that the strips are shorter in width on the side away from the sequentially connected side. In this way the bottom ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5280658 | Slat grating insert for a bed An insert for a bed with a rigid support frame comprises a slat grating formed of spring slats extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the bed. Each of the slats includes an upper and a lower strip of substantially equal length disposed on top ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5233709 | Bedstead A bedstead may be constructed of longitudinal spring bodies and transverse slats. Fastening straps may be connected to the spring bodies and the straps may be loops, slots or holes configured to receive the slat ends. The straps may also include a locking... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5170521 | Portable sleeper for a land vehicle A portable sleeper is provided for a truck and comprises at least four anchors connected to the posts at the four corners of the cab or to the bed of a pickup truck. A flexible generally rectangular flat, webbed support surface is connected at its four co... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5075912 | Method of taking impressions for a bed Impressions for a bed having slats and spring supports for applying differing upwardly directed forces to bottom surfaces of different ones of the slats are taken while a user of the bed is in a recumbent position on an under mattress of an impression tak... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4949713 | Tensile arc and bridge body support An individually fitted apparatus for, and method of supporting an individual by, a tensile arc and bridge body support, comprising in combination; A fitted tubular frame outlining the immediate periphery of each supported body portion and attached to the ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4928334 | Joint structure for fabric web having high modulus of elasticity A fabric web having a high modulus of elasticity is used as a spring element in an upholstered article such as a seat or a bed. The fabric web is joined to a metal rod serving as a frame member of the upholstered article by an end portion of the fabric we... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4837878 | Reclining or seating member A reclining member includes a carrier frame with longitudinal support parts (1,2) at the sides and a reclining surface which is at least partially yielding in a springy or elastic manner. Straps (3,4) extending consecutively are fastened at the side longi... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4827543 | Rest structure in the form of rod-shaped bodies removably connected to cross-members A rest structure supported by support elements, with or without interposing mattresses and/or cushions, formed from a succession of hollow rod-shaped bodies disposed parallel to each other and sustained on cross-members which intersect them and to which t... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4827544 | Reclining and lying means, particularly for a bed A structure for supporting a reclining and lying means comprises a lath grating (14) formed from a plurality of transverse laths (13) which is arranged on a support structure (10,20) having at least two longitudinally oriented, spaced longitudinal beams (... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4798414 | Physiotherapeutic chair like device A special chair with embodiments providing means for prevention and treatment of back disorders by both static and dynamic operational modes comprising an integral seat and back assembly composed of multiple articulating hard surfaced segments floating on... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4752981 | Device for adjusting flexible laths relative to a bed frame A device comprised in combination of a lath support, with at least one means for receiving one flexible lath end, and a bearing to be secured to the bed frame, which has at least one pin which fits into the one of at least two cavities lying above one ano... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4644596 | Resilient surface for sitting and lying furniture, preferably for beds A bed includes a support structure having longitudinally extending bearing beams on which a spring member rests. The spring member includes a plurality of side-by-side modules, each having upper and lower resilient, flexible strips held apart by a plurali... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4638517 | Structure for bed An improved bed structure comprising a rectangular main frame including two supporting members forming the opposing lengthwise sides of the frame, a pillow portion disposed between the front ends of the supporting members, an arcuate portion disposed betw... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4573226 | Insert for a piece of lounging furniture An insert for a piece of lounging furniture comprising a frame and a plurality of resilient slats of different elastic properties spacially arranged for forming a slat grate, the slats being arranged in at least two superposed rows and staggered in relati... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4567615 | Spring-slat arrangement for a bedstead The arrangement comprises mounting supports for the spring slats, insertable in the longitudinal beams of the bedstead, with two upper spring-slats serving as a support for the mattress and undulating spring-slats situated below them. A tiltable holding p... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4477935 | Mattress support system A mattress support system including a support frame, tubular air springs and mattress support slats extending between pockets formed at a top surface of sleeves surrounding bladders of the tubular support springs.... | 10/23/1984 |
