Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176583 | Siderail assembly A siderail assembly 40 for a bed 20 includes a link P pivotably connectable to a bed frame at a joint PF and to a rail at a joint PR. The link P has at least one reaction surface 64, 66. The assembly also includes a link R having a rail end 7... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8104118 | Hospital bed A patient support incorporates a lying surface and at least one siderail on at least one side of the support. The siderails are operable between a raised position, an intermediate position, and a lowered position. When unlocked and urged from the raised position to ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8091163 | Hide away bed rail A bed rail having an operating position at one of the sides of a bed and a stored position between a mattress and box spring of the bed. To take down the bed rail, a guard frame portion is disengaged from a base frame portion, then the guard frame portion is pivoted... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8056160 | Siderail for hospital bed A siderail assembly for a hospital bed is provided. In one embodiment the bed is a chair bed having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section. The siderails are provided adjacent the third deck section. The siderails remains stationary rel... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042207 | Holding mechanism for foldable side rails The conventional holding mechanism for foldable side rails have such problems that the release lever can be accidentally pressed for release action and that if a double lock is employed for preventing it, automatic holding action cannot be performed. This inv... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8020225 | Side rail pad/panel method for patient support apparatus Methods and apparatus to occlude openings and spaces of side rails are provided. One embodiment includes a pad body panel having attachment openings each defining a pivot axis. The embodiment includes follower slots in the pad body panel each to receive a bracket pi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8001631 | Rail for hospital bed A rail assembly (10) for a hospital bed (11). The rail assembly (10) includes a based (13) having brackets (14) that provide for pivoting movement of horizontally extending runs (17) between a lowered position providing acce... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7975333 | Bed with interconnectable barrier elements A bed has two safety barrier elements arranged along a common side. Each barrier element (19, 21) is linked to the bed frame (11) by two hinged arms (25, 26; 35, 36) forming a deformable parallelogram mechanism, but only one (19) comprise... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971291 | Bed siderail A bed siderail has a vertical siderail extension, a horizontal siderail extension, or both. A bed siderail has dual vertical siderail extensions. A bed has gap fillers pivotally mounted to the headboard and/or footboard, either in the manner of a hinge, or by means ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7926130 | Foldable side rail In the conventional holding mechanism for supporting strut members in a state just before the stowed state is reached, reliable operation is difficult. This invention proposes a foldable side rail comprising multiple strut members 2 pivotally rotatably... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913334 | Bed with a lateral barrier having a tilt feature A bed includes at least one barrier element (19, 21) extending along a lateral side of a bed frame. At least one part of this barrier element is laterally tiltable, by being hinged (31, 41) in its lower part, along a horizontal axis substantially paral... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7908689 | Hide away bed rail A bed rail having an operating position at one of the sides of a bed and a stored position between a mattress and box spring of the bed. To take down the bed rail, a guard frame portion is disengaged from a base frame portion, then the guard frame portion is pivoted... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7865982 | Hospital bed side rail with medical treatment control unit A headwall is adapted for use with a bed in a room of a healthcare facility. The headwall comprises a service delivery unit movable relative to a wall of the room between a storage position and a use position allowing the bed to dock to the service delivery unit to ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7814588 | Patient bed with a retractable side barrier A bed with a movable side barrier comprising a barrier element and a body is disclosed. The barrier element is associated with a deformable parallelogram mechanism hinged to a frame of the bed, said mechanism includes a deployment bar hinged between two parallel arm... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7805782 | Siderail for a hospital bed A hospital bed having a deck with an adjustable width. The hospital bed includes a plurality of siderails configured to extend the width of the deck. The hospital bed can support a bariatric, large or obese patient. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7784125 | Movable siderail apparatus for use with a patient support apparatus The present invention provides a movable siderail apparatus (5) for use with a patient support apparatus. The siderail apparatus (5) is configured to move the siderail body (14) associated therewith in a clock-type swing movement relative to the... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7761939 | Siderail spring dampener A patient support comprises a frame, a siderail, a linkage coupled to the siderail and coupled to the frame to guide movement of the siderail relative to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position, and a dampener. The dampener includes a coil spring,... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7712166 | Bed siderail and support structure A siderail and support mechanism for a bed includes a siderail having a head edge and a foot edge. First and second support arms having upper and lower pivot shafts are configured to pivotally attach the siderail to a bed. At least one of the first support arm and t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712167 | Patient bed with a retractable side barrier A bed with a movable side barrier comprising a main barrier element and a bottom extender is disclosed. The main barrier element is associated with a deformable parallelogram mechanism hinged to a frame of the bed, said mechanism includes a deployment bar hinged bet... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7676862 | Siderail for hospital bed A siderail assembly for a hospital bed is provided. In one embodiment the bed is a chair bed having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section. A pair of siderails are operably connected to the third deck section of the bed. In another embo... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7624459 | Bed rail with fold control and jaw motion control A bed rail is disclosed for use with a bed. The bed rail includes a clamping device to clamp the bedrail to the bed. The bedrail is moveable between an upright position and a released position wherein the rail is moved downwardly toward a sidewall of the mattress to... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7559101 | Side rail pad/panel system for patient support apparatus Methods and apparatus to occlude openings and spaces of side rails are provided. One embodiment includes a pad body panel having attachment openings each defining a pivot axis. The embodiment includes follower slots in the pad body panel each to receive a bracket pi... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7444696 | Fall-prevention device for the backrest of hospital bed The present invention is a fall-prevention device for the backrest of a hospital bed, wherein fall-prevention devices are configured on both sides of the backrest rack which inclination angle can be adjusted. The fall-prevention device includes fall-prevention racks... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7430771 | Movable control panel for a patient support A patient support including a siderail movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the patient support. A controller coupled to the sideail moves between a deployed position and a stored position in response to movement of the siderail betwe... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7412734 | Bed siderail A bed siderail has a vertical siderail extension, a horizontal siderail extension, or both. A bed siderail has dual vertical siderail extensions. A bed has gap fillers pivotally mounted to the headboard and/or footboard, either in the manner of a hinge, or by means ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7373679 | Adjustable mobility assistance device An adjustable mobility assistance device providing support for a user on a bed or similar furniture is disclosed. The mobility assistance device may include a base that can fit under a mattress and a support rail that extends upright relative to the base. The longit... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360264 | Patient immobilization device with diagnostic capabilities A patient immobilization device for immobilizing a patient and performing a diagnostic evaluation of such patient is comprised of a backboard, a structure configured to support the head of a patient on the backboard, and a pupil-sizing indicator positioned on a surf... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350248 | Bed with articulated barrier elements The present invention relates to a bed, in particular a hospital bed, fitted with a plurality of adjacent individual barrier elements along at least one of its longitudinal sides, the barrier elements extending vertically and each occupying a fraction of the length ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340789 | Over-bed support structure A structure positioned over a bed and able to support up to 200 pounds, which allows persons involved in sexual intercourse to position their bodies in ways that may be more comfortable, or more pleasurable, if one of the participants is able to support some or all ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322056 | Adult bed An over-bed structure for a bed a bed including such a structure provides a plurality of members in a predominantly horizontal array supported on bed corner posts at a height above the mattress height. The horizontal array of members may be used as supports by perso... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302718 | Multiple level roll-in cot A multiple level elevating cot adapted to be rolled into emergency vehicles, the cot having a wheeled undercarriage supporting a cot frame having a leading end and a trailing end, The leading end comprises a drop frame adapted to be positionable in extended, middle,... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293305 | Apparatus and method for mounting hospital bed accessories A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. A siderail through use of an adapter is configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281767 | Lounge chair with movable arms A lounge chair having movable armrests. The lounge chair comprises a seat, a back, legs and armrests. The armrests may be placed in a raised position for use by the occupant or may be swing down to provide more room or to allow the occupant to easily exit the lounge... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7257850 | Articulating bed frame An articulating bed frame includes a main frame; a back section; first and second linkage assemblies, each being pivotally connected at spaced apart first and third ends to the back section and pivotally connected at opposing, spaced apart and respective second and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246388 | Mattress assembly A safety apparatus for a bed comprised of two safety panels and a cover. Each safety panel comprises a horizontal stabilizer and vertically-extending panel of a synthetic polymeric material with a density of from about 1 to about 10 pounds per cubic foot. The width ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237285 | Adjustable bed rail A safety bed rail for preventing an individual from falling out of a bed including a frame of sufficient width to span a width of the bed and having left and right portions adjustably connected by a releasable latch defining a plurality of discrete frame widths corr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237284 | Bed with articulated barrier elements The present invention relates to a bed, in particular a hospital bed, fitted with a plurality of adjacent individual barrier elements along at least one of its longitudinal sides, the barrier elements extending vertically and each occupying a fraction of the length ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222377 | Apparatus and method for closing hospital bed gaps A patient support is provided. The patient support includes a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. The siderails are configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216384 | Hospital bed and mattress having a retractable foot section A patient support is disclosed having an adjustable length deck and a mattress positionable on the deck. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7200882 | Movable control panel for a patient support A movable control panel for a patient support is provided. The patient support includes a support structure which is movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to a patient support. A controller is coupled to the support structure for movement... | 04/10/2007 |
