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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243382 | Patient transfer mattress having side pull straps A pull member for a patient transfer mattress preferably includes a first portion attached to the inflatable mattress and a second portion attached to the first portion such that a pulling force applied to the second portion is transmitted to the first portion at a ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7150471 | Cushioned restraint system An occupant restraint system for protecting occupants in a compartment, such as a cab of a highway tractor or other vehicle. The system includes an interior trim panel having dual uses. The trim panel may be an elongated energy-absorbing element that forms, in a fir... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7080420 | Adjustable head-support for therapy tables A head rest that includes a cushion and a support plate. The facial surface area that contacts the cushion is maximized by using a contoured upper surface for the cushion, a contoured upper surface for the support plate or a combination of both. The head rest also i... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6971132 | Mattress with hand supports A mattress for use in hospital, nursing homes, and the like, incorporates hand supports with hand grips built into the sides of the mattress. Raised bolsters built into the top surface of the mattress adjacent to its lateral edges help to prevent the patient from fa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6578217 | Cushion and method for accommodating multiple body positions This invention is an adjustable, ergonomically sound apparatus for the human body to assume many positions such as kneeling, sitting or lying. The main components of the invention are comprised adjustable cushions with adjustable supports for the knees, a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6176002 | Method of attaching mattress cover handle The method of installing a handle in a mattress border comprising the step of bending a back strap and a material into a U shape so that inside surface is convex outward and so that first apertures are aligned, inserting a pulling tool through the aligned... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6170143 | Method of attaching mattress cover handle A handle for a mattress border is anchored with spaced grommets in the border against which anchors on the handle ends may bear. The anchors are designed to allow a leading end of the handle to be drawn through grommet opening. A back strap between the gr... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6000075 | Handle engagable with a grid structure A section of a bed has a mattress support grid comprising a plurality of intersecting wire segments. The intersecting were segments define an opening. A handle is engageable with the opening.... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5966796 | Method of attaching mattress cover handle A handle for a mattress border is anchored with spaced grommets in the border against which anchors on the handle ends may bear. The anchors are designed to allow a leading end of the handle to be drawn through a grommet opening. A back strap between the ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5937463 | Handle structure for a mattress A mattress handle is made of synthetic polymer material and has a medial grasping portion and two opposite end attachment portions. Each attachment portion includes a membrane of synthetic polymer material, and the handle is attached to the mattress wall ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5924150 | Mattress edge support spring and handle structure An edge support spring and handle structure is provided for use in mattresses comprising a continuous length of wire bent to have an elongated top portion and a pair of transverse arms extending downwardly and inwardly from the ends of the top portion, an... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5884352 | Mattress cover handle A handle for a mattress border is anchored with spaced grommets in the border against which anchors on the handle ends may bear. The anchors are designed to allow a leading end of the handle to be drawn through a grommet opening. A back strap between the ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5881656 | Mattress border production method and apparatus Mattress borders are manufactured by advancing and severing a strip of border maerial into first relatively short lengths of the border material for forming handles, and second relatively longer lengths of the border material for forming mattress borders,... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5864907 | Handle structure for a mattress A mattress border has two transverse stitched seams spaced apart lengthwise thereof. A strap has its two opposite end regions held in the two seams respectively.... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5860174 | Patient transfer mattress system A mattress assembly including a bottom mattress section and a top, transfer mattress section is provided. The transfer mattress section includes lateral flaps which are coupled to the sides of the bottom mattress section by hook and loop type fasteners. P... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5738029 | Method and apparatus for sewing handles on side panels on a box spring A method and apparatus for sewing a cloth handle to the side panel of a mattress or box spring. The apparatus includes a modified X-Y programmable sewing machine which can sew both ends of a handle to the side panel in sequence without the necessity of re... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5652984 | Mattress handle A handle for a mattress border is anchored with spaced grommets in the border against which anchors on the handle ends may bear. The anchors are designed to allow the handle to be drawn through the grommet openings when the latter are aligned. A back stra... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5632054 | Mattress handle structure A mattress has a corner at which two edges of the wall of the mattress meet. A handle has two end regions attached to the two edges respectively of the mattress wall adjacent the corner and has a medial portion that wraps around the corner. An elastic cor... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5561873 | Air chamber-type patient mover air pallet with multiple control features An inflatable flexible pallet having generally rectangular dimensions defined by top and bottom sheets within which an array of structurally interrelated inflatable chambers are formed to support a load when inflated. The flexible pallet is configured to ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5430901 | Anatomically conformable therapeutic mattress overlay A therapeutic mattress overlay for supporting a recumbent human body so as to redistribute body weight away from prominent areas of the human body and also to support selected anatomical body portions, e.g., the lower extremities, of the recumbent human b... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5214810 | Mattress handle construction A handle apparatus constructed for use with a mattress of the type having a frame assembly including coil springs and rod-like members extending through the coil springs enclosed in a fabric cover, and handle receiving grommets positioned in the cover. Th... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5056533 | Support cushion A flexible padded support cushion adapted for use with a chair or bed, especially a wheelchair. The cushion includes a back portion having a circumferential pad attached about its periphery to provide support for a patient's head. A seat portion is flexib... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4930170 | Foldable and transformable thick mat A mat comprising a cushion base having a plurality of block plates each having cushion property and foldably connected together. A cushion member covers the upper surface of the cushion base, and the cushion base and the cushion member are detachably conn... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4316298 | Composite mattress system A mattress assembly and system adapted for specialized use where bending is required and comprising a top pad formed of two layers of relatively soft foamed plastic between which a load-distributing mesh sheet is bonded to also secure said layers together... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4176414 | Sofa-sleeper An improved sofa-sleeper structure having a foldable bed frame, the bed frame including a cloth front deck and a cloth rear deck. The cloth decks are fixed one to the other, e.g., by stitching, at their adjoining edges, and are attached by tension springs... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4104750 | Inflatable infant crib and carrier Inflatable infant crib and carrier apparatus is disclosed which includes separate inflatable compartments secured together with straps for appropriately carrying the apparatus.... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3995337 | Mattress construction An innerspring mattress wherein the middle portion of the mattress has two superposedly arranged sets of springs having different degrees of firmness, a rigid member, such as a plate, being insertable therebetween to provide two additional degrees of yiel... | 12/07/1976 |
