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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7346948 | Basic bed lounge A basic version of the Bed Lounge™ includes a removable, inter-changeable, and washable fabric slip cover enclosing a foam, fiber, filled-pillow, layered padding over a flat light-weight inner body/frame structure, forming a layered composite that is exceptionally... | 03/25/2008 |
| 6973686 | Corrugated cardboard crib Disclosed is a baby crib or cradle constructed from foldable material, preferably corrugated cardboard that forms multiple elements from a single sheet of material, and supports the baby above the ground. In kit form, the crib may be supplied in a partially assemble... | 12/13/2005 |
| 5728478 | Display mattresses and box springs Display beds for use in bedroom furniture displays are constructed of a series of paperboard units which are combined to form single, full, queen or king size mattresses and boxsprings. The units are lightweight and compact and are internally reinforced t... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5581828 | Air flotation insert for wooden waterbed frame An airbed mattress assembly comprised of an air core disposed within a mattress cover, a layer of impact absorbing material with a thickness of from 0.5 to 1.5 inches contiguous with the bottom surface of the air core, an air blower having an intake to at... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5305754 | Head immobilization device A head immobilization device for an accident patient and a manufacturing blank of sheet material, such as cardboard, for making such a device are described. The manufacturing blank is H-shaped and provided with fold lines. The blank is folded to form the ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5133098 | Inflatable baby support pillow A baby supporter and positioner that can be used by nursing mothers and any other person who wants to hold and interact with a baby on their lap while seated. The baby support pillow is wedge shaped to provide for a slightly inclined positioning of the ba... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5115524 | Folding crib mode from cardboard material A light-weight, compact, portable knock-down crib comprised of a single flat sheet of foldable material having an integrally formed rectangular base. A pair of side wall and end wall panels are foldable on folding score lines about the base. Attachment ta... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5038426 | Portable bassinet A portable bassinet made of cardboard which has outer, canopy-housing and an inner box or bassinet-proper for selected insertions into the outer box. One of the four side walls of the inner box is connected to the rest of the inner box only along its lowe... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4964418 | Collapsible cervical immobilization device A collapsible cervical cervical immobilization device comprising two pieces of treated fiberboard. The pieces are placed one on top of the other and joined together at the center of each. The upper member consisting of different sections formed by and att... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4934004 | Energy absorbing infant carrier for use in vehicles A carrier for use in vehicles safely transports premature or underweight infants in a bed during normal vehicle motion by directly supporting the infant recumbent along its head, neck and back. An energy absorbtion structure between the bed and the front ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4926512 | Folding paperboard beach chair An inexpensive and lightweight folding paperboard beach chair is formed from a single scored blank of paperboard. The elongated paperboard body has two spaced-apart and transverse score lines which define a bottom leg support panel, a middle seat support ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4783865 | Infant nestling barrier A nestling barrier for an infant includes a block of soft material having a U-shaped recess in one side thereof suitable for receiving and sheltering the head of an infant in the recess, to give the infant the comfort and security of close head confinemen... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4765006 | Enclosure for converting a bed into a play area The conversion of a conventional bed, such as a child's bed, into a play area is accomplished by means of a free-standing enclosure composed of two sub-assemblies of paperboard, each comprising a center panel proportioned to span the width of the bed and ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4712258 | Baby changing mat A baby changing mat comprising a central padded body with a raised sill extending about a majority of the edge of the body and a pair of straps for holding a baby to the mat. The mat is formed from a flexible material and has at least one centrally locate... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4696071 | Deck for supporting a floatation sleep system bladder Deck construction for a floatation sleep system which gives the deck a high quality finished appearance and facilitates transportation and set up thereof. The deck includes a plurality of rigid members. Such members are separately encased as a unit, hinge... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4584729 | Disposable full spinal immobilization backboard A disposable total spinal immobilization backboard of multiple ply corrugated material impregnated with a waxing substance by a cascading process which acts to both waterproof and to improve the strength and rigidity of the backboard. A panel has a width ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4536433 | Slip resistant absorbent pad A slip resistant article such as an underpad comprises a moisture-absorbent layer and a water-impervious layer. One surface of the water-impervious layer is in contact with a mattress seat of a wheelchair and the like articles, and is treated with a mater... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4473913 | Therapeutic support cushion An elongate cushion for therapeutically supporting a person in an arched face-down prone position. The cushion has an upper surface which slopes upwardly from each end toward the middle. At least one end has a channel the sides of which support a person's... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4447922 | Pillow apparatus Pillow apparatus includes a centrally disposed slot extending axially through a pillow which receives a user's head and a relieved portion beneath the slot, on the bottom of the pillow.... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4347633 | Patient treating mattress A disposable or resuable "crawl resistant" flexible mattress formed of panels sealed together to define alternately inflatable passages between the panels for sequentially altering supporting structure for a long term bed patient to reduce decubitus ulcer... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4329747 | Support pad A support pad for sleeping bags and the like is provided. The pad includes a heavy duty material upper portion and fastener structure which permit the pad to be rolled into a compact tubular form and be resistant to damage during storage and transportatio... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4276667 | Device for holding bed clothes in position A device for holding bed clothes in position comprises a flat base and a head portion extending almost upright from the base. The head portion includes a gripping device such as a rubber block for gripping bed clothes, while the base is adapted to grip a ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4250580 | Travel crib A collapsible, foldable travel crib is disclosed. The illustrated and preferred embodiment is comprised of a single sheet of stiff board which is folded and perforated in a manner to be described to assemble into an open top, generally rectangular crib. I... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4227271 | Foot supporting strap for hospital bed A foot supporting strap for beds including a strap having fastening means secured to the ends thereof and to the frame of the bed for detachably mounting the strap to the frame. Means are provided on the underside of the strap for spacing the strap from t... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4193150 | Elevated mattress An auxiliary elevated wedge-shaped mattress of a resilient open cell synthetic resin foam having a sloping surface long enough to give support to the head, neck and thorax of a reclining patient with his legs supported by the horizontal mattress.... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4164798 | Seat cushion The present invention comprises a seat cushion for preventing excessive pressure on the coccyx of a person sitting on the cushion; the cushion is made from a seat pad having a casing with a resilient cushioning element positioned within; the cushioning el... | 08/21/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4128907 | Mattress foundation apparatus The mattress foundation apparatus includes a flat continuous upper component from which downwardly depend a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls. A continuous raised rim about the upper perimeter of the flat upper component retains the mattress in i... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4109887 | Waterbed retainer cap A rail cap for a water bed frame rail comprising a generally U-shaped foam structure with a passageway at the open end of the U, to receive the rail and a pressure inhibiting member associated therewith to retain the cap on the rail.... | 08/29/1978 |
| 3967331 | Springless bed spring A springless box spring in which the flexural support is provided partly by a wooden frame assembly, partly by a wire mesh panel which is disposed upon and secured to the wooden frame assembly, and partially by a relatively thick insulating pad which rest... | 07/06/1976 |
