Beds inventions 02/06

20060037135 - Modular headboard and method of assembly: A modular headboard for a bedstead includes an upper headboard section and a lower headboard section selectively coupled together for convenient storage and transportation. The upper headboard section includes laterally-spaced, vertically-extending upper post sections and a headboard panel extending therebetween. The lower headboard section includes corresponding lower post sections, with...

20060037136 - Identification system for a patient transfer mattress: A system for visually identifying a patient transfer device, and distinguishing the patient transfer device from other patient transfer devices in a set of transfer devices is provided. The transfer device includes an inflatable mattress. The system comprises a plurality of identifier elements arranged about the mattress and adapted to...

20060037137 - Foldable frame structure for a children's play-yard: A frame structure for a foldable children play-yard adaptable to include a curve side rail to form at least a portion of its upper perimeter. The frame structure comprises a plurality of support members, an upper frame member and a lower frame member. The upper frame member is constructed of...

20060037138 - Mattress spring structure: The invention concerns a mattress spring structure that includes multiple spring assemblies. Each spring assembly comprises an array of open-ended spring coils. The spring assemblies are arranged in superimposed relationship with the individual spring coils of the respective assemblies registering in vertical alignment with one another. A membrane extends between...

20060037139 - Combined fabric wrap and carry bag: A combined fabric wrap and carry bag is disclosed. The combined fabric wrap and carry bag includes a first piece of fabric and a second piece of fabric affixed to the first piece of fabric to form a first pocket. In a first configuration, the second piece of fabric inverts...

20060037140 - Bed rail with entrapment-resistant side panel: A bed rail for mounting to the side of a bed includes a pair of support legs and an entrapment-resistant side panel. The side panel includes a rigid frame enclosed within a flexible bed rail cover. The frame is generally rectangular in shape, having upper, intermediate, and lower horizontal rods,...

20060037141 - Data and power interface for therapeutic bed: A direct data and power interface is provided to the patient support platform of a therapeutic bed that allows for a complete rotation of the patient support platform in either direction. In one embodiment, a data and/or power cable is housed within a chain-like cable carrier that is disposed within...

20060037142 - Support with buoyancy cushions: A support for supporting at least a part of the human body is provided. In some embodiments, the support may include a support body having a first resistance to deformation and at least one buoyancy cushion having a second resistance to deformation, wherein said buoyancy cushion is substantially disposed at...

20060037143 - Meditation support: Mediation sitting cushions and mats allow the user to meditate in comfort for great lengths of time, avoiding stress and pain often caused by traditional meditation cushions and mats. The layered mediation sitting cushions and mats combine a slow recovery visco-elastic foam (“VEF”), having load deformation properties and densities, with...

20060037144 - Airbed combination: An airbed with an integral sleeve. After deflation of the airbed, the airbed is rolled or folded into a tight formation, and the sleeve is extended around the airbed for storage. The sleeve may be a flat fabric material that is attached to a seam of the airbed, for example...

20060037145 - Self-inflating mattress: A self-inflating mattress has a hollow body, an inflating valve, a deflating valve, a unidirectional valve and a foam material. The body has at least two chambers respectively serving as a primary chamber with a supporting chamber and a secondary chamber. The inflating and deflating valves are mounted on the...

20060037146 - Comfort cushion or bed: A cushion or bed which relieves tension in the muscles. The cushion or bed includes a frame on which a support pad unit is mounted. The support pad unit includes a plurality of support pads. The support pads can be grouped into first and second support pads. The first support...

20060031984 - Motivative exercise and lifting aid dual device: A lift device capable of performing an activating motion having a part suspension device for training an upper limb capable of easily and surely performing an upper limb activating motion and easy to handle and use such that it is free to pass over a sill height difference, comprising leg...

20060031985 - Apparatus and method for reciprocating a person: In one aspect, an apparatus for reciprocating an infant support comprises a frame and a receiving member supported above the frame for substantially vertical reciprocating movement. The receiving member is configured to receive the infant support and, in one embodiment, is coupled to the frame by a reciprocating assembly configured...

20060031986 - Convertible bed and cabinet with reduced profile: A storable sleeping bed made up of a foldable bed platform configured for folding storage within a cabinet, a plurality of vertical support pieces configured to support the bed. An air mattress configured to be inflated for use and deflated when storage is desired, and an air mattress. The entire...

20060031987 - Mars/venus/blanket/comforter: This product is designed to provide a blanket/comforter with a closure slit extending approximately two-thirds of the way from the top, center to the bottom, center of the blanket/comforter. The blanket/comforter will also have a fastening system to seal the closure slit and that allows the blanket/comforter to function as...

20060031988 - Tube and wire clip for hospital bed: A holder which is attachable to hospital beds for keeping wires and tubes from falling down between the mattress and the railing and from becoming entangled. The holder contains a means for attaching the holder to a bed rail. The holder also contains one or more hooks. An adjustable holder...

20060031989 - Equipment support rail for hospital bed: A patient support includes a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame, an equipment carrier coupled to the upper frame, and an actuator operable to adjust the orientation of the equipment carrier to compensate for the upper frame changing its orientation between the Trendelenberg and reverse Trendelenberg...

20060031990 - Patient support apparatus: A patient support apparatus having a base, a litter frame, an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails...

20060031991 - Patient support apparatus: A patient support apparatus includes a base, a litter frame, and an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The elevation mechanism includes a pair of hydraulic actuators, each actuator covered by...

20060031992 - Support device for positioning a patient in a prone position: A support structure that allows an individual, generally an infant, to be supported in a desired position and gently constrained from rolling over is disclosed. A well-defined, soft, elastic center panel or pillow is disposed and secured to two firm, slightly elastic side arms each having a height that is...

20060031993 - Breast comfort padding system: A breast comfort padding system is provided which includes a compressible body having an upper surface sized to support at least a chest area of a user thereon, at least a pair of recesses formed in the compressible body which are positioned with respect to each other on the compressible...

20060031994 - Conformable pod for a manual implement: A conformable pod and related method of production are provided, wherein the pod defines a soft structure adapted for deformation in response to minimal pressure applied manually, i.e., by contact with some portion of the body, and for retaining a deformed configuration substantially in the absence of continued application of...

20060031995 - Collapsible mattress border construction and method: A collapsible mattress border assembly incorporates a series of side rails and end rails pivotably joined together. The pivoting joints may be hinges, such as formed by tapes, and certain ends of the rails may be mitered. The collapsible mattress border assembly is collapsed for shipping, and thereafter opened to...

20060031996 - Foam core pillow or mattress allowing adjustment for rebound speed: A foam core pillow or mattress comprising a breathable foam core in the shape of a pillow or mattress, an outer cover shaped to cover the foam core, formed of at least a layer of non-breathable material, a layer of breathable covering fabric, and an airflow device which can be...

20060026754 - Loft bed and loft bed system: A loft bed readily configured into expanded assembled and collapsed disassembled positions to facilitate shipping, transport, and/or storage. The loft bed includes a mattress support having a plurality of separable supports for supporting a mattress, a frame including a plurality of multi-piece, bed support rails assemblable into a frame for...

20060026755 - Patient lift with integrated foot push pad: A patient lift comprises a base and a foot push pad integrated with the base. The foot push pad provides a high-friction surface to reduce risk that an operator's foot will slip off the base....

20060026756 - Equipping baby crib with snack box for overnight storage: Kits, devices, and methods are provided for attaching a snack box to a crib. Attached is such that, while still in the crib, the infant can open the lid and retrieve a snack stored inside, such as a bottle of milk. In some embodiments the snack box can even accommodate...

20060026757 - Backpackers/mountaineers cot: A backpacker/mountaineers cot lightweight enough to be carried in the backcountry using tools already employed for other purposes and carried by the user. The user is exchanging the use of foam or inflating sleeping pad and sleeping pad camp chair for a cot fabric and six cot legs. The user...

20060026758 - Multi-purpose recreational blanket: The present invention is a multi-purpose recreational blanket that serves as a lying pad and allows a user to store and transport desirable and necessary recreational items. The recreational blanket incorporates a storage compartment and an underside made of strong material so the entire blanket can be dragged across the...

20060026759 - Mattress hugging bed rail: A bed rail structured to minimize the gap between the mattress and the bed rail and including a leg portion and a rail portion. The rail portion extends upwardly on a first side of the mattress to extend beyond the sleeping surface of the mattress and prevent a person from...

20060026760 - Reversible blanket (with attached pants): A reversible blanket (with attached pants) can be made of fleece, terry towel, or any material that is comfortable to the touch. The reversible blanket (with attached pants) is shaped like a flat baby blanket with hole in the middle with a pair of pants attached. The pants are permanent...

20060026761 - Sonographers extension: A seat extension and/or a back support are provided for an examination table which allows a examiner to be seated fully on the examination table and in one embodiment to lean across the patient without the examiner having to contact the patient....

20060026762 - Hospital bed: A patient support including a frame, plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, a deck, and a scissor mechanism coupled to the frame and the deck to move the deck from a raised position to a lowered position. The support includes brake mechanism including a brake pad to contact the...

20060026765 - Advanced articulation system and mattress support for a bed: A bed including an articulation system is provided. The bed includes a frame and an actuator coupled to the frame. The bed further includes an arcuate member and a plurality of deck sections. The arcuate member is coupled to the actuator and one of the plurality of deck sections. The...

20060026764 - Gas spring activated adjustable bed: An adjustable bed including a stationary frame is supported above a floor. An articulated deck comprising head, seat, leg and foot deck boards hingedly joined together is spaced above the frame with connectors. The connectors include generally inverted U-shaped tubes pivotally secured to the frame and secured to the deck...

20060026763 - Single motor adjustable bed: An adjustable bed including a stationary frame is supported with legs above a floor. An articulated deck comprising head, seat, leg and foot deck boards hingedly joined together is spaced above the frame with connectors. The connectors include generally inverted U-shaped foot and seat tubes pivotally secured to the frame...

20060026766 - Infant sleep positioner: A device for stabilizing the position of an infant while sleeping features a shell assembly including a base panel having two longitudinal sides and two lateral sides, an end wall extending generally upwardly from one of the lateral sides, two side walls extending generally upwardly from the longitudinal sides, a...

20060026768 - Hospital bed: A hospital bed including a mattress and a frame. The width of the frame of the hospital bed is adjustable and the width of the mattress is adjustable. The hospital bed may include a frame and mattress adapted to support a heavy or large patient, including a bariatric or obese...

20060026767 - Mattress system for a hospital bed: A mattress system for a hospital bed including a mattress and a control system. The mattress system may include a mattress including a core bladder, a width bladder and a vacuum device to apply a vacuum to the width bladder. The mattress is adapted to support a heavy or large...

20060021132 - Bed: A bed can be switched between a form of a rocking baby bed, a form of a fixed baby bed, and a form of a large-size bed, using a frame of a baby bed comprising a rectangular floorboard and a surrounding frame which surrounds the rectangular floorboard. In the form...

20060021133 - Double chambered air mattress: A double chambered transfer mattress is provided capable of partial deflation that that includes a top inflatable mattress and a bottom inflatable mattress that are separated by a common wall from one another. A selectable inlet/outlet valve is arranged for airflow communication between an interior chamber of the bottom inflatable...

20060021134 - Cot: A cot for a bed pad to be fixed therein is provided. The cot comprises an outer member, a bottom member, and at least one corner member connected to a corner of the bottom member. The outer member and the bottom member are connected and formed as a containing space,...

20060021135 - Cabinet-crib combination apparatus: Disclosed are apparatus for a cabinet-crib combination. In one embodiment, a combination apparatus comprising a housing structure, a crib railing structure, and a mattress tray. The crib railing structure includes a front railing, a left railing, and a right railing. The left and right railings are coupled to the housing...

20060021137 - Collapsible play yard: A locking mechanism comprises: a hub movable between a raised and a lowered position and a pair of structures, pivotally mounted to a common bracket. Sector gears engage each other rotate in unison. A locking assembly mounted upon the common bracket moves between a locked position preventing rotation of said...

20060021138 - Collapsible play yard: The play yard has a hub movable between a raised position and a lowered position, with at least two lower rods pivotally joined to the hub, wherein when the hub is lifted toward the raised position, the outer ends of the lower rods move together so as to be substantially...

20060021136 - Joint of a foldable bed for babies: A foldable bed has a joint, which has a main body, a block up and down movably fitted to the body, two supports pivoted to the body, and two plates; two rods of a frame of the bed are pivoted to the body; the block is biased to a lowermost...

20060021139 - Sleeping bag with integrated air mattress: A sleeping bag with an integrated air mattress includes outer and inner shells, an inflatable tube grid, insulation, and means for selectively inflating the tube grid. Both the outer and inner shells have inner and outer surfaces, and each defines an opening. The inner shell's outer surfaces are positioned adjacent...

20060021141 - Human body cover with medical accident prevention function: The present invention provides a human body cover wherein a human body cover main unit such as a quilt or a blanket is divided into a plurality of parts in a longitudinal direction thereof, and the divided parts are detachably formed to overlap in such a manner that the part...

20060021140 - Variable coverage bed covering: A new and improved bed covering has an opening across horizontally at about midpoint of the vertical length of the bed covering as a result of a generous overlapping of an upper portion and a lower portion of the bed covering. The overlapping of the two portions of the bed...

20060021142 - Patient support having powered adjustable width: A patient support for supporting a patient in a horizontal position is provided. The patient support includes a frame and a deck. The deck includes first and second ends and longitudinal sides extending therebetween. The deck also includes a first portion configured to extend laterally from the deck to widen...

20060021143 - Patient support deck lifting/lowering assembly: A frame elevating mechanism having first and second frames vertically spaced from one another. The first frame is configured to be supported on a floor surface. The second frame has a pair of longitudinally spaced elongate guide tracks extending coextensively with each lateral side of the second frame. Lever arms...

20060021144 - Bed having a chair egress position: A hospital bed including a frame, head and foot supports, and a deck coupled to the frame. The deck includes a lowerable foot portion disposed between the head and foot supports in a first position and outside the head and foot supports in a second position....

20060021145 - Patient support having an adjustable popliteal length apparatus, system and method: A patient support is provided. The patient support is configurable to support a patient in a horizontal position and a seated position. The patient support includes a back section, and a thigh section coupled to the back section. The patient support also includes an adjustment member coupled to the thigh...

20060021146 - Portable, adjustable, inflatable bed: A bed apparatus having a base and two inflatable members for elevating the torso and legs of a user is provided. The inflatable members are removably attachable to the base and can be selectively spaced apart, making the bed spatially adjustable. The extent to which a user's body is elevated...

20060021147 - Pillow: A pillow of an appropriate height, resiliency, and hardness, which is light in weight and excellent in strength and does not impose too much stress on a user's head and neck while enhancing air permeability and heat dispersion properties, provides good comfort to the user. The pillow 1 includes a...

20060021148 - Fiberglass products for reducing the flammability of mattresses: Glass fiber products used to reduce the flammability of mattresses and upholstery are provided. In one embodiment, a veil formed of glass fibers, comfort enhancing fibers, and optionally a combination of synthetic fibers is positioned on the bottom of a mattress to provide fire resistance or prevention. The binder composition...