Beds inventions 04/06

20060085909 - Collapsible mounting frame for supporting a raised platform: A collapsible mounting frame for a raised platform or a raised bed as a unitary construction with two end frame assemblies and a plurality of hinged horizontal support links. The mounting frame may be moved from a collapsed or folded position to an open, extended, operable position to support the...

20060085910 - Systems and methods for providing a backboard with a track: A tracked backboard having a track system hingedly attached and handles for lifting one end of the backboard off of the ground. The track system, when unlocked from the backboard, pivots downward and remains on the terrain so as to provide traction throughout the length of the track. In one...

20060085911 - Portable ventilation system: Provided herein is a portable device useful for providing ventilation to a selected area via circulation of ambient air. A device according to the present invention is especially well-suited to providing ventilating air to a person resting on a bed, by directing air from the room to the volume defined...

20060085912 - Siderail support mechanism: A siderail support mechanism with multiple locks and an impact release feature is configured to positively lock in an upright deployed position, but is adapted to release upon imposition of a longitudinal impact load such as that caused by striking a stationary barrier....

20060085914 - Adjustable bed for bariatric patients: An adjustable bed having a frame and a mattress support including a head section, center section, and foot section. The head section and foot section are pivotally attached to the center section for raising and lowering. At least one sidearm railing is preferably attached to the side of the bed....

20060085913 - Movable bed: An adjustable bed includes a moving mechanism operable to at least tilt or move up and down a platform of the bed, and a safety switch operable to turn ON and OFF in response to movement of the platform. The moving mechanism is suspended when a power ON-OFF state of...

20060085915 - Seat cushion with integral cover attachment: A seat cushion is provided having a foam cushion body with a perimeter section. A cover is disposed over the body and has a border that extends around the periphery of the cushion body and juxtaposed with the perimeter section of the cushion body. An insert is positioned within the...

20060085916 - Waterproof infant changing pad and method of manufacture: A changing pad for infants is disclosed. The pad is treated to be waterproof, and also has a matching carry bag that has a waterproof interior....

20060085917 - Assist device for getting into and out of sitting or reclined positions: An assist device to help a user move from a sitting or reclined position to an upright position, and vice versa, with a functional tray. The assist device includes a base, a receiver, a handle, and a tray. The base may be positioned between a mattress and a box spring,...

20060085918 - Airbed with built-in pump having powered inflation and deflation: A built-in pump for an airbed that provides both power inflation and power deflation. The built-in pump utilizes mechanical advantage to open valves for the pump. Separate inflate and deflate valves are utilized. A single direction, centrifugal fan is used to both inflate and deflate the airbed. The fan is...

20060085919 - Dynamic cellular person support surface: A person support surface comprises a multitude of inflatable cells. The cells are inflated and deflated to adjust an interface pressure between the person support surface and a person supported by the surface....

20060080774 - Attachment device for attaching a lifting sling to a hoist: An attachment device for attaching a sling to a hoist by engaging with an attachment formation on the hoist comprises first and second elements disposed in face to face relationship with one another and moveable relative to one another between first and second positions. The first element comprises a slot...

20060080775 - Lifting sling: A lifting sling for supporting a person from a hoist has at least one reinforcing element fitted to the surface of the sling by detachable fastening means....

20060080776 - Changing table for a playard: A changing table is provided for engagement to a playard that includes at least one top rail. The changing table includes a support structure and a platform coupled to the support structure, the platform being sized to support a child. The changing table is configured to engage the playard. The...

20060080777 - Motorized operating table with multiple sections: An operating table including at least three elements which are moveable in relation to each other; at least two actuators, each controlling displacement of two elements in relation to the other; a controller which drives each actuator; a sensor to detect a risk of collision of one of the elements...

20060080778 - Method and apparatus for improving air flow under a patient: An overlay for a patient support is provided. The overlay is coupled to an air supply and includes an air permeable three-dimensional fiber network....

20060080779 - Infant support device: An infant cradling device includes a casing, a resilient support member contained within the casing and a pouch secured to an outer surface of the casing, the pouch overlying the casing from a central location thereof to a bottom thereof. An infant seating member is secured to the outer surface...

20060080780 - Plumbers support pillow: Two identical support cushions are flexibly joined to provide ergonomic support to a person having to perform physical activities in a supine position, often in confined spaces, such as a plumber lying on his back under a sink inside a cabinet with the lower part of the body being positioned...

20060080781 - Inflatable liquid furniture: An apparatus has a first section having a hollow interior that is filled with air, and a second section attached to the top of the first section and having a hollow interior that retains a liquid....

20060080782 - Systems and methods for forming handles in furniture: Handles for furniture, and in particular handles for mattresses, may be made by, among other things, securing a piece of fabric along the perimeter of the mattress, and more particularly, by securing an excess section of border panel fabric to the side wall of the mattress so that the excess...

20060080783 - Mattress structure with an improved lumbar zone: A mattress spring structure (10) is provided with a strengthened central area (C) thereon to provide greater support for a user's body lumbar region when received thereon. The support is provided with a strengthening structure (30) having a continuous frame member (54) and a strengthening pattern (53). The continuous frame...

20060075550 - Media lift: A media lift that is configured for mounting in a storage chamber is provided. The media lift is comprised of a flat panel screen holder; the media lift being configured to move the flat panel screen holder between a stored position in the storage chamber and a viewing position outside...

20060075551 - Invalid hoist: An invalid hoist comprises a support 10, an arm 12 pivotally connected to the support 10, drive means for driving the arm 12 for pivotal movement relative to the support 10, and brake means 18 independent of the drive means to apply a braking force to the arm 12 in...

20060075552 - Invalid hoist with safety device: An invalid hoist comprises a support member 10, a bar 12 pivotally connected to the support member 10, drive means for driving the bar 12 for pivotal movement relative to the support member 10 and damper means 18, independent of the drive means, for damping movement of the arm 12...

20060075553 - Patient transfer system: A patient transfer system for transferring a patient to an operating table in a prone position from a supine position, and vice versa. The patient transfer system includes a chassis, a platen, and restraint/support system. The chassis has wheels secured thereto for movement of the chassis across a floor. The...

20060075554 - Sleeping bag with enhancements: A sleeping apparatus has an outer layer having an inner liner superimposed and coextensive with the outer layer and connected to each other, and an amusement feature provided on either the outer surface of the inner liner or the outer surface of the outer layer. A rigid pad can be...

20060075555 - Transitional baby crib bumper: A transitional baby crib bumper for use in a baby crib comprises a plurality of low-profile, tubular-shaped bumper sections for encircling the interior perimeter of a baby crib. Each of the bumper sections is distinct and separable, and includes an outer cover and a compressible inner cushioning material for supporting...

20060075556 - Bed sheet with side pocket: An improved pocketed bed sheet is provided that avoids inadvertent placement of objects in a pocket, better controls placement and removal of objects from within its pocket, and deters babies and toddlers from accessing such pocket, all without the need for engagement or disengagement of a fastening member. The improved...

20060075557 - Bedspread holder: A bedspread holder utilizing a series of U-shaped members to support a bedspread off of the ends of a bed with an actuation handle connected to a support leg. The support leg can be rotated from a storage position substantially in the same plane as the U-shaped support member to...

20060075558 - Ambulance cot and hydraulic elevating mechanism therefor: An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot has, if desired, a wheel supported base and a litter raisable and lowerable by a powered elevating mechanism oriented between the base and the litter. The ambulance cot also has wireless communication capability to facilitate communication between the ambulance cot and...

20060075559 - Patient support having real time pressure control: A patient support having real time pressure control. The patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a bladder including a plurality of upright cylindrical elements. The pressure within the bladder is controlled based on the pressure or force sensed by the plurality of sensors....

20060075560 - Foot controls for a bed: A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a frame, a deck, and a mattress. The bed further includes a plurality of foot-operated controls configured to control features of the bed....

20060075561 - Lumbar pillow: A lumbar pillow through which a force is transmitted into a lumbar area of the spine of an individual. The lumbar pillow has a housing with an interior divided by a seam extends from an apex to a center of a radius for an arcuate base and filled with a...

20060075562 - Pillow within an outer pillow shell: The pillow includes first and second substantially identical inner shell layers and first and second substantially identical outer shell layers. The first and second inner layers and first and second outer layers are secured together around the peripheries thereof. Extending laterally across the pillow in the width dimension are two...

20060075563 - Nursing aid: A nursing aid, comprising of a cushion having a top surface, an opposing bottom surface, and a plurality of lateral sides extending normal to and connecting the top and bottom surfaces wherein at least one of the lateral sides has a concave surface defining a groove for supporting the back...

20060075564 - Crib and toddler bed elevation device: A crib and toddler elevation device having selectively adjustable height and tilt angle is described. The elevator includes a base for placing on the floor and for receiving the legs of the crib or toddler bed. The elevator also includes a variety of mechanisms for adjusting the height of the...

20060075565 - Sleeping surface elevation device: A sleeping surface elevation device having selectively adjustable height and tilt angle is described. The elevator includes base blocks for placing on the floor and for receiving the legs of an adult bed, hospital bed, cot, crib, toddler bed, or the like. The elevator also includes a variety of mechanisms...

20060075566 - Institutional mattress and pillow composite with transparent covering: A composite mattress with or without a pillow made of flexible or compressible filling material covered by a pliable transparent polymeric cover material with a visual clarity to allow one to detect, locate, and identify contraband items hidden under the cover material....

20060075567 - Mattress with flame resistant moisture barrier: A flame resistant moisture barrier and a mattress having such a barrier and related methods of manufacture provide mattresses, furniture cushions and other products that provide resistance to flame and moisture....

20060075568 - Air mattress with pillow top: An air mattress includes a first inflatable compartment having a length and width, when inflated, sufficient to support a human body. The first compartment having a top, a bottom, and sides and is composed of at least two layers of vinyl, one layer of vinyl forming the top of the...

20060075569 - Adjustable foam mattress: The invention modulates the air volume in foam cores of cushioning support devices and any other support apparatus using foam or similar materials. The foam core can be incrementally modulated to realize an infinite number of comfort levels as to softness and support firmness. The core consists of self-inflating open-cell...

20060070180 - Support and method of using the same: An apparatus or support having a frame that can be disposed in an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and several connectors. Each of the connectors are disposable at a first...

20060070181 - Medical examination table: A medical examination table has a seat section and a back section supported on a base. The seat and back sections are selectively adjustable to place a patient resting thereon in various positions for examination or the performance of medical procedures. The seat section has a relatively low profile that...

20060070182 - Storable foot section for a bed: A patient support is provided having an onboard storage location for a foot section....

20060070183 - Circulation enhancing sleeve pillow or cushion: A tubular-shaped, circulation-enhancing pillow or cushion device worn on any part of upper or lower extremities as a rest and/or sleep aid. The device may include a semi ridged, yet flexible and resilient tubular core, a soft fabric elastic liner and an outer cushioned tension wrap. The device may allow...

20060070184 - Portable air inflatable device: An air inflatable device includes an inflatable body having an upper surface layer and a lower surface layer, a sponge layer mounted between the upper surface layer and the lower surface layer of the inflatable body, an air inlet valve mounted between the upper surface layer and the sponge layer,...

20060070185 - Inclined bed: A child's bed is made of upper and lower wedge shaped sections providing a generally V-shaped bed. The upper and lower sections are unconnected to each other and are made of one or more wedge shaped members that are unconnected to each other. A fitted sheet holds the components together...