Beds inventions 06/06

20060137092 - Brake/steer mechanism for patient support apparatus: A stretcher includes a brake mechanism and a steer mechanism operated by side actuator pedals and a brake-actuating bar and a wheel-actuating bar. The brake-actuating bar, wheel-actuating bar, and side actuator pedals are connected such that movement is coordinated....

20060137091 - System and user interface for handling a person, and method therefor: The invention relates to a handling system for lifting and/or moving a person from a first position to another. The system includes a frame having a base frame and a lifting frame being part of a lifting device for the person. The system also includes at least three wheels positioned...

20060137093 - Sleeping bag with insulated foot pocket: A sleeping bag includes a sleeping bag body configured to envelope a person lying within the sleeping bag body, and a section of thermal fleece material attached to the inside surface of the sleeping bag body at a designated area, configured to provide additional warmth to a sleeping bag user...

20060137094 - Bed with anti-rattle mechanism for a bed rail: There is described a bed comprising a frame, a rail pivotally mounted on the frame and pivotable between a guardrail position and an open position, a distance between the frame and the rail when the rail is in the guardrail position, and a resilient element mounted on the frame or...

20060137095 - Protective cover and patient security apparatus: A sheet assembly adapted to occupy a position beneath a patient and an upper surface of a patient support. The assembly has overlying upper and lower pliable sheets formed of a material of low density gradient and having central sections from which upper and lower flaps extend laterally. The lower...

20060137096 - Rocking bed: A rocking assembly for a bed has a mattress frame, a base frame and a rocking driver. The base frame supports the mattress frame. The rocking driver is mounted on the base frame and has a motor, a flywheel and a connecting rod. The flywheel is rotated by the motor....

20060137097 - Rescue device: A rescue device comprises a floating head support slidably attached to a back support. The rescue device can be incorporated into other rescue apparatus, such as a rescue harness. In one embodiment, the harness comprises a mantle for wrapping around a patient's arms and torso. The mantle is secured with...

20060137098 - Air mattress with pillow top: An air mattress with a pillow top is disclosed. The pillow top is received on and extends at least partially across at least one of planar face of the mattress, and is constructed and arranged to be held in a fixed position relative to the face of the mattress on...

20060137099 - Convective cushion with positive coefficient of resistance heating mode: A cushion that is heated convectively using a positive coefficient of resistance type resistive heating element that is provided with heat exchanging surfaces, includes a mattress pad, seat or the like with a bottom surface secured around its perimeter to an air permeable top surface, forming a plenum and containing...

20060137100 - Prone position support apparatus: A prone position support apparatus for use with new or existing mattresses or support surfaces having a rigid frame and a soft upper surface. The soft upper surface has an aperture for receiving a user's face. Contoured arm rests for supporting a user's arms are provided. At least one optional...

20060130231 - Stow-away bed: A stow-away bed is disclosed that includes a flat rectangular deck pivotally mounted between opposed vehicle end walls by a pair of parallel swing arms. The parallel swing arms allow the bed deck to remain horizontal as the deck is manually swung between the storage and sleep positions. The stow-away...

20060130232 - Collapsible mat with removable portion and method of making same: A collapsible apparatus is provided that includes a frame configured to form a closed loop, the frame being moveable between a coiled configuration and an uncoiled configuration. A sleeve is configured to receive the frame and to define an opening within at least a portion of the closed loop. An...

20060130233 - Bed guard assembly: A bed guard assembly includes a one or more end panels, a spanner, connectors and an extension. The spanner is placed against the top or bottom surface a mattress. The connectors connect the spanner to the end panels such that one end panel opposes another end panel across the mattress...

20060130234 - Uncovering resistant shared bedclothing: Means coupled to the torso covering portion of uncovering resistant shared bedclothing such as sheets or blankets includes an open fold, a single pleat and a double pleat in alternate disclosed embodiments for preventing uncovering of one sleeper in response to turning of the torso covering portion of the shared...

20060130235 - Thermally-adaptive comforter with aesthetic design variability: A thermally-adaptive comforter which gives the user a greater amount of control over the temperature of their sleeping environment. The invention accomplishes this objective by providing a comforter with hatches which allows the user to vary the thermal conductivity of the comforter in certain areas....

20060130236 - Modular system for assembling a motorized adjustable support apparatus for the upholstery of furniture for sitting and/or lying: Modular system for assembling a motorized adjustable support apparatus for the upholstery of a piece of furniture for one of sitting and lying includes a first support element including a first longitudinal rail assembly, and a second support element including a second longitudinal rail assembly. The first and second longitudinal...

20060130237 - Changing table for a playard: A changing table for use with a playard includes a platform that is sized to support a child and at least one changing table mount arranged relative to the platform to releasably engage the platform to the playard. The changing table mount includes a release actuator. When the changing table...

20060130238 - Bed side rail method and apparatus: A bedside support device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the bedside support device is attachable to a bed assembly and comprises a mounting member attachable to the bed assembly, and a support bar attached to the mounting member. The support bar having a base portion rotatably mounted to the mounting...

20060130239 - Bed side rail method and apparatus: A bedside support device having a free swinging mode of a handle member where the handle member is positioned in a manner to prevent entrapment zones while in a free swinging mode to prevent injury to the individual in requirement of support. The bedside support device is adapted to resist...

20060130240 - Airbed: This invention provides an improved bed. The bed comprises a top sheet, a bottom sheet connected with the top sheet, and at least one coil beam. The coil beam further comprises a first fastener attached to the top sheet, a second fastener attached to the bottom sheet, and a string...

20060123540 - Portable infant playground: This invention relates generally to infant activity centers, and more particularly to a portable infant playground....

20060123541 - Foldable bedding foundation: A foldable bedding foundation comprising a first section is hingedly secured to a second section so that the bedding foundation may be folded for storage or transportation purposes. Each section has base, a plurality of wire struts pivotally secured to the base, an upper wire grid pivotally secured to the...

20060123542 - Honeycomb mattress support: An apparatus providing a sleeping surface is described. A mattress support includes a honeycomb core formed of undulated strips of resilient thermoplastic material, thermal compression bonded together and expanded to form cell walls defining a plurality of contiguous regularly shaped cells. The honeycomb core has a top face and a...

20060123543 - 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 of the stabilizer is less...

20060123544 - Bedding: A bedding in accordance with one embodiment of the invention is disclosed to include a plurality of sheety members, and a structure for detachably joining the sheety members such that the sheety members are detachable for cleaning to remove dust mite. In an alternate form of the invention, the bedding...

20060123545 - Low profile hospital bed: A low profile hospital bed includes a mattress support frame and pivotably mounted wheel frames. Lift actuators connecting between the mattress support frame and the wheel frames move the wheel frames between a folded position and an unfolded position. When the wheel frames are in the folded position, the lift...

20060123546 - Dynamic surgical table system: A dynamic surgical table system includes any one or combination of a head support system, support systems for each arm, a torso support system, and a leg support system mounted to a frame system to support a patient during surgery. Any one or combination of the support systems is movable...

20060123547 - Pillow: A pillow is provided which includes a neck portion extending along a length of the pillow, and a head portion attached to the neck portion, the head portion divided into at least two head compartments. A filling material is provided within the neck and head portions. The pillow can also...

20060123548 - Automatically configured hydraulic support pillow: A pillow providing automatic adjustment of exterior dimensions to accommodate the shape and weight of the head of a user placed upon it. The pillow employs at least one reservoir chamber which provides liquid to at least one communicating receiving chamber through a conduit therebetween. Flow of the fluid is...

20060123549 - Inflatable device with recessed fluid controller and modified adjustment device: An inflatable device, comprising a substantially fluid impermeable bladder, a fluid controller coupled to the bladder and including an electrically powered pump is disclosed. In one embodiment, the pump is positioned at least partially within a profile of the bladder, and the fluid controller is adapted to permit air to...

20060123550 - Lifting cushion and method for transferring a patient from a chair: An inflatable lifting cushion for an articulated chair including a five-sided polygon capable that is longitudinally aligned on the seat and back of the chair. The cushion includes triangular side walls and at least one interior plenum having an air inlet port enabling air to enter and exit the plenum....

20060123551 - Foldable mattress frame for baby furniture: A foldable mattress includes an inflatable supporting frame for retaining a predetermined air therewith, and a reinforcing frame supported on the inflatable supporting frame. The reinforcing frame includes a plurality of reinforcing platforms each having a top platform surface, wherein when the inflatable supporting frame is deflated, the reinforcing platforms...

20060123552 - Automatic patient turner: The Automatic Patient Turner is the ultimate in pressure sore prevention by automatically, periodically, and alternately tilting, and then laterally turning an immobile patient from one complete side to the other in a manner similar to, yet gentler and less intrusive than, manual turning. This is accomplished by the patterned,...

20060123553 - Underlay for the human body and method for producing the same: A simply constructed, inexpensive underlay (10) for which the underspringing arrangement (12) is formed in the simplest case by a plastic sheet (15), which is selectively reinforced by supplementary crosslinking of the plastic of the plastic sheet (15). This crosslinking provides the plastic sheet (15) with supplementarily consolidated, more stable...

20060112485 - Easy to assemble bed base, two-component connector & kit: A bed base and bed base kit includes four side members, each being symmetrical about its longitudinal axis. The side members are assembled into a rectangular structure with the members positioned to stand vertically upright on their edges. Opposed side members are of the same length and are connected at...

20060112486 - Transportable play assembly: A transportable play design assembly with an open operative position, an alternative closed position and which may be folded to enclose play items therebetween when play time is concluded. The open operative position is utilized as a play surface. The alternative closed position is utilized as a transporting and storage...

20060112487 - Removable moisture-wicking pillow case covering with velcro® fastened oppositely-disposed, different sized openning thereinto: A removable moisture-wicking pillow case covering for a pillow for absorbing moisture and for maintaining the loft of the pillow upon which a person's places his or her sweat or perspiration on the head, neck and hair when in bed, or when laying down to rest, comprising a rectangularly-shaped sack...

20060112488 - Independent fowler and siderail frames: A patient support apparatus which includes a litter frame having a head end and a foot end and a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails. A seat section which includes a seat frame is secured to the support rails. A first head section which includes a first frame...

20060112489 - Patient support: This disclosure describes certain exemplary embodiments of a patient support having a plurality of vertically-oriented on substantially can-shaped inflatable bladders. In one embodiment, the patient support includes a plurality of pressure sensors positioned underneath the bladders. In another embodiment, the patient support includes a support layer positioned above the vertical...

20060112490 - Mattress with chest aperture: The mattress with chest aperture is a cushion designed for use on a flat surface, such as a massage table. The mattress with chest aperture has at least a body support pad and may also include a chest support pad. The chest support pad is disposed under the body pad....

20060112491 - Mat for controlling heat and excess perspiration: A bedding apparatus including a first layer including a heat absorbing and releasing material, and a second layer coupled to the first layer, the second layer including a wicking material....

20060112492 - Inflatable product with built-in housing and switching pipe: An inflatable product includes an inflatable body, a fan and motor assembly for pumping air, a housing built into the inflatable body, and an air conduit disposed at least in part in the housing. The housing has an interior region. The air conduit is movable between a first position and...