Beds inventions 12/07

20070294822 - Dual berth invertible bunk: A dual berth bunk (20) for a sleeper cab (10) or other confined space includes a bunk frame (22) mounted for pivoting or rotating inversion. Berths (25a, 25b), or sleeping surfaces, are provided on the opposite sides of the bunk frame and a berth may be selectively positioned for use... Agent: Volvo Technology Of America, Corporate Patents

20070294823 - Apparatus for transferring a person from a wheelchair to a fixed seat: Apparatus for transferring a person from a wheelchair to a fixed seat is disclosed, including a wheeled gantry that includes opposed front and rear legs and an upper portion connecting the legs, the gantry spanning a transfer station with a side entry for the wheelchair, and being capable of spanning... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070294825 - Collapsible assembly: A blanket or mat assembly includes a panel having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a sheet material substantially covering the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with the sheet material assuming the unfolded orientation of its associated... Agent: Raymond Sun Law Offices Of Raymond Sun

20070294830 - Fluid-inflatable pillow: A pillow for supporting at least one user's head and neck, the pillow having fluid-inflatable first and second chambers disposed about corresponding portions of the perimeter of the pillow. The first chamber has a maximum cross-sectional dimension when inflated that is greater than the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the second... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070289060 - Portable infant bed with side wall ventilation: A portable infant bed has a bottom panel with a perimeter and a top sleeping surface. A side wall is connected to the perimeter of the bottom panel around a periphery of the bed. The bottom panel and side wall are foldable and unfoldable between an in-use configuration with the... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070289062 - Matt wrap swag: A Matt Wrap Swag being of a long single panel, wraps and covers the box spring independently of the upper mattress weight. The wrapping method is designed with elastic cord pull closure and fastening allowing the user with respect to both finished ends align and implement to secure once there... Agent: Sharon Alyce Walter

20070289065 - Snore recording pillow: A snore recording pillow includes a pillow main body, and microphones provided in the pillow main body and connected to a recorder.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070289066 - Inflatable mattress and method for positioning a patient: An inflatable mattress having an inflated torso support pad, a first leg extending out from a first portion of the inflated torso support pad, and a second leg spaced from the first leg and extending out from a second portion of the inflated torso support pad. The first leg and... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070289068 - End separated pocketed matress as well as method and device for manufacturing the same: A spring mattress is described, including a plurality of strings interconnected side by side. Each string includes a plurality of continuous casings and, enclosed therein, coil springs. Moreover, between at least some of the springs in at least one of the strings a slot is arranged which opens towards the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070283491 - Seating unit convertible to bed: A seating unit includes: a frame; a backrest section having a backrest cushion; body, hinge and foot sections sharing a common cushion; and a folding mechanism comprising a series of pivotally interconnected links configured and arranged to move the backrest, body, hinge and foot sections between folded and unfolded positions.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070283492 - Docking station for patient support: A docking station includes a column and a docking port coupled to the column. The docking port is coupleable to a hospital bed. A service is deliverable to the hospital bed through a service outlet coupled to the docking port. A communication and control unit is coupled to the column.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20070283494 - Apparatus for lifting a bed mattress: Apparatus suitable for lifting a bed mattress, the apparatus comprising a carriage including a mattress support structure upon which a bed mattress can be carried and an elevating mechanism operatively connected to the mattress support structure for moving the mattress support structure between a lowered and a raised position. The... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070283496 - Localized patient support: A localized patient support comprises a base, an annular ring supported above the base and defining a cavity, and a gel pad having a plurality of sections located in the cavity. In some embodiment, the localized patient support includes an insert received in the cavity and located between the base... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20070283497 - Mattress cover: A mattress cover that enhances an existing mattress is comprised of a skirt and a pad formed from textile material and dimensioned to cover a non-pillow top mattress. The pad is formed from textile material and includes a compressible fill material. The pad is for being positioned over the top... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070283499 - Air-inflated mattress: An air-inflated mattress, comprising a top layer, an outer shroud band, a plurality of anchor separators and a bottom layer, wherein said shroud band connects the top and bottom layers together to form an inflatable bladder; further comprising a middle layer below said top layer sealed to the top layer.... Agent: Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP

20070277307 - Toy storage cover for portable play yards, cribs and containers: A toy storage cover for a portable play yard includes four outer panels shaped to surround the outer walls of the play yard attached at their top edges to four inner panels shaped to line the play yard. A floor panel joins the inner panels and is secured to the... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20070277311 - Articulated fitting for a head part frame of a foldable mattress frame: An articulated fitting which is arranged symmetrically on two sides of a head part frame (4) and a foldable lying frame (3) which are maintained on a base frame (1) with several four-bar mechanisms (2A-2B-2C-1; 2D-2B-34A-36) which are connected by means of a folding rod assembly (22) and wherein a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070277316 - Multipurpose cot carrier: An exemplary apparatus includes a main body forming a compartment, the compartment being configured to receive a cot in a stow position, at least one attachment mechanism attached to the main body, the attachment mechanism being configured to attach the main body to the cot when the cot is in... Agent: Advantedge Law Group, LLC

20070277318 - Patient transfer board: The patient transport board is a device that aids in the mobility of individuals who may be handicapped, patient recovering from surgery, undergoing physical therapy, or a number of other reasons. The patient transport board is slid under the individual. The patient transport board forms a bridge to the next... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20070277322 - Method and apparatus for use by a patient in temporarily lifting that person with respect to a horizontal surface--such as a bed: A support for a trapeze or other structure (such as a sling) that depends from a rail, said rail extending over a bed (usually a hospital bed) or other patient-support device. A carriage (which might be called a trolley) is provided for selective movement along a conventional rail, from one... Agent: Mr. Charles W. Mchugh

20070277323 - Mattress protection: The present invention seeks to address the chronic and worsening problem of mattress management in hospitals by providing a mattress protector to shield a mattress or mattress core from body fluids, the protector not only comprising a shielding cover for the mattress or mattress core but also a detector in... Agent: Bradley N. Ruben, PC

20070277325 - Sleeping surface having two longitudinally connected bladders with a support member: A sleep surface is formed by joining longitudinal sides of two juxtaposed air bladders, thereby providing a continuous sleep surface having two independently inflatable air chambers. The union of the two bladders ensures that the bladders remain in a desired position despite being repeated inflated, deflated, folded and unfolded. A... Agent: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP