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Bed

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-30
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1981-08-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Nelson Ted

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 11:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G7/00; A61G7/002; A61G7/015

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 242 words
A BED COMPRISING AN ELONGATE FRAME OPENED AT THE FOOT END THEREOF, AND HAVING A HEAD AT THE OTHER END, SAID OPEN END OF SAID FRAME HAVING A PAIR OF LEG HOUSINGS SECURED THERETO, MOVABLE LEGS WITHIN SAID HOUSINGS ADAPTED TO REDUCE OR RESTORE THE NORMAL HEIGHT OF SAID FRAME, A MATTRESS SUPPORT PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT THE FOOT END OF THE MIDDLE SECTION ON SAID FRAME ADJACENT THE FOOT THEREOF INCLUDING A HEAD SECTION PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO THE MIDDLE SECTION, A MIDDLE SECTION, AND A FOOT SECTION, ALL PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER FOR MOVEMENT AS A UNIT ABOUT THE SUPPORT PIVOT AND FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE PIVOTS IN RELATION TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID FRAME, POWER MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING EACH SECTION TO PIVOTALLY ADJUST EACH SECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER, POWER MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MATTRESS SUPPORT FOR PIVOTALLY ADJUSTING SAID FOOT SECTION ALONE OR AS A UNIT WITH THE OTHER SECTIONS DOWNWARDLY IN ANY POSITION TO SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION, LEVER MEANS OPERABLY ENGAGING THE MOVABLE FOOT LEGS AND OPERABLY CONNECTED TO THE FOOT SECTION FOLLOWING THE SAID PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF THE FOOT SECTION TO LOWER THE HEIGHT OF THE FOOT END THEREOF WHEREBY THE FOOT END OF SAID MATTRESS SUPPORT IS SUBSTANTIALLY AT FLOOR LEVEL WHEN SAID FOOT SECTION IS IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION, AND TO RETURN THE SAID LEGS TO THE NORMAL POSITION UPON RETURNING THE FOOT SECTION TO THE HORIZONTAL POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 242 words
A BED COMPRISING AN ELONGATE FRAME OPENED AT THE FOOT END THEREOF, AND HAVING A HEAD AT THE OTHER END, SAID OPEN END OF SAID FRAME HAVING A PAIR OF LEG HOUSINGS SECURED THERETO, MOVABLE LEGS WITHIN SAID HOUSINGS ADAPTED TO REDUCE OR RESTORE THE NORMAL HEIGHT OF SAID FRAME, A MATTRESS SUPPORT PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT THE FOOT END OF THE MIDDLE SECTION ON SAID FRAME ADJACENT THE FOOT THEREOF INCLUDING A HEAD SECTION PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO THE MIDDLE SECTION, A MIDDLE SECTION, AND A FOOT SECTION, ALL PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER FOR MOVEMENT AS A UNIT ABOUT THE SUPPORT PIVOT AND FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE PIVOTS IN RELATION TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID FRAME, POWER MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING EACH SECTION TO PIVOTALLY ADJUST EACH SECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER, POWER MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MATTRESS SUPPORT FOR PIVOTALLY ADJUSTING SAID FOOT SECTION ALONE OR AS A UNIT WITH THE OTHER SECTIONS DOWNWARDLY IN ANY POSITION TO SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION, LEVER MEANS OPERABLY ENGAGING THE MOVABLE FOOT LEGS AND OPERABLY CONNECTED TO THE FOOT SECTION FOLLOWING THE SAID PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF THE FOOT SECTION TO LOWER THE HEIGHT OF THE FOOT END THEREOF WHEREBY THE FOOT END OF SAID MATTRESS SUPPORT IS SUBSTANTIALLY AT FLOOR LEVEL WHEN SAID FOOT SECTION IS IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION, AND TO RETURN THE SAID LEGS TO THE NORMAL POSITION UPON RETURNING THE FOOT SECTION TO THE HORIZONTAL POSITION.

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