Prolonged bed care frame

Claim 1

A bed frame comprising a pair of side frame members of metal tubing which are curved in a vertical direction to conform to certain back portions and which have reversely bent end portions extending horizontally toward each other in confronting relationship to provide base supports or legs thereof, a pair of transversely extending adjusting rods for adjustably supporting said side frames at selective distances apart, said adjusting rods having end portions provided with a plurality of spaced holes through which bolts extending through said side members may be selectively inserted for adjusting the spacing between said side frame members, a flexible bed pad comprising outer layers of canvas and an intermediate layer of plastic material, said pad having cUt-out portions for providing air circulation to back portions of the body, said pad having straps attached thereto in spaced relationship along the sides thereof, the ends of which straps are secured to longitudinally spaced portions of said side frame members by extending through diametrically disposed slots therein and by having buckles intermediate said side frame members and pad for fastening the end portions of said straps for adjusting the length of each of said straps and the tension of said pad at longitudinally spaced portions.