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Bed having a system for moving a mattress up and down
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-10-23
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Granted: 1993-11-02
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Expires: 2012-10-23
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a bed having a base, a mattress, and a system for moving the mattress up and down to help a person to make the bed, which can be preferably adapted in a guest room of hotels or the like. The present invention provides a bed comprising a base, a mattress provided on a top face of the base, at least one inflatable means provided therebetween, and an air-supplying tube connected with a part of the inflatable means, wherein the inflatable means has a plurality of inflatable parts and a plurality of non-inflatable parts, each non-inflatable part is alternatively provided between the inflatable parts so as to communicate to each other to make a loop around an outer peripheral portion of the top face of the base.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihisa Yamaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:06
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C17/00; A47C17/86; A47C21/00; A47C21/02; A47C21/028; A47C19/00; A47C19/04; A47C19/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A bed comprising a base, a mattress provided on a top face of said base, at least one inflatable means provided therebetween, and an air-supplying tube connected with a part of said inflatable means, wherein said inflatable means has a plurality of inflatable parts and a plurality of non-inflatable parts, each non-inflatable part is alternately provided between said inflatable parts in an air supplying loop around an outer peripheral portion of said top face of the said base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A bed comprising a base, a mattress provided on a top face of said base, at least one inflatable means provided therebetween, and an air-supplying tube connected with a part of said inflatable means, wherein said inflatable means has a plurality of inflatable parts and a plurality of non-inflatable parts, each non-inflatable part is alternately provided between said inflatable parts in an air supplying loop around an outer peripheral portion of said top face of the said base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A bed according to claim 1, wherein said inflatable parts are in the form of a bulbous shape, while said non-inflatable parts are in the form of a tubular shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A bed according to claim 1, wherein said inflatable means is a closed circular tube having a plurality of short sleeves as said non-inflatable parts, said sleeves preventing said circular tube from expanding in the portions covered by said sleeves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A bed according to claim 1, wherein said inflatable means is in the form of a generally O-shaped air bag having areas therein sealed from said inflatable means so as to from non-inflatable areas in said mattress.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
A bed according to claim 1, wherein said bed has two inflatable means, with one inflatable means laid on one side of the top surface of said base, while the other part thereof is laid on the other side of the top surface of said base, and each inflatable means is independently connected to the air-supplying means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A bed according to claim 1, wherein said air-supplying means is a foot pump.
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