Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
005011000 | ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT | 33 |
20080209629 | AMBULANCE COT WITH KICKSTAND - An ambulance cot comprising a kickstand having a lowered position and a raised position is disclosed. | 09-04-2008 |
20080276369 | Bed Control Procedure - A bed assembly includes a wheeled base, a sub-frame and mattress support frame. The sub-frame supports a plurality of electrically operated actuators which provide for raising and lowering of the bed. The bed can be lowered to a first low position in which the bed frame is around 38 to 45 centimetres above floor height and to a lower position in which the frame is around 30 centimetres above floor height. The bed is lowered to the first height upon receipt of a first command input and can only be lowered below that first height upon receipt of a second control input distinct from the first control input. Preferably, the bed is lowered at a slower speed from the first low height to its lowermost position. | 11-13-2008 |
20090044332 | Height adjustable patient support platforms - The present invention relates to systems and methods for height adjusting patient support platforms, such as, for example, of a bed (e.g., the mattress support platform of a standard hospital bed with side rails), gurney, couch, chair, or recliner, to which a patient may be confined. The systems and methods are designed to lower the height of a patient support platform at least closer (and essentially all the way) to floor level in a relatively quick and controlled manner to reduce fall distances. Lowering the height of a patient support platform corresponding reduces the likelihood and significance of patient injuries resulting from falls when a patient attempts to exit the patient support platform. | 02-19-2009 |
20090049602 | - A new and useful system and method of raising and lowering a bed is provided. A bed system comprises a bed, and a balanced movement system for raising and lowering the bed and for maintaining the bed in a stopped position when application of force to the bed is stopped. The balanced movement system is (i) configured to enable the bed to be raised or lowered by application of force to the bed in a selected direction, and (ii) configured such that when application of the force ceases the bed will come to a stopped position and be maintained in the stopped position by the balanced movement system. In order to raise or lower the bed, a relatively modest force is applied (preferably manually) to the bed in a selected direction. | 02-26-2009 |
20090070928 | Lifting and lowering adjustment structure of a bed - A bed includes a stand, a bed plank, a lifting and lowering device for the bed plank, and a power mechanism; the stand includes a supporting beam, supporting rods joined to two ends of the supporting beam, a main rod joined to an intermediate portion of the supporting beam; the lifting and lowering device includes a beam, sleeves joined to two ends of the beam and positioned around the supporting rods of the stand, and a sliding member, which is joined to the beam so as to slide on the main rod of the stand; the power mechanism includes a motor, a screw rod connected to the motor, and a sleeve, which is positioned around and threaded engaged with the screw rod; the sleeve is securely joined to the sliding member; the bed plank is securely joined to the sleeves of the lifting and lowering device. | 03-19-2009 |
20090188036 | CONTROLLED MOTION BED-FRAME POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - Our invention is related to a pop-up bed frame. Aspects of our invention include a bed-frame positioning assembly for raising and lowering an upper frame in a controlled manner. A bed-frame positioning assembly generally includes a set of scissor arms that is operatively coupled to a biasing member. Force exerted on the set of scissor arms by the biasing member either opens or closes the set of scissor arms, thereby either raising or lowering an upper frame coupled thereto. | 07-30-2009 |
20090255056 | Bed with automatic mattress lifting system - The bed with automatic mattress lifting system is a bed with a frame and an internal drive system for raising a mattress above the frame, allowing the user to easily change the sheets or other bed coverings. The mattress rests on a mattress supporting platform, which, in the lowered position, is received within the frame. In operation, driven motion of an internal rod caused by a drive system located within the frame generates rotation in a lever arm. The lever arm is secured to a shaft that extends across the frame, and rotation of the shaft causes a pair of supports to rotate. Upper ends of the supports are joined to a lower surface of the mattress supporting platform, thus driving upward movement of the mattress supporting platform. The sheets cover both the mattress and the platform, allowing the sheets to be changed without having to manually lift the mattress. | 10-15-2009 |
20100162482 | CONTINUOUSLY HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE BABY MATTRESS SUPPORT AND APPARATUS THERFOR - A continuously height adjustable mattress support and apparatus therefor is disclosed. The mattress support is vertically displaceable by means of at least one drive unit for applying a vertical force to a corresponding solely vertically displaceable driven component and is stabilized during vertical displacement by at least one stabilizing means connected thereto. The driven component is connected to, or is in supporting relation with, the mattress support, so that a height of the mattress support above a floor surface is settable and continuously adjustable by means of at least one actuator associated with the at least one drive unit. In one embodiment, a locking device for preventing displacement of the mattress support following inadvertent actuation of the at least one drive unit is employed. | 07-01-2010 |
20100223722 | Bed with automatic mattress lifting system - The bed with automatic mattress lifting system is a bed with a frame and an internal drive system for raising a mattress above the frame, allowing the user to easily change the sheets or other bed coverings. The mattress rests on a mattress supporting platform, which, in the lowered position, is received within the frame. In operation, driven motion of an internal rod caused by a drive system located within the frame generates rotation in a lever arm. The lever arm is secured to a shaft that extends across the frame, and rotation of the shaft causes a pair of supports to rotate. Upper ends of the supports are joined to a lower surface of the mattress supporting platform, thus driving upward movement of the mattress supporting platform. The sheets cover both the mattress and the platform, allowing the sheets to be changed without having to manually lift the mattress. | 09-09-2010 |
20100263120 | Pedestal End For Patients Bed - A hollow pedestal bed end for a rise and fall patient's bed is made of reduced width to fold over the mattress frame and pass through a door opening. The inner faces of the paired bed ends each have a slot through which a mattress frame bracket projects. A wheeled carriage inside the bed end rides on an upright guide and the bracket projects from the guide. The rise and fall motion is supplied by a linear actuator whose small movements are multiplied by a third order lever. The frame is thus lifted by a pair of such pedestal ends. | 10-21-2010 |
20100293709 | Bed Lifting System - A bed lifting system for lifting a bed comprises a bed lifting mechanism and a switch remotely located from the bed lifting mechanism. The switch is adapted to enable selective and remote actuation of the bed lifting mechanism. The mechanism can be provided in kit form through the use of frame connectors which can also improve the interconnection and interoperability of frame members of the mechanism. The mechanism may also comprise adjustable lands to accommodate varying bed types. | 11-25-2010 |
20110197357 | Bed Lifting System - A bed lifting system for lifting a bed comprises a bed lifting mechanism and a switch remotely located from the bed lifting mechanism. The switch is adapted to enable selective and remote actuation of the bed lifting mechanism. The mechanism can be provided in kit form through the use of frame connectors which can also improve the interconnection and interoperability of frame members of the mechanism. The mechanism may also comprise adjustable lands to accommodate varying bed types. | 08-18-2011 |
20110258772 | BED SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a bed system which comprises a mattress supporting structure. The bed system comprises a height adjustment system which comprises at least one rotatable multi-angular transverse beam comprising a plurality of transverse beam sides and an eccentric rotation axis which is accessible from outside said outer frame. The height adjustment system further comprises a rotation imparting member which is accessible from outside the outer frame and provided for rotating said at least one rotatable transverse beam about its eccentric axis. Said rotation imparting member is displaceable between a first and a second position. The first position is provided for rotating said at least one rotatable transverse beam about its eccentric axis and said second position is provided for blocking said at least one rotatable transverse beam in a desired height position with respect to said outer frame. | 10-27-2011 |
20110271443 | UNIVERSAL BED SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to an adjustable bed system including a bed frame that is adjustable in height. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the adjustable bed system includes first and second end boards each having an independent height adjustment mechanism. A frame assembly configured and dimensioned to be secured to the first end board at a first end thereof and to the second end board at a second end thereof includes a frame and a transition box. The transition box is secured to the frame at the first end thereof and is operatively engagable with the height adjustment mechanism of the first end board. A drive shaft adjustable between first and second lengths is coupled at a first end thereof to the transition box and at a second end thereof to the second end board to facilitate uniform height adjustment of the first and second end boards. | 11-10-2011 |
20110296607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BED HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT - There is provided a control system for an adjustable height bed, the adjustable height bed having a raised position and a lowered position, the control system comprising an input for receiving signals from a sensor located in the adjustable height bed; and a processor for processing the received signals to determine the status of a user relative to the bed and for generating control signals for adjusting the bed to the raised position or to the lowered position on the basis of the determined status. | 12-08-2011 |
20120042447 | ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR ALTERING HEIGHT OF BABY PLAYPEN - An adjustment mechanism for altering a height of a baby playpen from the ground to a bottom of the baby playpen is disclosed. The adjustment mechanism includes a foldable skeleton, a seat fabric slideably put on the foldable skeleton to construct a plurality of side surface and a bottom surface for forming an accommodation space, and a height adjustment positioning mechanism disposed between the foldable skeleton and the seat fabric thereby altering the height of the bottom surface from the ground by adjusting the seat fabric. | 02-23-2012 |
20120060276 | Height Adjustable Bed Framework with a Lift Chain and a Planetary Gear Train - A height adjustable bed framework | 03-15-2012 |
20120304378 | Bed Lifting System - A bed lifting system for lifting a bed comprises a bed lifting mechanism and a switch remotely located from the bed lifting mechanism. The switch is adapted to enable selective and remote actuation of the bed lifting mechanism. The mechanism can be provided in kit form through the use of frame connectors which can also improve the interconnection and interoperability of frame members of the mechanism. The mechanism may also comprise adjustable lands to accommodate varying bed types. | 12-06-2012 |
20130212803 | UNIVERSAL BED SYSTEM - An adjustable bed system includes first and second end boards. A first height adjustment mechanism is secured to the first end board via a first mounting member and a second height adjustment mechanism is secured to the second end board via a second mounting member. The second height adjustment mechanism is independent of the first height adjustment mechanism. An external housing member is engagable with one of the first and second mounting members. A transition box is operatively engagable with one of the first and second height adjustment mechanisms. The transition box is positioned within the external housing such that the transition box is substantially inhibited from rotation during height adjustment of the bed system. A drive shaft interconnects the transition box, at a first end thereof, and the other of the first and second height adjustment mechanisms, at a second end thereof. | 08-22-2013 |
20140137322 | PATIENT HANDLING DEVICE INCLUDING LOCAL STATUS INDICATION, ONE-TOUCH FOWLER ANGLE ADJUSTMENT, AND POWER-ON ALARM CONFIGURATION - A patient handling device includes a deck for supporting a patient support surface, a controller, and a user interface. The user interface is actuatable by a user to record a state of a plurality of conditions of the patient handling device. The controller is in communication with the user interface and operable to monitor the plurality of conditions and to generate a first unified indication when all the conditions remain unchanged from their recorded state, and to generate a second indication when any of the conditions change from their recorded state. | 05-22-2014 |
20140182058 | BED WITH MATTRESS ASSEMBLY HAVING ONE OR MORE INTERNAL PLATES - A bed is provided that includes a foundation configured to be positioned on an underlying floor and a mattress assembly supported on and secured to the foundation. The mattress assembly includes a base layer and a body supporting portion. One or more internal plates are interposed between the base layer and the body supporting portion of the mattress assembly and are maintained at a fixed height relative to the underlying floor. The foundation and the mattress assembly are moveable between at least a first predetermined height and a second predetermined height relative to the underlying floor. As a result of the movement of the foundation and the mattress assembly between the first predetermined. height and the second predetermined height, the one or more internal plates apply pressure to and compress the body supporting portion of the mattress assembly, thus increasing the firmness of the body supporting portion. | 07-03-2014 |
20140196207 | Impaired Person Care System and Method - An impaired person care system which includes a reconfigurable powered wheelchair operating in conjunction with a segmented bed having a main bed section and multiple reconfigurable bed sections. The wheelchair has back, seat and leg sections configurable to an upright sitting position or a horizontal lying-down bed resting position. In the sitting position the wheelchair is positionable over a regular commode; in the lying-down position the wheelchair is positionable on the multiple reconfigurable bed sections and movable vertically in response to corresponding movement of the reconfigurable bed sections to the level of the main bed section. The wheelchair also has an opening in the seat section with allowing unobstructed passage of fecal waste from bowel movements when the wheelchair is positioned over the commode. | 07-17-2014 |
20140310870 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL HOSPITAL BASSINET - A mobile hospital bassinet includes a lower platform having a plurality of wheels and an upper platform. A plurality of vertically-operable legs connects the upper platform to the lower platform. A control is in operable communication with the plurality of vertically-operable legs, wherein the control is configured to dispose the vertically-operable platform in a position relative to the lower platform. An infant basket is coupled with the upper platform, wherein a tilting mechanism is coupled to the upper platform and the infant basket to dispose the infant basket between a plurality of angles relative to the upper platform. A plurality of compartments of the infant basket is defined by an interior surface of the infant basket. A cabinet assembly coupled to an underside of the upper platform. | 10-23-2014 |
20140359937 | BEDSTEAD WITH ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT - A bedstead with adjustable height has a base, a passive frame and a connecting frame. The base connects with the passive frame through the lifting element, so that the height of the passive frame can be adjusted through the lifting element. Also, the passive frame moves linearly through the restriction rod along the rail rod to increase the preciseness and stableness of the movement of the lifting element. The connecting frame is disposed between the base and the passive frame, wherein the connecting frame has two corresponding connecting rods and driving rods to form a supporting frame, so the passive frame and the base are balanced with each other through the connecting frame to increase the strength between the passive frame and the base and evenly distribute the pressure on the surface of the passive frame to prevent unsmooth adjustment of the passive frame due to single-sided pressure. | 12-11-2014 |
20150033472 | Liftable Hospital Bed - Disclosed is a liftable hospital bed, comprising a bedplate base frame ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150040313 | MODULAR USER-ASSEMBLED ADJUSTABLE, AND HIGH-LOW ADJUSTABLE BEDS - A frame for an adjustable has a head section with two longitudinal frame rails separated by at least two lateral members extending between the two longitudinal frame rails, and two sleeves each having a cavity with one of the two sleeves on each of the two longitudinal frame rails. The frame has a foot section having two longitudinal frame rails separated by at least two lateral members extending between the two longitudinal frame rails, and two sleeves each having a cavity with one of the two sleeves on each of the two longitudinal frame rails, and an inner tube with a nose for each of the two sleeves and for moving between a first position retracted in the cavity of the sleeve and a second position extending from the cavity of the sleeve. | 02-12-2015 |
20150135431 | PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus includes a patient support frame for supporting a patient support deck, the patient support frame having two sides extending between a head end and a foot end, and a support assembly for supporting the patient support frame and moving it relative to a floor surface. The support assembly comprises two leg assemblies pivotally coupled at their first upper end portions to the patient support frame and coupled at their lower end portion to floor engaging means. The sides of the patient support frame each comprise inverted substantially U-shaped channel elements having a substantially continuous upper surface, two substantially continuous side surfaces connected at their top edges to the upper surface, and a downward facing opening between the bottom edges of the two side surfaces. The first upper end portion of the leg assemblies each include roller assemblies arranged to run inside the channel elements and engage and run along a channel between the bottom of the upper surface of the respective channel element and the bottom of the channel element. | 05-21-2015 |
20150300872 | BED HAVING LOAD DETECTION FUNCTION AND LOAD DETECTOR FOR BED - The object of the invention is to provide a bed with a load detection function. The invention provides a bed with a load detection function that detects a load applied to a bed body, using a load detector attached to the bed body, and detects the state of a user on a bed surface of the bed body. Additionally, a load detector suitable for the bed is provided. | 10-22-2015 |
20150351555 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Leg Articulation in an Adjustable Height Bed - An adjustable height bed. The adjustable height bed includes a deck connected to a bed frame and one or more leg assemblies. In some embodiments, the one or more leg assemblies are connected to the bed frame and articulate to adjust the height of the bed frame relative to a floor. A leg assembly, in one embodiment, includes a leg and a leg slide. The leg slide may be configured to translate in a substantially linear path relative to the bed frame. The leg slide articulates relative to the bed frame at a linear bearing in some embodiments. In one embodiment, the leg slide articulates relative to the leg at a rotational bearing positioned below the linear bearing. | 12-10-2015 |
20160106226 | FRAME HEIGHT ADJUSTING MECHANISM AND FRAME THEREWITH - A frame height adjusting mechanism is adapted for a frame including an inner pipe and an outer pipe sheathing on the inner pipe. A fixing hole is formed on one of the inner pipe and the outer pipe. A plurality of positioning holes is formed on the other one of the inner pipe and the outer pipe. The frame height adjusting mechanism includes a driving member which is slidably disposed on the inner pipe or the outer pipe where the fixing hole is formed and includes at least one first inclined surface, and at least one engaging member which is slidably disposed on the driving member and passing through the fixing hole to insert into one of the plurality of positioning holes. The at least one first inclined surface pushes the at least one engaging member to disengage from the corresponded positioning hole when the driving member slides upwardly. | 04-21-2016 |
20160120327 | BED APPARATUS - To provide a bed apparatus in which the user's posture can be easily adjusted, which can be divided into lightweight and compact sections and is easy to convey, assembly and disassemble, and has improved work efficiency and maintenance performance. The bed apparatus includes: an upper frame including a back-raising mechanism and a knee-raising mechanism; and link type lifting mechanisms for moving up and down the upper frame, and is constructed such that the link type lifting mechanisms are arranged under the upper frame on the head side and on the foot side, respectively, a connection frame that integrally joins the link type lifting mechanisms to one another, is arranged between the head-side link type lifting mechanism and the foot-side link type lifting mechanism, and the operations of the back-raising mechanism and knee-raising mechanism, the head-side link type lifting mechanisms can be controlled individually or in cooperation. | 05-05-2016 |
20160136023 | POWERED DRIVE BED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A bed is provided. The bed may include a lift system which raises and lowers a support deck of the bed. The lift system may include multiple individually actuatable lift systems. The bed may include a powered bed mover system. | 05-19-2016 |
20160193095 | PATIENT SUPPORT USABLE WITH BARIATRIC PATIENTS | 07-07-2016 |