Abstract: A device to aid in supporting the torso when working in awkward and uncomfortable positions, such as the torso of a mechanic when working under the dashboard of an automobile.

Abstract: An adjustable head and shoulder rest is disclosed which is intended primarily for supporting the upper body while lying face down with the head vertically positioned or turned to either the left or right side to any degree up to approximately forty five degrees. A head or face rest consisting of either two or three separate members providing a variation of open areas for the eyes, nose and mouth, together with movable right and left shoulder support members permitting adjustment to differing body dimensions and allowing proper weight distribution, ease of unrestricted breathing and body comfort.

Abstract: Detachable bed frame construction for supporting a box spring and mattress and of a type embodying corner posts and lengthwise and transverse horizontal frame members typically comprising angle bars and, in this invention the angle bars have downwardly directed flange portions. Improved joint means are provided for joining the lengthwise and transverse frame members at the corners to the corner posts and to each other. At each corner there is provided a first hollow block or bracket member having an arcuate side wall coupled to a, for example, tubular corner post and the first block or bracket member has an extending lug for coupling attachment to, for example, the transverse frame member.

Abstract: An air-support mattress comprises an elastomeric plate having upper and lower faces flanking a central neutral surface. This plate is formed with a network of passages which lie between the lower face and the neutral plane and are adapted to be connected to a source of fluid under pressure. The plate is further formed with an array of vents each extending from the passage across the surface and terminating at respective mouths at the upper surface. A pair of lips in each of the vents meet tangentially between the neutral surface and the passage so as normally to block air flow through the vents. When the upper surface of the mattress is rendered concave, however, these lips pull apart so as to allow a stream of air to flow from the vents and exert a supporting force on a body part depressing the mattress.

Abstract: The box spring and box spring structure include a versatile frame made at appreciably lesser expense than presently known frames of equal rigidity and light weight. End rails of rectangular cross section carry no springs and are arranged completely underneath and overlap the side rails at the frame corners. All the rails have upper surfaces planar throughout their widths, those of the end rails being in secured engagement with the lower wide faces of the side rails at the frame corners to dispense with braces. The cross slats are parallel to each other and spaced any desired distances apart, equal or unequal. The end slats which carry the end rows of springs are arranged in close proximity to the respective end rails and are spaced above the end rails while extending inwardly enough in width to locate said spring rows in the proper position for upholstering.

Abstract: A fitted, adjustable bed sheet is provided which is adapted for use with either spring or water bed mattresses. A substantially rectangular fabric has a top sleeping panel, four depending side panels with substantially square apertures cut between adjacent perpendicular edges of said side panels, and four fitted corners. Each corner is partially stitched beginning at the top of the open portion of the corner formed by the aperture and extending inwardly towards the top panel to form a dart. When the sheet is positioned on the mattress, the stitched portion of each sheet corner while the lower portion of top portion of the mattress corner while the lower portion of each mattress corner protrudes through the aperture formed between adjacent sheet side panels. The sheet is maintained in position on the mattress by a flap secured to the lower edge of a first side panel adjacent each corner.

Abstract: In a mattress support including a tubular frame which comprises elongated longitudinal side members and shorter transverse end members, the combination with a hanger handle which includes a straight elongated shank with a hook at one end thereof. The short transverse end member of the frame is indented in a semicircular conformation adjacent the junction with a longitudinal side member for the sliding reception of said elongated shank, there being in spaced relation to said indentation a second indentation which also receives the hanger shank thereby providing a pair of spaced supports for said shank.

Abstract: Safety trip lock for the drop side of a crib comprising a trip wire having an intermediate offset actuator portion, said wire extending to the ends of the crib and terminating in offset portions similar to cranks, together with a torsion spring maintaining said trip wire in a predetermined position, and latches at the end of the crib, i.e., on the corner posts, for receiving said offset ends in recesses therein, such that the trip cannot be operated unless the entire drop side is raised prior to moving the trip wire actuator.

Abstract: A bed safety side rail arrangement which includes two opposite articulated side rail assemblies selectively pivotally movable from an upper safety position to a lowered position, as for patient transfer and handling and/or bedmaking tasks. The opposite side rail assemblies are readily removably secured to opposite sides of a bed, and desired structural rigidity is provided through the medium of tubular cross members or cross member assemblies which engage the side rail assemblies at their respective pivot connections.