Abstract: A collapsable frame for children's furniture, of the type which is formed of a rectangular enclosure with four independent side members. The side members are fixed together but detachable from each other and a base. In application to a playpen, the base is made up of two co-planar sections which on their two opposing edges have tongues on each in the continuous plane for support and abutt against their respective lower side beams of the two opposite side members. The lower side beams of the other two side members carry the support of the corresponding edges of the base panels, which edges abutt against the bars of the side members, thus providing rigidity of the entire frame.

Abstract: A support device, for the physically handicapped is disclosed comprising a cruciform airtight bag of synthetic plastics material filled with a granular material, for use as a liner for a conventional chair. The bag can be deflated to lock the granular material into a rigid structure which supports comfortably a physically handicapped person sitting in the chair.

Abstract: An ottoman convertible having a base, lower cushion and upper cushion. As an ottoman, the lower and upper cushions are stacked on top of the base. When the unit is assembled as a bed, the upper cushion is placed directly on the base while the lower cushion rests on the floor beside the stacked base and upper cushion. In this arrangement, the top surfaces of the upper and lower cushion are coplanar. A bolster may also be provided which may serve as a back rest on the ottoman to convert it to a chair, and which may also be placed on the floor in alignment with the base and upper cushion and with the lower cushion to form an inclined head rest for the bed.

Abstract: A fluid-containing mattress for reducing rapid fluid motion in the mattress is provided in one direction while permitting fluid flow in the opposite direction. The mattress comprises upper and lower sheets connected together in superposed relation. A number of thin, elongated members or strips are internally attached to the upper and lower sheets within the mattress. A strip attached to the upper sheet and a strip attached to the lower sheet are intermittently joined together at their longitudinal edge portions to form a one-way strip valve. A plurality of these strip valves are formed within the mattress to selectively direct fluid motion. Passages are also provided to bypass these strip valves so that the fluid eventually returns to all segments of the mattress and a uniform displacement of fluid is maintained in the mattress.

Abstract: An inflatable body support to facilitate bedpan use or treatment of pelvic or anal areas of a person confined to a hospital bed or a wheelchair, comprising a generally U-shaped inflatable hip-support cushion defining a space within the "U" thereof for receiving a bedpan or sanitary absorbent material when the hip-supporting cushion is inflated, and a separately inflatable, flexibly attached back support cushion. A flexible folding connection between the hip-support cushion and the back support cushion allows the body support of the invention to be used by persons in wheelchairs or in beds having tiltable or raised portions. A waterproof flexible sheet is attached to and extends under the hip-support cushion and prevents spilled matter from soiling bedding. Detachable flexible tubes interconnect the inflatable cushions, and an uninterrupted seam in the flexible connection between the cushions provides durability and complete separability of inflation between the cushions when desired.

Abstract: A box spring assembly with end rail spring mounting units consisting of a frame having wood side and end rails, metal cross rails, and metal end rail mounting units secured to the end rails. The mounting units locate and support some of the springs in the assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to relaxing furniture particularly for the ventral and/or dorsal decubitus comprising a rest surface which is substantially flat and adapted to receive the body in stretched out position and comprising, in a zone substantially situated in the upper part of its middle third, a swell which is adapted to support the periumbilical and subumbilical zones. The invention is more particularly applied to a piece of garden or beach furniture.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a bed-side foot-rest structure includes two elongated members separately mounted by upright bolts onto a side member of a bed frame, mounted for pivotal movement, distal ends of each of the two elongated members having mounted therebetween pivotally a foot-rest additional horizontal structure, the elongated members being horizontally extending and laterally horizontally pivotally mounted by the upright bolts such that when mounted, the foot-rest additional horizontal structure is collapsable to and extendable from beneath the side member of the bed frame, and when extended serves as a foot-rest for a person seated on a side of the bed.

Abstract: An invalid supporting structure for relieving pressure on bony areas or any other desired area of a received person to alleviate decubitus ulcers and accelerate the healing thereof. The structure comprises a resilient, sponge-like pad having at least one aperture located at a predetermined position adapted to register with a desired area of a person with means for passing a gas into and venting the gas from the aperture.

Abstract: A convertible sofa-bed apparatus for use in a sofa or a bed configuration has hingedly interconnected and supported by frame members, and one or more pivotable arms or swing arms pivotally connected with frame members and with the seat cushion unit. The pivotable arms are rotatable between a back horizontal position wherein the apparatus is in its sofa configuration, and a frontward horizontal position wherein the apparatus is in its bed configuration. The pivotable arm or arms are preferably secured to a cross-bar rotatably mounted between end frame members to support the back cushion unit in either a vertical sofa configuration or a horizontal bed configuration, and the back support arms are preferably spring-biased to urge the arm toward such vertical position.

Abstract: A crib for an infant which is designed so to swing back and forth in the air; the crib including a basket suspended on chains which are hung from a stationary frame that is readily collapsible so to be conveniently portable.

Abstract: A convertible seat-bed in which a hinged connected seat frame and back frame are supported on a base structure and interconnected by a plurality of articulated control members which coact to control the movement of the seat frame and back frame between a seat forming position in which the seat frame extends generally horizontally and the back frame extends generally in an upright position, and a bed forming position in which the seat frame and the back frame extend horizontally in a generally coplanar relationship, the controlled movements of the back frame being such that the path of movement of the top edge portion of the back frame, during conversion from the seat forming position to the bed forming position and vice versa, is confined to a substantially vertical plane.

Abstract: A spring support comprising angle irons at each end of the spring to which the spring is secured, each angle iron having its ends formed with a relatively deep recess for a relatively short length in one angle iron flange and a shallower recess for a longer length in the other flange of the angle iron for engagement with a selected hook on a crib spring support plate or selectively on an inturned tab on the plate.

Abstract: A sofa bed convertible from a sofa to a bed having a self-supporting stationary section, a first movable section slidably attached to the stationary section, and a second movable section slidably attached to the first movable section. Independently supported spaced arms are removably attached to the sides of the stationary section to serve as arm supports for persons seated on the sofa bed, but not as structural supports for the stationary section. A hollow furniture-type back is removably connected between the arms. A hinged mattress overlies the stationary and movable sections when the sofa bed is being utilized as a bed. The rearmost portion of the mattress may be doubled over so that the resulting double-thickness section may slide rearwardly and upwardly into the hollow back for storage, with the forward part of the mattress forming a resilient seating surface when the sofa bed is being utilized as a sofa.

Abstract: This slipper holder can be used with hospital beds having round or square bed rails. The holder includes a body having an upper hook portion engageable with the upper rail and a lower portion bearing on the lower rail. A slipper support means is integrally formed on the body and provides a pair of upwardly extending fingers spaced from the body for receiving the slippers. The hook portion and the bearing portion cooperate to removably attach the holder to the bed rails.

Abstract: A coordinate-type hoist device for lifting a handicapped person and allowing the person to move throughout a room. The device consists of two fixed rails disposed parallel to each other and presumably near the ceiling of the room. Two transverse rails ride along the fixed rails, and a "crab" rides along the two parallel transverse rails. The crab contains a motor arrangement for raising and lowering at least two hoisting straps. By using the apparatus, a handicapped person can sit or lie in a device to which the hoisting straps can be attached. Thereafter the crab motor can raise the hoisting straps to lift the patient, who can then move about the room by moving the crab along the transverse rails, and/or moving the transverse rails along the fixed rails. Alternatively, these crab and rail mvoements can be motor controlled. Limit switches are provided to prevent jamming and overloads, and a low voltage control system is utilized of safety purposes.

Abstract: A crib sheet for retaining an infant in a central region of a crib or bed and preventing such an infant from displacing a blanket covering when unattended. The sheet includes a central pleat which extends along the entire sheet length and is sewed or otherwise fixed in a folded configuration at the ends thereof. A sleeper jacket is attached at an opening across the central pleat to form an integral sleeper unit. The extendable pleat between the fixed ends permits safe movement for the infant without binding the sheet or causing other discomfort.

Abstract: A knock-down invalid bed having a main frame supported at its ends by head boards and separable into two halves at its midlength. Attached to each half are pivoting sections of a pair of tubular mattress-supporting subframes adjustable to support a patient horizontally and in different angular positions. The subframes support two link fabric units separably interconnected crosswise of the midlength of the bed. Attached to the head board and overlying one end of the bed is a patient helper device to aid the patient in shifting his position in bed, and other useful functions.

Abstract: A hollow beam is supported in cantilever fashion at one end on a frame and has laterally spaced rail flanges along its lower edges. A carriage has rollers on each corner which are supported on the rail flanges. A cable drum extends longitudinally of the carriage and is rotatable relative to the carriage. A shaft having a square cross section extends through the drum and the carriage and is rotatably supported at its ends by the beam. Rollers at each end of the drum and transverse to the shaft roll along the sides of the shaft. A motor mounted on the frame is connected to rotate the shaft and the drum thereon. A cable wound on the drum is connected to the center of a rigid hanger. Flexible suspension cables of equal length hang from the ends of the hanger and connect to the corners of a rectangular seat frame.

Abstract: This pull out sofa bed is an improvement of the sofa bed disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,984,883, granted Oct. 12, 1976. The change over the disclosure in said patent involves essentially several links different in figuration, and addition of a rivet. Primarily the change reduces the cost of manufacturing the bed with less material to accomplish the resulting operation. Also the spring actuated mechanism to retain the present bed in fully folded condition, was modified and allows for better closure of the bed.