Abstract: A holding appliance for use in a blanket or a coverlet and the like according to the present invention includes a band for fixing the blanket or the coverlet to a bed in such a manner that the blanket or the coverlet can be freely movable to some extent relative to the bed, thereby to prevent a wakeful condition which may occur due to a pressure on a body by the blanket or the coverlet.

Abstract: A nursing system enables a bedridden patient or handicapped person to move unattended from his bed or wheelchair to a toilet, bathtub, or other nursing aid, and vice versa, with ease of shifting.

Abstract: A mattress securing apparatus utilizes four right angle corner guards disposed at the corners of a mattress resting on a device having a mattress supporting surface therein such as a box spring to prevent lateral displacement of the mattress relative to the supporting surface. A plate, affixed to each corner guard and perpendicular to the right angle leg portions thereof is located between the supporting surface and the lowermost surface of the mattress. A harness, including an elastic member is located in criss cross fashion, connecting the four corner guards together, urging the corner guards in touching engagement with the corners of the mattress and mattress supporting device. A pair of cords flexibly connect adjacent pairs of corner guards together preventing the corner guards from accidental dislodgement when one corner of the mattress is lifted.

Abstract: A portable bed for a small animal has an elongated center section of rectangular configuration. A rounded end section is hinged to each elongated side of the center section. Rigid sidewalls extending in the same direction perpendicularly from the short edges of the center section and rounded edges of the end sections define an enclosed area. The rounded end sections are dimensioned to give a nesting relationship between the sections when they are folded toward each other. The sides of the bed opposite the sidewalls may be equipped with resting knobs to maintain the bed a short distance from the floor when it is in use. A handle connected to the outer sidewall (when the bed is in folded position) enables the bed to be carried readily. A cushion substantially coextensive with the surface provided by the center and end sections completes the assembly.

Abstract: A camping bed for station wagons is comprised of paired, upstanding frame elements which extend between the tailgate door and the rear seat of the station wagon and are separated by a spacer member at their bottom edges so that they are located against the inner side walls of the station wagon. A rear pillow, which spans between the upper edges of the frame elements is divided into front and rear portions, each of which is pivotally mounted to the frame elements by hinges. Accordingly, each portion can be independently raised for access to materials which are stored beneath it. Located beneath the rear portion, which generally covers the well of the station wagon, is a drawer unit that is slidably mounted on tracks. Therefore, by sliding the drawer unit outwardly through the station wagon tailgate door, access to the well is available.

Abstract: A waterbed frame is formed of side rails having inner rigid support elements surrounded by resilient cushion material. All sides of the frame may be formed by such rails with the rigid elements being connected at the corners, so that the rigid elements are in effect floating in the cushion material. Alternatively, two such side rails may be attached to more conventional appearing foot and head boards.

Abstract: An improved sleeping bag construction having an expandable pillow pocket at the head thereof, a bag portion extending along less than one-half the length of the sleeping bag, the upper portion of which includes a pair of longitudinally arranged edges which extend substantially beyond the bottom portion of the bag, and a foot portion having a longitudinally extensible and laterally expandable section within the bag portion at the foot of the sleeping bag, the bag and pillow pocket characterized by large, radiused corners and being joined about the edge by piping strips.

Abstract: A back support means which may be detachably positioned on a mattress comprising a bottom sheet having a width to cover the central portion of a mattress and extending across the width of said mattress, which bottom sheet along with a top sheet form an open-ended pillow receptacle substantially extending the width of said bottom sheet. Within the open-ended pillow receptacle is placed a pillow of a size substantially conforming to the interior of the open-ended receptacle. The pillow is filled with shredded polymeric foam, preferably a rigid or semi-rigid shredded polystyrene foam.

Abstract: A portable mattress support adapted to be readily installed and removed from a confined space and especially in a tractor cab sleeping quarter area, whereby the support permits the absorption of various forces without imparting the same to the user.

Abstract: A platform bed frame for a platform bed is provided which is capable of supporting a conventional mattress and box spring combination, or a mattress alone. The platform bed frame includes side plates and end plates which are connected together at each corner of the bed frame by a plate having downwardly extending pins which are received in apertures defined by the side plates and end plates.

Abstract: A leg assembly for a bed frame comprising a main body member having an upright passageway and a caster unit having a stem insertable into the passageway by moving it upwardly therein. Flexible tab members on the body member project into the passageway and into a recess formed in the stem when the stem is inserted into the passageway to a predetermined position to inhibit retraction of the stem from the passageway.

Abstract: A spring and frame assembly, particularly for box springs for beds of extended length, consisting of a plurality of main springs arranged criss-cross fashion on a rectangular supporting frame to form a load supporting deck having a regular array of rectangular spaces, and internal support springs mounted on the frame extending diagonally across associated rectangular spaces and secured to the main springs. Each internal support spring has a main body portion and depending end portions which resiliently support the main body portion in spaced relation above the frame. Selected ones of the internal support springs have longer main body portions than the remaining internal support springs and are arranged adjacent the opposite ends of the box spring assembly to provide the ends of the box spring assembly with additional resistance to downward loads.

Abstract: An adjustable and convertible piece of furniture for accommodating single or multiple persons in multipositions. The piece may comprise a chair, couch, bed, or recreational support of novel configuration facilitating face to face conversation among several persons sitting, lounging, game playing, TV viewing, snacking, sleeping, or participating in other recreation.A unitary frame supports a cushioned horizontal surface above the floor or ground on a plurality of legs. The frame carries inner and outer tracks depending from its under side, therefrom, with the tracks being outboard of the legs, in spaced apart relation to each other. The tracks support a plurality of backrests, independently positionable along the border of the frame, via outwardly protruding cantilever means extending upwardly as vertical supporting means, in turn carrying horizontal backrest members at levels above the elevation of the cushioned surface. The space above the cushioned surface is otherwise unobstructed.

Abstract: The patient lifting device comprises a frame structure including tube members supported at a given level above a patient's bed running generally parallel to each other and to the patient. Flexible straps are arranged to be passed under longitudinally spaced portions of the patient. The end portions of these straps are pulled up opposite sides of the patient and over the parallel tube members. The extreme ends are then inserted in a slot defined between two closely spaced parallel rods. These parallel rods are mounted for rotation about a fixed axis intermediate the axis of each rod so that the extending end portions of the straps are coiled up on the closely spaced rods thereby exerting equal lifting forces to raise the patient from the bed without rolling the patient.

Abstract: A combination body rest (for lounging at the beach, for example) and totebag includes a pair of frame members hinged at the tops thereof and covered with fabric so as to form a storage compartment. The unit further includes a seat panel adapted to serve as a ground cover when the unit is used as a body rest. Tabs provided with cooperating snap fasteners are secured to the bottom portions of the frame members. The tabs are adapted to be fastened to one another when the unit is carried as a totebag to (1) hold the bottoms of the frame members relatively close to one another, (2) provide added support for the contents of the storage compartment, and (3) maintain the seat panel in a rolled-up, out-of-the-way position beneath the storage compartment.

Abstract: A lifting device for a person confined to a bed, including a vertically movable lifting element in the shape of a stiff yoke to extend transversely of the person, the yoke having a neck portion to extend above the person and ending in two opposite spaced corners which two spaced portions extend downwardly on opposite sides of the person. The spaced portions are provided with brackets opening upwardly. The lifting device also includes a sheet-like carrying element for supporting the person, such element having two opposite ends with border hems and two bars respectively passing through the hems and being detachably received in the brackets.

Abstract: Elastic springy element, characterized by the fact that it consists of a mainly tubular body, made of synthetic foam material or the like, whereby the wall of the body displays a number of hollows, in staggered symmetry the cross-sectional surface of which varies from practically zero at the inner wall of the body, to a maximum value at the outer wall, for an unloaded body.

Abstract: A multi-layer mattress comprises inflatable tubes each of which extends across a dimension of the mattress and form part of one of a number of arrays extending through each layer. All the tubes of any one array of which there are optimally three, are inflatable in common and are arranged in substantial vertical alignment with a corresponding array in another layer. Sequential inflation and deflation of each array causes ripples to travel along the mattress so that a patient lying on it has his weight-supporting areas continually changed. A preferred embodiment has two layers of tubes, each tube of which extends across a width of the mattress.

Abstract: A bracket for mounting a bunk bed ladder from the bed rail of an upper bunk bed which engages both the top and inner bottom edge of the bed rail to prevent the bunk bed ladder from being accidentally lifted off and disengaged from the bed rail, to prevent the ladder from shifting along the bed rail, to reduce twisting of the rail and strain on the post or leg of the bunk bed, thereby reducing failure of bed rails, bed posts, and the ladders, and to prevent the ladder from tilting outward while climbing.

Abstract: A cantilevered lifting and transporting device which may be automatically or manually converted from a chair to a stretcher or vice versa. The lifting and transporting device is comprised of a U-shaped base having a pair of vertical telescoping supports on which a horizontal frame is mounted. The frame has two horizontal members or rods acting as fulcrums for supporting a rotatable back rest and leg rest which also provide support for a seat. The device is raised and lowered by a hand-cranked screw and nut combination in one of the vertical supports. An articulated connection between the rotatable back rest and the rotatable leg rest permits rotation of these parts from substantially vertical positions to horizontal positions. Attached to the rotatable back rest is an indexing plate which has a plurality of holes cooperating with a spring-biased plunger to lock the device in a variety of positions from upright to flat or in between.