Abstract: An improved sofa-sleeper structure having a foldable bed frame, the bed frame including a cloth front deck and a cloth rear deck. The cloth decks are fixed one to the other, e.g., by stitching, at their adjoining edges, and are attached by tension springs to the bed frame. A tensioning device extends between side members of the bed frame in the area where the front and rear decks are fixed together, the tensioning device maintaining the front deck relatively taut when the bed frame is folded into the sofa attitude, thereby aiding in establishing a spring surface for the sofa's cushions. A mattress is connected to the cloth front and rear decks in fixed fashion around its periphery, e.g., by stitching, thereby stabilizing the mattress in position on the bed frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an alternating inflatable support for the human body. The invention includes a flexible pillow having a plurality of fluid impervious pockets therein which are substantially flat when deflated, but which support an adjacent section of the human body when inflated with a fluid under pressure. The pockets are interspersed and grouped into an operably coupled first set of pockets and an operably coupled second set of pockets. A pump is provided which includes at least one pumping chamber for receiving and expelling fluid under pressure. A solenoid is operably coupled to the pumping chambers for compressing and expanding the pumping chambers. A valve is operably coupled between the pump and the flexible pillow for alternately inflating and exhausting the fluid through the first set of pockets and the second set of pockets, thereby alternately supporting the interspersed sections of the body adjacent to the first set of the pockets and the second set of pockets.

Abstract: A hospital bed structure, in particular a power elevating and lowering arrangement which is relatively simple in construction and at the same time provides substantially instant Trendelenburg position in the event of emergency, particularly when the bed is in an elevated position, such structure including means for permitting the head end of the bed to automatically lower to the desired Trendelenburg position. The operation may be controlled by relatively simple, fool-proof manual controls that are arranged for ready access and actuation in the event of an emergency. The invention also utilizes a novel U-shaped lower bed structure which readily accommodates the operating linkage and at the same time permits, for example, the use of bed pans, movable toilets and the like.

Abstract: An improved sofa-sleeper structure having a foldable bed frame, the bed frame including a cloth front deck and a cloth rear deck. The cloth decks are fixed one to the other, e.g., by stitching, at their adjoining edges, and are attached by tension springs to the bed frame. A tensioning device extends between side members of the bed frame in the area where the front and rear decks are fixed together, the tensioning device maintaining the front deck relatively taut when the bed frame is folded into the sofa attitude, thereby aiding in establishing a spring surface for the sofa's cushions.

Abstract: A tubular border frame for inner spring assemblies is disclosed. The border frame includes an opening defined by a pair of inwardly directed lips adapted to receive and secure the coil springs. Straight and corner connectors are provided for joining the sections of the frame to form a complete border surrounding the springs.

Abstract: A safety liner for retaining liquids in a confined volume wherein liquid impervious side and bottom walls are positionable into the liquid retaining position by reason of flotation means or buoyant portions maintaining the side walls in the liquid confining relationship to prevent liquid spills and runoffs. An exemplary use of the safety liner is as a safety flotation liner for use in waterbed structures wherein inadvertent rupture of the water mattress will prevent water spills by reason of use of the flotation liner, which will permit emptying of the escaped water in a safe and efficacious manner without damage to the surroundings.

Abstract: By providing a pillow having a central head supporting portion with two extension portions, substantially perpendicular to the central portion, an extremely comfortable, restful, sleeper-encircling pillow incorporating built-in arm rests and blanket or sheet slip-prevention means is achieved. In the preferred embodiment, the pillow comprises a substantially uniform cross-sectional area throughout its entire length, with easily accessible, firm, supportive filler material disposed within an enclosing cover in order to allow the amount of filler material to be adjustable to one's particular needs.

Abstract: Apparatus and method are disclosed which pertain to inflatable structures useful as air beds and the like. Shape and load control are facilitated by a plurality of bladders that are located within an inflatable chamber of the structure and are joined to opposed imperforate walls thereof. The bladders are provided with vents which lend to the interior of the chamber, and upon inflation of the structure and resultant separation of the opposed walls of the chamber, the bladders are caused to extend from a flattened state, become filled with the fluid used for inflating the structure, and assume a roughly cylindrical convoluted configuration. Being made of a flexible, substantially non-extensible material, such a vinyl plastics, there is a limit to which the bladders can extend, and further vertical separation or lateral shifting of the attached opposed walls is thereby restrained.

Abstract: A convertible couch or chair has a stationary frame that stands on the floor and which has an upper support surface with a front and a back, and a guide inclined upwardly toward the front. A movable frame has a pair of front legs which rest in the floor at all times, and a back end which can move along the guide between an out position with this back end supported on the front of the stationary frame and an in position with the back end at the back of the stationary frame. A seat cushion is held on the movable frame and a backrest is secured to the stationary frame by a pair of arms that allow pivoting of this backrest on the arms between a seat position erect at the back of the stationary frame and a bed position in front of the front leg of the stationary frame. A back leg on the backrest stands in the floor in this bed position and a loose cushion that normally rests atop the seat cushion is positioned on the frame in the out positions.

Abstract: A mattress structure wherein a frame includes an activatable air blower which is to be used to inflate a mattress which is to be stored in a collapsed position within a storage compartment of the frame. Upon activation of the blower, the mattress is to automatically extend from the frame and will normally be located upon a floor forward of the frame in an inflated condition. During extension of the mattress, the mattress storage compartment is automatically closed.

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 by tapered pins on the side plates and end plates which coact to produce a rigid structure.

Abstract: A mattress of the type used on ambulance cots and similar patient transporting devices, the mattress having a cover containing patient supporting cushions, the cushion in the area of the patient's head and back overlying one or more stiffening panels which, upon removal of the overlying cushions, provide a firm support for the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the mattress preferably having an articulated head section which may be inclined relative to the back section to place the patient's head in a hyper-extended position.

Abstract: A cabinet for an electronic apparatus comprises a housing adapted to provide an upright operating position for conventional bench or floor use, and a substantially horizontal operating position for overhead use. The housing includes a control and display panel which is preferably sloped to facilitate user convenience in either operating position. A portion of the housing adjacent the panel is built up to provide an integral handle and means for shading the display from the glare of overhead lights. A detachable hinged cover is provided to protect the control and display panel. Such cover may include accessory items and may provide storage area therefor.

Abstract: A waterproof waterbed frame safety cover is disclosed which completely encloses a waterbed decking board and upstanding rails. The waterbed frame safety cover comprises top and bottom sheets welded together along one end, wherein the remaining two sides and end are open for inserting a waterbed frame. The top sheet of the safety cover is formed to match the cavity of a waterbed frame having inwardly inclined upstanding rails and a contoured bottom mattress. A waterproof zipper closure seals the waterbed frame in the safety liner.

Abstract: An extendable bed mechanism connected to a sofa bed to allow conversion between a sofa and a bed in an easy, facilitated manner. The mechanism is relatively inexpensive and light weight and comprises a movable panel, two pairs of brackets and two sets of wheels or rollers for supporting the panel, preventing wobble and allowing minimum physical effort. A simple locking handle is also provided for restraining the panel in an extended or a retracted position. It is contemplated that Voraspring brand expanded polymer will be used for the cushions-mattress; in combination this assures a superior sleeping surface.

Abstract: A dispenser for sheet material having stations for primary and reserve rolls of the material is characterized by improved mechanisms for transferring feed of the sheet material from the primary roll to the reserve roll upon complete exhaustion of the primary roll.In the disclosed embodiments the dispenser is a roll paper towel dispensing cabinet, and a feed mechanism initially receives and delivers paper from the primary roll to the exterior of the cabinet. The transfer mechanism senses the presence of the primary roll web at the feed mechanism and, irrespective of the tension of the web between the feed mechanism and the roll, automatically transfers the beginning of the web of the reserve roll to the feed mechanism only upon movement of the very end of the primary roll web past the feed mechanism.

Abstract: A box spring assembly having a rectangular horizontal frame, a wire grid displaced vertically above the frame and yieldably supported thereon, transverse cross rails secured to the frame and foam bodies on the cross rails and supporting the wire grid for providing yieldable resistance to downwardly directed loads placed on the grid. Each cross rail has a pair of horizontal end portions, a vertically displaced horizontal support portion and connecting portions extending between the end and horizontal support portions. The cross rails have generally inverted U-shaped cross sections and at least the horizontal support portions of the rails are embedded in the undersides of the foam bodies. The wire grid includes a network of criss-cross wires with torsion bar spring end and edge portions supporting the grid on the frame.

Abstract: A hammock embodying an elongated body supporting member formed of netted cords with end portions of the cords projecting beyond each end of the body supporting member. A transverse bar adjacent each end of the body supporting member has longitudinally spaced passageways therethrough for passing the end portions of the cords. Elongated flexible supports converge from opposite ends of each bar toward a support point beyond the adjacent end of the body supporting member with the support point being in alignment with the longitudinal center line of the body supporting member. The end portions of the cords are connected to the elongated flexible supports at spaced intervals along the flexible supports.

Abstract: A mattress of improved support having planar top and bottom surfaces is provided with at least two sets of transversely extending ribs. The ribs, which may be continuous or discontinuous, are less compressible than the material of the mattress and are spaced apart longitudinally from each other within each set. The sets are spaced apart longitudinally to correspond in position to the shoulder area and buttocks area of the user to provide maximum support for body areas of greater weight, and hold the body generally straight. Another embodiment of the invention employs relatively small support plates uniformly distributed between the layers of a multi-layer mattress to provide uniform support over the entire area of the mattress.

Abstract: A pair of improved adjustable cross-frame members are incorporated with a pair of side frame members to form a bed frame readily adjustable to a wide variety of widths. Each improved cross-frame member has a first and second elongated elements, each of which is pivotably connected to respective side members in a standard manner. The first element is provided with a pawl mounted near its free end and the second element is provided with a plurality of teeth. The teeth are shaped to allow for easy movement when the side frame members are moved toward each other and to allow for resistance when the side frame members are being pulled apart from each other.