Patents Examined by Casmir A. Nunberg
  • Cover secure contour bed sheets
    Patent number: 4161044
    Abstract: Combined bottom and top contour bed sheets for ensuring covered confinement of a sleeping person, especially infants, the bottom sheet being form fitted to the mattress and the top sheet releasably secured by a slide fastener to the bottom sheet and fitted to the bed coverings by a flap which confines said coverings and prevents displacement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1979
    Inventor: Gladys D. Bogle
  • Coil spring assembly
    Patent number: 4161046
    Abstract: A coil spring assembly for mattresses and box springs in which the coil springs are arranged in lengthwise and crosswise rows in the assembly with the outermost coil springs in each of the rows and in the middle rows extending lengthwise and crosswise of the spring assembly being formed of coil springs of greater firmness than the coil springs immediately adjacent the outermost rows and the middle rows but in which the number of rows formed of coil springs of greater firmness is at least equal to if not greater than the number of rows of coil springs of less firmness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1979
    Assignee: The United States Bedding Company
    Inventor: Gerald A. Golembeck
  • Waterbed headboard bracket
    Patent number: 4160296
    Abstract: A waterbed headboard bracket is disclosed for attaching a headboard to a waterbed frame. The waterbed headboard bracket comprises a Z-shaped elongated element including a pair of leg sections joined by an integral middle section. Each of the leg sections has a pair of slots for attaching to the waterbed frame and to the headboard. One pair of slots extend in the elongated direction of the elongated element. The other pair of slots extend transverse to the elongated direction of the elongated element. With the bracket mounted on the waterbed frame and the headboard, the headboard can be adjusted in the vertical and horizontal direction in relation to the waterbed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1979
    Assignee: Classic Products Corporation
    Inventor: Isaac Fogel
  • Patient lift and transport apparatus
    Patent number: 4157593
    Abstract: A patient lift and transport apparatus with means for lifting a patient from a sitting position on a chair or bed to a transporting position in the apparatus. The apparatus is provided with retaining means for holding the patient in a sitting position during transportation, with the knees resting against a knee support and the seat of the patient resting against a lifting belt extending obliquely upwards over the region of the neck of the patient's femurs, said lifting belt being removably secured to two fastenings on the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1979
    Assignee: Landstingens inkopscentral LIC, Ekonomisk forening
    Inventor: Nils L. O. Kristensson
  • Transfer device
    Patent number: 4156946
    Abstract: A patient transfer device comprises a belt connected at its ends to first and second reels and in its extension from the first reel to the second reel defines in turn an upper patient supporting portion and a lower ground engaging portion. Each of said reels is selectively rotatable so that in a first mode of operation of the transfer device with said first reel driven the belt is taken-up by the first reel and let out by the second reel and in a second mode of operation the belt is taken up by the second reel and let out by the first reel. An auxiliary belt take-up and let-out device is connected to the belt at a position between its upper patient supporting portion and its lower ground engaging portion and is selectively lockable to enable the first and second modes of operation to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1979
    Assignee: Reed International Limited
    Inventor: David J. Attenburrow
  • Platform bed frame
    Patent number: 4155131
    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 coupling members which in preferred embodiments may be interlocked without using screws and bolts to form a rectangular platform bed frame. In preferred embodiments the coupling members are integral with the end plates and side plates so that they cannot be lost during shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: Harris-Hub Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Allan E. Harris, George M. Harris
  • Compact seating and bed arrangement
    Patent number: 4153958
    Abstract: A compact case containing two compartments, one of which stows an inflatable bed and the other of which stows an inflatable high-back seat. The seat and bed are shaped to gain support from the case when in an inflated condition, and the seat includes interior bracing sections to properly support a person in a seating position. The device is designed to be particularly useful in conjunction with recreation vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Inventor: John B. Paulik
  • Spring attachment clip
    Patent number: 4153959
    Abstract: A spring attachment clip for the fastening of springs to furniture frames, the clip carrying its own means for being secured to the frame and having in addition means for reducing or eliminating audible noise as ordinarily caused by the action of the spring working against the clip. The clip configuration is adapted to permit its multiple formation in long strips intended to be fed into an automatic device which separates the individual clips from the strips and secures them to the frame. Additionally, the U-shaped edges of the spring engaging end of the clips are bevelled outward to strengthen the clip rendering it unnecessary to close the clip to prevent its opening under spring tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: Omley Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Herbert A. Omley
  • Waterbed mattress
    Patent number: 4152796
    Abstract: A waterbed mattress construction includes a plurality of water wave action dampening baffles which extend the vertical distance between the bottom and top interior surfaces of the mattress. The dampening baffles comprise flexible plastic strips welded to the interior bottom surface of the mattress, and floatation rods welded in a sleeve at the other end of the baffles. The baffles are so positioned within the waterbed mattress to provide lengthwise and diagonal dampeners which interfere with any water wave action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1979
    Assignee: Classic Products Corporation
    Inventor: Isaac Fogel
  • Trash compactor
    Patent number: 4152035
    Abstract: A cabinet for a trash or refuse compactor having a recessed area formed in the inside surfaces of its side and rear panels and extending upward from the floor thereof for a predetermined distance, the depth and size of the recess in the side and rear panels being such that the vertical sides of a box-type container may be disposed completely within the recess so as to avoid contact with a descending compaction plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1979
    Inventor: Anthony Fox
  • Water sheet
    Patent number: 4151618
    Abstract: A device for cooling the human body in seated or reclining position comprising a water-impervious flexible base sheet of sufficient length and width to contain the human body thereon, a head portion of said sheet containing pillow means for cushioning the head of the body, flexible conduit means attached to and extending along edge portions of said base sheet for directing a plurality of streams of water across the surface of said sheet to form a layer of water on the sheet surface for cooling a human body residing on the sheet, and one or more openings through the base sheet to permit discharge of excess water from the surface of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1979
    Inventor: Arvil W. Carpenter
  • Solar collector
    Patent number: 4150657
    Abstract: A solar collector which includes a radiation-absorbing panel having a surface provided with integral fluid-conducting conduits whereby heat absorbed by the panel may be efficiently transferred directly to fluid circulating in the conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1979
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Robert F. Bowen
  • Air support mattress
    Patent number: 4149285
    Abstract: An air support mattress includes elastic upper and lower main support walls interconnected by a multiplicity of ties to restrain separation of the walls by internal air pressure, the upper wall having inner and outer layers with patterns of perforations to provide controlled conformability and air stream flow to support a recumbent patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Inventor: Austin N. Stanton
  • Waterbed safety liner
    Patent number: 4149286
    Abstract: A waterproof waterbed safety liner is disclosed which completely encloses a waterbed mattress. The waterbed safety liner comprises top and bottom sheets welded together, wherein the top sheet has an opening for inserting the waterbed mattress, and a waterproof zipper closure for sealing the mattress in the safety liner. Should the waterbed mattress leak, the safety liner will prevent the water from spilling on the surrounding floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Assignee: Classic Products Corporation
    Inventor: Isaac Fogel
  • Solar heating apparatus and mounting therefor
    Patent number: 4148296
    Abstract: Solar heating apparatus comprising units that can be assembled on roofs and outer side walls of buildings easily to give the buildings an aesthetic beauty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Inventor: Philip Parlato
  • Furniture fastener system
    Patent number: 4148106
    Abstract: A coupling which permits the rapid assembly without tools, of furniture frame members into a complete furniture frame. Each coupling of the system includes a hook member formed of a metal plate and having a pair of hooks that can hook onto corresponding rods in another frame member to connect the frame members together. The hook member lies in a slot formed in one furniture piece, while the other furniture piece has a corresponding slot for receiving the hooks and has a pair of dowel rods which receive the hooks. The rods extend through the slot, in the case of a thick furniture piece, and lie behind the slot in the case of a panel furniture piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Inventor: John W. Gallien
  • Waterbed mattress and foundation
    Patent number: 4145781
    Abstract: Waterbed mattress and foundation having the size and appearance of a conventional bed. An inner water mattress is supported laterally by a circumscribing framework, and an outer shell is removably mounted over the framework. The shell comprises a peripheral cushion and a padded covering which is tailored to have the appearance of a conventional mattress. The water mattress rests in a cavity in a foundation having the external appearance of a conventional innerspring mattress foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Inventors: Robert C. Autrey, John W. Connolly
  • Mattress constructions
    Patent number: 4145779
    Abstract: Mattress constructions and apparatus for producing the constructions wherein a resilient filler is located in a hopper and a flexible mattress cover is positioned for communication with the open end of the hopper. Means are provided for driving the filler into the cover, and the apparatus provides adhesive dispensers which apply adhesive to the filler surfaces so that this adhesive forms a bond between these surfaces and the associated cover. The apparatus employs engaging members for driving the filler out of the hopper, the engaging members automatically accommodate to differences in filler widths and thicknesses so that proper pushing engagement with the filler is reliably achieved. The resulting mattress is provided with a secure adhesive bond between the cover and filler, avoiding movement between the cover and filler during handling and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: The United States Bedding Company
    Inventors: Richard H. Eide, Gerald A. Golembeck
  • Waterbed assembly
    Patent number: 4145780
    Abstract: A waterbed assembly comprising a contoured frame, a waterbed mattress, and waterproof covers which completely seal the entire assembly. The contoured frame is structured to provide inwardly facing walls which dampen the water wave action normally associated with waterbeds. A plurality of internal baffles are positioned within the waterbed mattress to further dampen any wave action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Classic Products Corporation
    Inventor: Isaac Fogel
  • Double fitted sheet and method of making
    Patent number: 4145778
    Abstract: A double fitted sheet is disclosed in which a lower fitted sheet is formed to fit over the entire upper area of a mattress. An upper sheet, also formed to fit around the foot end of the mattress, is attached to the lower fitted sheet around the sides and foot portion. The head portion of the upper sheet is folded downwardly to facilitate ingress and egress between the upper and lower sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Inventors: Michele Ferrante, Franca G. De Ferrante