Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable desk or table comprising a support frame having pivotal support portions in the upper portions of the riser portion thereof, a single rectangular top plate of a length greater than the height of the pivotal support portions from a floor surface and swingably supported on the pivotal support portions to have a pivotal line across the width and at a position closer to the base end thereof, the pivotal line defining a swinging length of the top plate slightly shorter than the height of the pivotal support portions, and a leg swingably connected to the underside of the top plate at the outer free end thereof, the leg member being folded onto the underside of said top plate when the outer free end of the top plate is rotated about the pivotal line into a vertical folded position. Also disclosed is a foldable desk usable as a bed desk by providing an auxiliary leg in addition to the main leg.

Abstract: A merchandising machine shelf supporting structure in which respective left and right hand cabinet panel supported lower guide rails receive rollers mounted at the rear of the shelf and in which left and right hand shelf supported upper guide rails receive cabinet panel carried rollers mounted adjacent to the front of the cabinet. As the shelf is moved manually from a housed or home position at which shelf carried plugs engage cabinet carried sockets the rollers and rails support the cabinet so that the force required to withdraw the shelf is relatively low. As the shelf approaches its intermediate position at which the shelf is to be loaded, pins on the shelf engage stops at the front ends of the lower guide rails and the shelf is permitted to pivot to a position at which the shelf rollers are received in recesses formed by elements secured to lower guide rails. After loading the shelf may easily be returned to its home position.

Abstract: A cabinet comprising a cabinet body, a rail continuously laid in the cabinet body, and a glass doors each of which consists of a plurality of glass strips foldably connected together. The glass doors are retracted into or withdrawn from the cabinet body while slidingly moving the glass doors such that they are folded along the rail, to open or close the whole of the front side of the cabinet body. A cabinet according to the present invention permits minimizing the space in which the glass doors are opened or closed, and opening the whole of the front side of the cabinet body.

Abstract: A furniture drawer of knock-down construction. The furniture drawer comprises front, side, rear, and bottom panels. The front panel has vertical, spaced apart, grooves of female dove-tail configuration in the inner face adjacent and parallel to the vertical marginal edges, and a groove in its inner face adjacent and parallel to the lower marginal edge. A pair of side panels respectively have one marginal edge of male dove-tail construction adapted to be received in the respective vertical grooves of the front panel. The side panels additionally have a groove in their respective inner faces adjacent and parallel to the opposite vertical marginal edge and a groove adjacent and parallel to their lower marginal edge. The rear panel has a groove in the inner face adjacent and parallel to its lower marginal edge, and a pair of grooves in the inner face adjacent and parallel to its vertical marginal edges.

Abstract: An adjustable writing desk, storage and entertainment center apparatus attachable to the head of a bed to provide bedridden patients with easy access to writing materials, a writing surface and privacy in viewing television and listening to radio and recorded music by enclosing the patient's head and upper torso within the apparatus which is equipped with sound insulation.

Abstract: A cover pocket for securing the corners of a mattress cover to a mattress or box spring which is made from a rectangular flexible material. The material to be made into the corner pocket has notches at opposite corners which overlay each other. Folding in a specific manner and fastening by stitching to a matress cover results in the corner pocket to be attached at each of the corners of the mattress cover.

Abstract: A rotatable transfer stand includes a base supported by a plurality of castors, a platform rotatably supported by means of bearings on the base and a support structure rigidly attached to the platform and partially surrounding a central standing area on the upper surface of the platform. The support structure includes a horizontal gripping element which can be grasped by a patient, allowing him to pull himself up and securely support himself safely in a standing position with his feet placed in the central standing area.

Abstract: An adjustable mounting bracket adapted to be movable in a vertical and/or horizontal plane, whereby a drawer and drawer-guide system can be aligned to prevent binding of the drawer within its supporting structure, the bracket comprising a first mounting plate adapted to be affixed to the drawer-supporting structure and including a nut member slidably mounted thereto to provide vertical movement, and the bracket comprising a second mounting plate having a horizontal slot adapted to receive a bolt therethrough for engagement with the vertically adjustable nut member, the second plate having a keeper member formed thereon to mount a drawer-guide member.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a rocking motion to a bed foundation, or the like, which comprises a movable frame (2) supporting the foundation, first and second spaced apart guiding structures (3) located preferably under the frame. Each guiding structure having a pair of traveling surfaces (6,7) slanted downwardly toward the similar surfaces of the other guiding structure. Rollers (5) attached to the frame rest upon said traveling surfaces. An electrical motor (21) imparts to the movable frame, a reciprocal movement along and between said guiding structures.

Abstract: A traveling pillow is described including an inner rubber inflatable pillow, an intermediate fiber-filled case for said pillow, and an exterior slip cover having a carrying handle. The carrying handle is provided with a compartment for storage of a small pneumatic pump for the inflatable pillow. A compact carrying case is also provided to store and carry the pillow in deflated rolled-up form.

Abstract: A piece of furniture for sitting and lying, more particularly a sickbed, having a horizontal surface divided into head, central and foot portions. A stationary frame extends at least the length of the central portion and the head and foot portions are pivotally mounted on the stationary frame about horizontal axes so they may be adjusted to horizontal and inclined positions by shifting the weight of the user's body and can be fixedly positioned by locking devices. A spring device, such as a torsion spring, equalizes the weight of the user on the head portion and the spring device is adjustable to control the initial stress applied to the head portion. The central portion is pivotally connected to the head portion through a connection that allows for end play and provides for leverage so that as the head portion is shifted to an inclined position, the central portion automatically moves to a proper reverse sloping position to accommodate sitting.

Abstract: A mounting fixture to mount a box-like electric heater control unit on the lower rigid wooden frame structure of a box-spring to support the control unit adjacent one side of the box-spring above the plane of the frame structure for convenient visual monitoring and manual operation; the box spring includes resilient and flexible spring and pad structure overlying the frame to support a heater and a mattress and which affords no suitable structure for mounting a heater control unit; the fixture is a unitary sheet metal part with a lower frame engaging portion, an upper control unit mounting portion and an intermediate portion orienting the upper portion above and laterally outward of the lower portion; the control unit is a box-like unit having a rear wall with fastener receiving openings, a manually engageable control part and elongate power cords extending to an electric heater above the box spring and to a remote power source; the upper portion of the bracket has a flat surface opposing the rear wall of the

Abstract: The fitting is intended especially for forming the rear corners of a drawer and comprises at each end of the rear wall a hook formation extending therefrom in the plane of the rear wall. Each lateral wall's end portions is formed with an elongate opening through which the hook formation of the rear wall is entered. On the side remote from that from which the hook formation is entered through the opening, each lateral wall portion has an upstanding flange over which the claw or hook of the hook formation engages. On the opposite edge of the opening is a further upstanding flange towards which the other flange is slightly inclined to leave a gap less in width than the maximum thickness of the hook of a hook formation and at least one of the flanges is resilient so that when the hook seats over the edge of flange it is biassed to that position by the action of the flanges.

Abstract: A bed frame of adjustable width includes a pair of side rails and a pair of end rails extending transversely between the side rails, with each end rail having a pair of elements, and one of the elements being provided with a series of teeth. An L-shaped pawl is mounted to one of the elements, has one leg for engaging the teeth, and a second leg engageable by a user. A thin, flat, leaf spring has one end secured to the pawl and an opposite end for engagement with the end rail.A bracket is provided for limiting transverse movement of the box spring relative to the side rails. The bracket is secured only to a vertical leg of the side rail so that the fastener which secures the bracket to the side rail extends no higher than the top surface of the side rail or the top surface of the portion of the bracket overlying the side rail.

Abstract: A unitary recliner having segregated head, mid-section and foot rest supports a person in a reclining position without imposing any supporting pressure on the persons vertabrae. The three rests are contoured commensurate with the supported body parts to retain inadvertent lateral or longitudinal movement of the person which movement might cause the person to fall off one or another of the rests.

Abstract: A mattress is provided which is particularly suitable for use as a float in fresh water or salt water. The mattress is constructed of a plurality of light-weight, relatively rigid, buoyant blocks of substantially equal length. The blocks are preferably formed of cellular polystyrene. The blocks are held in side-by-side spaced relation by an outer skin formed of a material, preferably polyvinyl chloride film, which is capable of maintaining the integrity and orientation of the thus-formed mattress. The longitudinal edges of the buoyant blocks may be beveled so as to allow ease of rolling and folding of the mattress. A handle may be attached to one or both of the ends of the mattress.

Abstract: An assembly which may be mounted on a shaft such as a rod, bolt, or the like. The assembly includes a first member which comprises at least two segments and a retainer or locking member which interlocks with the segments when the segments are placed around the shaft to retain the segments on the shaft. The retainer also comprises at least two segments such that the first member can be used on a shaft on which the ends are non accessible.In the illustrated embodiments, the first member is a nut, and, after positioning on the shaft, the nut can be rotated and tightened in the manner of any conventional nut.

Abstract: A drawer glide assembly has a positively actuated locking mechanism which prevents accidental disengagement of the drawer (10) from the cabinet rails (12). The locking mechanism includes a lever arm (20) pivotally mounted on a bracket (18) on the drawer rail (11). The lever arm slides along the lower wall (14) of the cabinet rail (12) and is received within a slot (25) in the rail (12). The locking mechanism includes a handle (32) which pivots upwardly to disengage the stop member (30) from the slot (25), allowing easy removal of the drawer (10) from the cabinet (8). Additionally, the rails are provided with an offset guide track in which rollers (21), (22) are guided in order to facilitate movement of the drawer (10). The use of such an offset guide track permits the rails (11), (12) to be mounted to the drawer (10) or cabinet (8) by means of pan-head screws (50).

Abstract: A substantially planar platform having a mattress supported thereon is pivotally attached toward one end to a framework. A bed support structure has a pair of arcuate surfaces which engage the lower face of the platform. The arcuate surfaces are attached to a pair of channel bars which are supported on wedge-shaped elements. The channel bars are pivoted on a common axis and the wedge-shaped elements are moved forwardly by a screw and follower mechanism thereby pivoting the channel bars to move the arcuate supports upwardly against the bottom of the platform. This pivots the platform upwardly. The pivot axis of the channel comprises a tube mounted on an eccentric shaft. The eccentric shaft is rotated under power thereby causing vibration of the entire mechanism resulting in oscillatory motion to relieve stress, strain and tension in the user and aid in the treatment of back and circulatory ailments.

Abstract: A mechanism for mounting a free arm sewing machine in a cabinet such that the machine is selectively movable to an upper use position, a lower use position and a storage position. The mechanism includes a sewing machine support platform which is pivotally connected to a lower arm, the latter being pivotally connected to an upper arm at a point intermediate the ends of the upper arm. The upper arm, in turn, is pivotally connected to and depending from the underneath side of the sewing machine cabinet top. In the storage position, the sewing machine is entirely disposed beneath the cabinet top, and the platform and lower arm are substantially parallel and inclined relative to the vertical direction so that the machine can be easily lifted by the user to the lower use position. In the lower use position, the platform and lower arm are also parallel, with the platform front edge being supported by a notched bracket and the rear edge being supported on the lower arm.