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 thin flexible film bag, oriented horizontally or integral therewith and preferably bearing an absorbent material chuck on its upper wall, forms a plenum chamber. A lower wall underlying the chuck and including small diameter perforations to create an air bearing for supporting the patient mover. The patient borne thereby lies on the chuck, some distance from an underlying fixed planar support surface. This permits the patient to be readily moved in a frictionless manner when air under pressure fills the plenum chamber and escapes through the perforations. Air enters the plenum chamber through an outer tube of thin, flexible material. Paired, opposed, flat and less flexible tongues define a short inner tube, being positioned within the outer tube, to permit airflow entry to the plenum chamber with the tongues being deflected away from each other. The tongues are pressed against each other and one side of the outer tube wall, due to elastic memory, to prevent air escape from the chamber at that point.

Abstract: A dispensing device for small parts arranged in a compact shape from when the parts can be withdrawn from a single point including a plurality of vertically stacked trays slidably disposed upon banks of spaced flanges which are rotatable about a central axis of the device and reciprocable in a plane parallel to the central axis. The uppermost and lowermost trays in the stack are free to rotate with the flanges and the balance of the trays are restrained from rotation so as to be disengaged from one bank of flanges and received between the planes of another bank of flanges.

Abstract: A slidably adjustable, readily assemblable box having a slidably expandable base portion, front corner member posts and rear corner member posts. The front corner member posts and rear corner member posts each have portions defining relatively perpendicular slots therebetween. The front and rear corner member posts are secured to the base portion. Detachable front corner members engage the front corner member posts in their perpendicular slots. Detachable rear corner members engaging the rear corner member posts in their perpendicular slots. A detachable, slidably expandable front wall panel pivotally engages the front corner members. A detachable, slidably expandable rear wall panel engages the rear corner members. Detachable side walls engage the front and rear corner members. The front wall panel and the rear wall panel have a slidable length relatively equal to the slidable length of the base portion.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device to be used by patients who when confined to bed are required to use bedpans and in particular a device having an inflatable portion that is so located in relation to the patients body as to exert a lifting force adjacent the base of the patient's spine so as to raise the lower body portion of the patient's torso and thus to allow with or without some cooperation of the patient the insertion of a bedpan under the patient in a proper position for use by the patient. The device is characterized as being constructed to be placed on the body of the patient and be worn so to speak, by the patient throughout the day or night, or both, in a deflated state and be maintained at all times of possible need, in place and in a state of readiness to be inflated with air or gas from a source under pressure such as a tank, individual can or a pump so as to lift the patient's body as required without resorting to manual lifting.

Abstract: An adapter universally applicable to manually operable hospital beds from which the handles or cranks are removed in order to expose the drive pins of the operating shafts, and comprised of a housing adapted to right and left installation to the shaft cover tubes above or below the bed frame, and having a worm and gear driven hub for coupled engagement with said drive pins and with cam actuated limit switches adjustable for rotative angular displacement as circumstances require.

Abstract: In a heat resistant cabinet, a gypsum filling is provided in the interspace between the outer casing and the inner surface. In the upper part of the cabinet, at least one hollow space is present in the gypsum filling. This hollow space extends practically over the whole width and the whole depth of the cabinet. The ceiling is therefore provided by two relatively thin plates of gypsum spaced from each other and each containing a wire mesh for reinforcement, providing a good heat protection for the contents of the uppermost drawer, without adding any substantial vulnerability to impairment of heat protection by falling material or by falling of the cabinet.

Abstract: An extender for a bed which has a boxspring, and mattress resting squarely on the boxspring, and a bed frame is provided. An elongated cushion provides an extended sleeping area adjacent a portion of the perimeter of the mattress. An elongated support which is substantially coextensive with the cushion and which may rest on the bed frame, supports the cushion adjacent the portion of the perimeter of the mattress such that extended sleeping area is provided by the cushion. The cushion and the support are connected so as to restrain relative movement therebetween. The extender also has a tongue which extends horizontally outward from the support, which is to be insertably received between the mattress and the boxspring. The opposed ends of the extender are curved so as to conform with the curved corners of the mattress and the boxspring and to allow a number of extenders to be used for providing extended sleeping area adjacent the end and sides of the mattress.

Abstract: A cold display case which can be assembled easily and quickly on the spot without particular specialized skill is provided. Frames for the cold display case are constructed with generally rectangular pipes and connectors, said connectors each having a main body and a plurality of engaging arms crossing at right angles to each other.

Abstract: A net-type bed comprises a flexible web slung between two parallel shafts on to which the ends of the web are wound. The shafts can be turned individually by means of handles and the bed has a self-contained support frame which is of collapsible tubular construction. The frame comprises two parallel longitudinal members spaced apart so as to lie on opposite sides of a normal bed mattress, and two cross members adapted to rest on the mattress support or base of the normal bed below the mattress. End sections of the frame are detachable from the longitudinal members and embody support crutches in which the shafts are rotatably supported.

Abstract: A fastener assembly for blind assembly to a support panel includes a bolt retained in one leg of a pair of spaced apart legs of an attaching clip so that a leg having the bolt secured thereto can be inserted through a T-slot in the support panel. The spaced apart legs of the attaching clip firmly grip opposite sides of the support panel to provide improved retention of the fastener assembly to the support panel with the one leg providing additional support for the head of the bolt on the blind side of the support panel.

Abstract: A support device for the arms of convalescent patients for providing comfort and stability and for preventing circulation problems includes an inclined cushion provided with ridges on either side to prevent the arm from falling off and an angled shape to provide stability and comfort for the patient.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a cabinet, shelves or other wall unit (10) on an interior wall (12) includes a pair of rigid support members (26) which are preferably of hollow construction and rectangular cross-section. Each support member (26) is secured to the wall (12) with a plurality of longitudinally spaced fasteners (28) such that the rear side thereof firmly engages the wall. Shoulder fasteners (32) are mounted at spaced intervals along the front sides of said support members (26) for engagement with slotted connector plates (36) secured to the side panels (16) of the unit (10).

Abstract: A holder for cookbooks which will hold a cookbook above and off the counter surface in a position easily accessible for reference during cooking. The cookbook holder is formed of metal wire segments bent to shape and comprises a generally planar back frame having an upper portion and a lower portion and a pair of spaced apart sides adapted to support an open book. A ledge is connected to the lower portion of the back frame and extends generally forwardly therefrom and is adapted to support the lower edge of the book when it is resting on the back frame. Preferably, the ledge includes a lip which serves to engage the book in such a manner that it will be held open. Hook means connected to the upper end of the back frame are adapted for hooking around a vertical post or the like, such as the frame of a kitchen cabinet, a screw eye, etc.

Abstract: A Chrismas tree ball display cabinet and storage cabinet has a plurality of drawers of styrofoam with a grid of ball-fitting spherical recesses in the top surface of each, a vertically spaced succession of ledge-like shelves supporting the styrofoam drawers, and in the preferred embodiment a compartmented drawer for Christmas tree ball accessories; a vertically sliding door gives access to the contents, and transparent plastic construction for the cabinet and white color for the styrofoam in preferred embodiment make the assembly when filled with Christmas tree balls an effective display for store or home as well as for storage.

Abstract: A body support such as a bed, operating table or seat has a flexible top sheet secured over the sides and ends of a frame, and resting on a series of parallel resiliently deformable rollers located between the sides of the frame and supported, in turn, by a longitudinally reciprocal substantially horizontal bearer plate, which is driven back and forth causing the rollers to roll back and forth under the top sheet, thus constantly changing the main pressure areas of the body supported by the top sheet.

Abstract: In a front-serviceable appliance having a base frame supporting internal components, the base frame having a front member and side members and a rear panel attached thereto, a removable cabinet has a front bottom flange overlapping and extending beneath the front base frame member, and receptacles for receiving upwardly extending tabs from the side members to position the cabinet with respect to the base. The cabinet is held in position on the base by a pair of spring clips engaging the rear panel and each having a portion abutting a top of the cabinet and curved portions extending into the cabinet through aligned slots in the top thereof to maintain a spring tension. The cabinet is thus retained without the use of screws and its removal does not impair the functional operation of the internal components.

Abstract: A rack for securing equipment against theft comprises a plurality of generally rectangular shaped shelves having an upper planar support surface and a pair of diagonally extending passage ways extending to diagonally opposite corners and including openings between the passage ways and the surface of the shelf. The shelves are supported by vertical tubular support structures that communicate with the passage ways at the corners of the respective shelves. The rack includes an enclosed compartment that is secured against theft by means of a locked door. Security cables or chains extend from an anchored position inside the security closure and through the tubular members to positions on the shelves for securing to the underside of the appliances and other equipment, such that the cables are not accessible for cutting.

Abstract: Structure for mounting an ice maker in an insulated cabinet having an outer rigid metal shell. The mounting structure includes a support fixedly secured to the shell and defining a mounting portion disposed within a refrigerated chamber of the cabinet. The ice making apparatus is mounted to the support to be disposed within the refrigerated chamber. The shell includes turned flange portions to which the support is removably secured in one embodiment of the invention. The support may be defined by a plurality of rails having securing portions secured to the shell. Connecting portions may be arranged to extend from the securing portions to dispose the mounting portion of the support within the refrigerated chamber. The ice making apparatus may include a plurality of components such as an ice slab forming component and an ice slab dividing component. The support is arranged to mount the components in opposite association within the refrigerated chamber.

Abstract: An improved bed covering including a first sheet defining a pocket to receive the bottom end of a mattress and a second sheet attached to the first sheet at the corners and bottom edge of the mattress end.