Abstract: A support structure for beds and the like is described comprising a plurality of components which are easily secured together in a minimum amount of time. The scaffold or support is comprised of a pair of floor cross supports, four vertical legs, a pair of lower cross supports, a pair of left end supports, a pair of right end supports, bed cross pieces, a pair of ceiling beams, and a pair of upper cross supports. When assembled, the floor space beneath the support structure is available for use.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a patient carrying device so adapted as to allow the patient take a comfortable posture or to freely carry the patient between the bed and the toilet, the bath-tub or otherwise desired locations.The patient carrying device is provided with a first mobile vehicle 10A and a second mobile vehicle 10B, each capable of freely running along rails 4 with its second motor 12. Each of the first mobile vehicle 10A and the second mobile vehicle 10B is further provided with a rotating wheel 15 for winding up or down a suspending rope 17 and a first motor 12 for driving the rotating wheel 15. The first motor 12 and the second motor 13 are operated in a pre-programmed fashion by operating the button of a remote controller 30.