Abstract: The invention relates to a spring element (1) for a cushioning device of a piece of furniture for sitting or lying, in particular for a bed mattress, comprising a spring body (10) and an accommodating section (30) arranged thereon, wherein the spring body (10) and the accommodating section (30) are injection-molded from plastic as one piece.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spring element (1) for a cushioning device of a piece of furniture for sitting or lying, in particular for a bed mattress, comprising a spring body (10) and an accommodating section (30) arranged thereon, wherein the spring body (10) and the accommodating section (30) are injection-molded from plastic as one piece.

Abstract: The invention relates to a side grate for a bed, particularly for a hospital bed and/or a nursing bed. In order to provide a side grate configured in a novel manner, the invention provides a side grate that is supported on a support post (34) of the bed in a height adjustable manner on the end, and in a freestanding manner on the other side.

Abstract: A pivoting device for pivoting of segments (4) which are pivotable relative to one another of a bearing construction (2), providing a bearing surface (3) for a mattress, a cushioning element or the like, of an item of furniture for sitting and/or lying on, in particular a bed. In order to produce a pivoting device which requires a comparatively small installation space while also having safe operation, the invention proposes a pivoting device which includes an electromotive drive device (13) which is arranged on the end face between two neighboring segments (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to an upholstery spring device (1), especially for upholstery cushions, mattresses, or similar, comprising a plurality of upholstery spring elements (2). The aim of the invention is to create an upholstery spring device (1) which can be used with a great degree of flexibility while being simple and inexpensive to produce. Said aim is achieved by an upholstery spring device (1) comprising a plurality of adjacent upholstery spring elements (2) which are joined to each other by means of a flexible connecting device (5, 120) so as to form a joint unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a side grate for a bed, particularly for a hospital bed and/or a nursing bed. In order to provide a side grate configured in a novel manner, the invention provides a side grate that is supported on a support post (34) of the bed in a height adjustable manner on the end, and in a freestanding manner on the other side.

Abstract: A pivoting device for pivoting of segments (4) which are pivotable relative to one another of a bearing construction (2), providing a bearing surface (3) for a mattress, a cushioning element or the like, of an item of furniture for sitting and/or lying on, in particular a bed. In order to produce a pivoting device which requires a comparatively small installation space while also having safe operation, the invention proposes a pivoting device which includes an electromotive drive device (13) which is arranged on the end face between two neighboring segments (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to an upholstery spring device (1), especially for upholstery cushions, mattresses, or similar, comprising a plurality of upholstery spring elements (2). The aim of the invention is to create an upholstery spring device (1) which can be used with a great degree of flexibility while being simple and inexpensive to produce. Said aim is achieved by an upholstery spring device (1) comprising a plurality of adjacent upholstery spring elements (2) which are joined to each other by means of a flexible connecting device (5, 120) so as to form a joint unit.

Abstract: Glycopeptides having the following structure are described: ##STR1## wherein: X.sub.1 is hydrogen, an acetyl group, an acyl group or amino acid; R is .alpha.-L-fucose, .alpha.-D-fucose, .beta.-L-fucose or .beta.-D-fucose, wherein R is O-glucosidically linked to A.sub.1 ; A.sub.1 is serine, threonine, tyrosine, hydroxyproline, asparagine, glutamine, homeoserine and hydroxylysine; A.sub.2 is a glycine, an L-amino acid, a D-amino acid or a modified amino acid; A.sub.3 is L or D aspartic acid, glycine or glutamic acid; and X.sub.2 is a hydroxyl, an amine or an amino acid.

Abstract: A patient support means (16) of an operating table comprises several patient support sections (18,20,22,24) connected to one another and in the region of one of the sections is releasably connected with a support apparatus (10). The support section (18) connectable with the support apparatus (10) includes a lower plate portion (30) couplable with the support apparatus and an upper plate portion (32) translationally adjustably guided on the lower plate portion and connected with the remaining sections (20,22,24) of the patient support means (16), with the lower plate portion (30) being made in the form of a closed box in which the drive mechanism for the adjustment of the upper plate portion (32) is arranged.

Abstract: The invention relates to linker-modified bile acid derivatives of the formula I: ##STR1## wherein the radicals X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3 and Y and n are as defined in the claims, and to a process for their preparation. The compounds according to the invention are therapeutically active and are thus suitable as drugs, especially as hypolipldemics. The invention further relates to the use of the bile acid derivatives according to the invention as drugs.

Abstract: A support column for holding a patient support means of an operating table has a foot portion (18) and a head portion (46), which head portion is adapted for connection with the patient support means and by means of an adjusting mechanism located inside of the support column is adjustable relative to the foot portion (18) and pivotal about horizontal axes. The adjusting mechanism includes a lifting column standing on the foot portion (18), which lifting column at its upper end is connected with a lifting mount (30,32,34) carrying a number of linear drives (36) arranged parallel to the lifting column (20). Each linear drive at one of its ends is cardanically connected to the lifting mount (30,32,34) and at its other end is cardanically connected to the head portion (46), with the head portion (46) through at least one other cardanic joint (48) being connected with the lifting mount (30,32,34).

Abstract: A double-sided textile machine, includes a plurality of spool assemblies for producing cross wound bobbins, a spool collecting station at an end of the machine, a first spool transport belt disposed at one side of the machine for receiving cross wound bobbins from at least one of the spool assemblies and for transporting the bobbins toward the spool collecting station in a given transporting direction with the bobbins axially aligned in the given transporting direction, a second spool transport belt disposed at the other side of the machine for receiving cross wound bobbins from at least one of the spool assemblies and for transporting the bobbins in a direction opposite the given transporting direction, and a device for successively receiving the cross wound bobbins from the second spool transport belt, for turning the bobbins through substantially 180.degree. and for transferring the bobbins to the first spool transport belt.