Abstract: Support method and apparatus for providing a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer a body part, such as a foot, into and out of a bed independently, and thus enhance in-bed mobility. The support for the body part is by a rest member having an associated expandable member. The rest member is a platform configured to the body part being supported, and the expandable member is a bellows adhered to the platform and expandable by a compressor. In the method a body part is positioned on the rest member, which is expanded with the body part thereon.

Abstract: Method and apparatus providing a rest member having a support surface and a stand for the rest member, with the rest member having a plural multiplicity of apertures therein to permit the adjustment in height thereof with respect to the stand, which can take the form of an expandable member associated with the rest member and being contractable as well as expandable inwardly and outwardly and accompanied by means for inhibiting the separation of the rest member from stand after the rest member has been positioned on the stand.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for assisting transfer into and out of a bed by a handle for engagement by a person seeking to transfer into or out of a bed, with the handle positioned aside the bed, and accompanied by a member for counteracting torque exerted by the handle when a person is seeking to transfer into or out of a bed; the torque is counteracted by an elongated member associated at a right angle with respect to the handle and an elongated tube for positioning the handle under a mattress.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for sleeping or relaxing employing a hollow foundation interposed between a bedframe and a mattress, with the foundation adapted for the storage of objects by including at least one storage drawer that extends from a frame of the foundation to its interior, the frame having opposed elongated sides and the storage drawer extends into the foundation from one of its elongated sides and from the opposite one of the elongated sides so that a plurality of storage drawers can occupy substantially the entire interior of the foundation.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for assisting transfer into and out of a bed by a handle for engagement by a person seeking to transfer into or out of a bed, with the handle positioned aside the bed, and accompanied by a member for counteracting torque exerted by the handle when a person is seeking to transfer into or out of a bed; the torque is counteracted by an elongated member associated at a right angle with respect to the handle and an elongated tube for positioning the handle under a mattress.

Abstract: Method and apparatus providing a rest member having a support surface and a stand for the rest member, with the rest member having a plural multiplicity of apertures therein to permit the adjustment in height thereof with respect to the stand, which can take the form of an expandable member associated with the rest member and being contractable as well as expandable inwardly and outwardly

Abstract: A manual support apparatus for use with a bed having a mattress portion for providing a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer into and out of bed independently, and enhance in-bed mobility. The manual support apparatus has three primary parts: a planar plate member, a support tube having at least one leg and at least one tubular member. The tubular member has an internal bore for slidable receipt of the support tube leg, and is attached to the plate member by suitable means. The plate member is placed under the bed's mattress portion such that the tubular member is adjacent and substantially perpendicular to the mattress.In another embodiment, the manual support apparatus includes a planar plate member and at least one support tube attached directly to the plate member. Alternatively, the manual support apparatus can have a unitary construction, including a planar plate portion and at least one support tube portion.

Abstract: A manual support apparatus attachable to a bedframe. The manual support device includes a support tube having at least two legs, and at least two fastening members which are adapted for attachment to the bedframe. The fastening members are secured to the support tube legs. In another embodiment, the manual support apparatus includes a support tube without separate leg portions, wherein the fastening members are secured to support tube body. At least two means for attaching the fastening members to the bedframe are provided. The support tube is shaped to conform to at least one corner of the bedframe. The apparatus provides a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer into and out of bed, particularly hospital beds, independently and enhance in-bed mobility.

Abstract: A manual support apparatus attachable to a bedframe for providing a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer into and out of bed independently, and enhance in-bed mobility. The manual support apparatus has two primary parts: a planar plate member and at least one support tube. The plate member has outside edges for alignment with a bedframe's end and side rails. The support tube is attached to the plate member by suitable means. The plate member is attached to the bedframe's end and side rail by suitable means. Alternatively, the manual support apparatus can have a unitary construction, including a planar plate portion having outside edges and at least one support tube portion.

Abstract: A manual support apparatus attachable to a bedframe for providing a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer into and out of bed independently, and enhance in-bed mobility. The manual support apparatus has two primary parts: a planar plate member and two tubular members. The plate member has outside edges for alignment with a bedframe's end and side rails. The tubular have internal bores for slidable receipt of a support tube, and is attached to the plate member by suitable means. The plate member is attached to the bedframe's end and side rail by suitable means.In another embodiment of the invention, the manual support apparatus includes a planar plate member having outside edges and at least one support tube attached directly to the plate member. Alternatively, the manual support apparatus can have a unitary construction, including a planar plate portion having outside edges and at least one support tube portion.