Abstract: A vehicular seating suite configuration may include a plurality of vertically stacked seating suites configured to be positioned within a vehicle. Each seating suite may include an elongated generally horizontal seating surface angled away from a longitudinal axis of a vehicle and a generally vertical backrest portion adjacent to a proximal end of the elongated generally horizontal seating surface. The elongated generally horizontal seating surface and the generally vertical backrest portion may be configured to accommodate a person in a sitting position and the elongated generally horizontal seating surface may be configured to accommodate a person in a lying position.

Abstract: An automated chest compression device has a housing for supporting a patient and a motor within the housing. A conical drive spool is operatively connected to the motor and a cable, is operatively connected to the conical drive spool. The cable is adapted to extend at least partially around the chest of the patient. A controller is operable to control the motor to compress the chest to variable thresholds.

Abstract: The invention provides a vertical lift mechanism (10) for a bunk bed within a recreational vehicle. The mechanism includes a lateral support assembly (14) that travels up and down in an upright frame assembly (34). The lifting force is provided by a drive unit (12) mounted to the support assembly (14) that winds and unwinds a flexible member (18) through a guide arrangement (68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82) mounted to the support assembly (14). The flexible member (18) is preferably an assembly of cables, more preferably four primary cables (52, 54, 56, 58) each having one end attached to the ceiling of the vehicle and their opposite ends coupled together and linked to a leader cable (50) which is wound about the drive spindle (44). The primary cables (52, 54, 56, 58) travel around the guides (68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82), which can be an arrangement of single and double sheaves or pulleys, to translate the winding force to vertical forces that raise or lower the support assembly (14).

Abstract: This invention relates to an arrangement permitting passengers in mobile units, such as coaches or trains, to stay both by day and by night in a lower and an upper one of two superposed passenger accommodations (1a, 1b) that are formed by one passenger accommodation (1) being converted into the two superposed passenger accommodations (1a, 1b) by the lowering of a ceiling element (33) which is arranged in a raisable and lowerable fashion in the passenger accommodation (1). To permit enhanced utilization of both the lower and the upper passenger accommodations (1a, 1b) by day as well as by night, the ceiling element (33) comprises at least one seat (36-39) which is convertible into at least one berth.