Abstract: A sofa-bed assembly in a recreational vehicle or van has a seat and a back. There is a storage space under the seat. The back can be moved in a simple roll-over action from an upright position at the rear of the seat to a horizontal, bed-forming position at the front edge of the seat. Two mounting brackets are fixed to the vehicle, one at each side of the seat. The back is connected to mounting brackets by two links on each side of the brackets and back to facilitate this action. The mounting brackets also serve to control the seat which is connected to the brackets by a pair of seat-connecting pivot links.

Abstract: A modular RV furniture apparatus includes a platform, a U-shaped frame having enlargements formed at its leg extremities for insertion through selected socket openings of the platform. A key panel movable under the platform has key openings formed therein for locking the frame in place with the enlargements blocked by the key openings. The leg extremities of the frame are spaced at a distance D, pairs of the socket openings also being spaced at the distance D for permitting the frame to be selectively engaged with the platform and locked in place in a plurality of fixed positions. At least some socket openings are spaced at a center spacing S that is a submultiple of the distance D, a back-support on the frame having a width W being the distance D plus a multiple of the spacing S. A manual or powered locking device holds the key panel in the locked position, an electrical interlock deactivating a vehicle ignition circuit when the key panel is not in the locked position.

Abstract: A berth arrangement for installation in a sleeping compartment having a ceiling formed with a downwards open recess, comprises a berth holder and a bearing for mounting the berth holder for turning relative to the ceiling structure between a generally horizontal retracted position and a generally vertical lowered position. A berth is journalled in the holder to be turnable when the holder is in its lowered position between an extended position, in which the berth extends substantially horizontally away from the holder, and a folded up position, in which the berth is disposed substantially vertically and is close to the holder.

Abstract: This invention provides a vibration-free sleeper bed for over-the-road tractors. More particularly, this invention concerns a sleeper compartment device which provides a system whereby an off-duty driver may sleep in a vibration-free bed which remains at a preselected height, even during the over-the-road operation of the tractor. This is accomplished by providing a vertically-slidable support for the bed and using an air spring alongside a shock absorber to damp vibrations. Also, the bed itself is mounted on vibration-damping hard rubber mounts.

Abstract: A system or structure allowing conversion of the front area seating of a van to a dinette for two and/or four persons and to a single and/or double bed. The structures provided enable the front passenger seat to rotate 360 degrees and slide over a position adjacent to the driver seat which also can be rotated 360 degrees. The single seat directly behind the driver seat can be extended sideways to form a double seat. The table in between the front seats and seat directly behind these seats is cantilevered from a wall cabinet located below the window, which is located in the exterior sidewall directly behind the driver seat. This table is removable at will for storage in a coat closet or lowered to serve as a base for a single or double bed. The two part hinged front leaf may be folded back over the main rear leaf to allow ample space for the driver seat to slide back and forth on tracks when in the forward driving position.

Abstract: The mattress is mounted on a rectangular frame and underlying the rectangular frame, at the front and rear ends thereof, are vertical adjusting systems. Each vertical adjusting system includes an expandable air cushion, which is expandable and contractable in the vertical direction, and intersecting link arrangements at the front and rear of each expandable cushion. Each expandable cushion is separately connected to a source of air under pressure which may be either the air compression system of the vehicle in which the system is mounted or a separate air compression system. With the arrangement, the mattress can either be raised or lowered vertically, or it can be tilted.

Abstract: A restraining device is provided for restraining an infant in an isolette or incubator, allowing the infant to be transported in such device. A tray is adapted for secured receipt within the isolette. A foam pad is received by the tray, the pad having a recess contoured therein to accommodate and receive an infant. The recess is preferably topographically sculptured to more securely receive the infant and to prevent movement of the infant within the recess. A belt or harness passes from the tray and through the sculptured recess to engage and secure the infant therein. Accordingly, with the isolette secured to the vehicle, the tray secured to the isolette, and the infant secured through the harness to the tray, the infant cannot move about within the isolette when being transported or when the transporting vehicle experiences abrupt changes in motion.

Abstract: An air cushion for sleeping in a car includes a plastic lower layer, a plastic intermediate layer, a plastic upper layer, a plastic mattress, and a flannel cloth, having their edge portions fastened together so as to provide an enlarged and comfortable flat sleeping space. The plastic lower layer and the intermediate layer form a first chamber, while the plastic intermediate layer and the upper layer define a second chamber which is separated from the first chamber to preclude air circulation between the first and second chambers having the two chambers inflated for resting the lower layer on the car seats, and with the air cushion having an area covering a driver's seat and a passenger's seat to provide a flat surface on the car seat for sleeping use.

Abstract: A vehicle bunk and occupant restraint system. A bunk frame is pivotally or fixedly mounted to the back wall of the sleeping compartment of a trailer-cab. A fabric net has a proximal end fixedly mounted to the back wall and a distal end having buckles mounted thereto and positioned at the distal end of the bunk frame. A web support has a proximal end fixedly mounted to the back wall. The distal end of the web support includes a plurality of tongues positioned at the distal end of the bunk frame lockingly engagable with the buckles limiting occupant movement and application of occupant inertial force to the bunk frame during an emergency stop.

Abstract: A restraining net includes a rectangular mesh of strands interconnected to form a screen-like mesh, and affixed within a support frame of upper, lower, and transverse straps. A pair of upper belts extend from the upper strap and are releasably connected to the shoulder belts of a passenger vehicle positioned above the seat back of the vehicle adjacent the transverse ends of the seat. A pair of lower belts extend from the lower strap and are releasably connected to the frame of the seat.

Abstract: A truck camper having a large, flat truck bed and a top cover or shell is provided with a unit of furniture which is manually convertible between bed form and seat form. It consists of three essentially-rectangular elongated platforms hinged at adjacent side edges and extending crosswise of the unit. Each platform has legs at its opposite ends, providing for gear storage beneath the raised unit. The platforms are manually movable in Z-folded fashion between a vertically-stacked condition in which they form a seat and a horizontally-extended condition in which they form a sleeping bed raised above the truck floor. A cushion is provided for each platform, two serving as a seat and the third forming the back of the seat when in seat form. When in the latter form, 4 foot by 8 foot building construction panels can be placed the full length of the truck bed beneath the seat and between its legs.

Abstract: Provided is a folding bed arrangement for over-the-road-trucks. The folding bed includes first and second frame members and an elastic mattress stretched over the frame members. The first frame member is secured within the truck cab and the second frame member is pivotably mounted to the first frame member and is adapted to be moved from an upright stowed position to a lowered sleeping position. In the lowered sleeping position, the elastic mattress is stretched so as to provide a firm comfortable sleeping surface.

Abstract: A collapsible occupant restraint system for a vehicle sleeper. A net is fixedly mounted to a web framework. The framework is slidably mounted to a plurality of webs extendable and retractable by retracting devices. The net and webbing is extendable from a stored collapsed position to an in use position over a bed having buckles to lockingly engage a plurality of tongues mounted to the framework securing the occupant restraint system in the in use position. A pair of side belts pull the net upwardly increasing the passenger reclining space.

Abstract: A plurality of sections placed in a stack to form a stool. The stool can be put in the well of the automobile between the front and back seat. Certain of the sections can be left in the well, and others on the back seat for the child to sit on and place his feet on the sections of the well. The sections are temporarily held together against lateral displacement by various devices. In all of the forms the device has an opening for receiving the hump in the floor of the automobile. In another form, the device is somewhat in the appearance of a table forming a first section, and a second section stacked with the first section.

Abstract: A sleeping bed for a motor vehicle which is effectively isolated from jars and vibrations encountered during highway travel comprises a movable frame which is supported by inflatable air bags from a stationary frame affixed to the floor of the vehicle. Three position valves control the in-flow and out-flow of air from the air bags, the valve being mechanically coupled by linkages to the movable frame so that its relative displacement controls the pressure within the air bag. The movable frame is supported on the pistons of the air bags by first and second slide members which permit longitudinal and transverse horizontal movement of the movable frame. Springs are employed to restore the movable frame to a neutral horizontal position following acceleration/deceleration forces tending to move the movable frame and mattress in the fore and aft direction and when longitudinal sway forces act on the bed.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for increasing the useful surface area of a rear seat of an automobile. A first inflatable cell of approximately rectangular block shape fits between the front and rear seats of the automobile. The cell has an upwardly facing top surface for supporting a load at about the level of the seats, and a downwardly facing bottom surface for supporting the cell on a floor of the automobile, or the like. The bottom surface conforms to the shape of the floor and defines a concave portion for accepting a drive shaft hump extending upwardly from the floor. At least one second inflatable cell extends downwardly from the concave portion so that with the first cell and the at least one second cell inflated, the apparatus is caused to fit conformably to the floor and drive shaft hump.

Abstract: A bed arrangement is provided for shipboard stateroom use. Fixedly positioned, spaced-apart, small single beds, having a leg space therebetween for daytime use as facing sofas, optionally can be converted to a large common bed, of a size larger in width than even a conventional king-size bed. This option allows booking flexibility in that the same stateroom can at different times be booked as providing separate, single beds, or optionally as providing a large common bed, comparable to or greater in size than that of a king-size bed. The option is effected by providing a readily assembleable and readily removable center bed section in the space between the normally spaced-apart separate beds. The invention thereby provides a means for increasing stateroom revenue in response to demand for large, shared bedding arrangements, when such demand occurs.

Abstract: A portable sleeper is provided for a truck and comprises at least four anchors connected to the posts at the four corners of the cab or to the bed of a pickup truck. A flexible generally rectangular flat, webbed support surface is connected at its four corners to the anchors by means of a belt buckle coupling so that the portable sleeper can be selectively tensioned into a taut support surface on which the user of the vehicle may recline.

Abstract: A vibration-proof stretcher is usable for facilitating safe emergency treatment of a patient lying on the stretcher.

Abstract: A shelf for a platform of a fold-down camper is provided, having an end frame with a first and second leg pivotally coupled to opposite sides of the platform and adapted to pivot from a first position substantially parallel to the platform to a second position substantially perpendicular to the platform for supporting an awning. Disposed between the first and second legs, and pivotally coupled thereto, is a shelf. The shelf is oriented so as to be substantially parallel to the platform and that relationship is maintained throughout the movement of the awning support by at least one leg interconnecting the shelf to the platform. All of the supports for the shelf are pivotally coupled and parallel to each other so that the shelf remains parallel to the platform. The shelf is available to store personal belongings or ornamental objects of the occupants without interfering with the occupants while reclined on the platform.

Abstract: A car bed for an infant comprises a cot body having a generally rigid rim providing support for rigid end portions, side portions and a bottom portion. A U-shaped handle has the ends of its limbs pivotally attached to the end portions of the cot body for angular movement about an axis extending longitudinally above the center of gravity of the cot body, between a position in which said limbs are perpendicular to said bottom portion and a position in which the handle is located to one side of said opening. In use, a seat belt is received in guide formations on the handle. Since the handle is located above the center of gravity of the car bed as a whole, the cot body will rotate as a unit deceleration, so that the bottom portion of the cost body is displaced forwardly in an arcuate path to a forwardly and upwardly inclined position.

Abstract: A motorized mobile office vehicle, a van type vehicle, having an interior arranged to form a mobile office that would take optimum advantage of the available space to accommodate all the necessities and amenities a business person would require for business related travel. In general, the forward section of the van generally contain two swivel type chairs. An overhead compartment between the two front seats that houses a slide projector, CB radio, overhead light, and tissue dispenser. The console between the front seats houses cellular telephone, map holder, note pad holder, cassette holder, and miscellaneous item holder and AM/FM radio. Centrally located in the vehicle interior, there is a multi functional unit used as display space of business literature, projection screen, drafting desk, presentations board holder, and regular desk top for performing various office work. Over this equipment there is an adjustable task light.

Abstract: A magnetically cushioned support structure for a mattress or seat includes a pair of spaced-apart, aligned sheets of non-magnetic material, each sheet having magnets disposed on its inner face in opposition to magnets on the other sheet, with the opposing magnet faces in each magnet pair having like polarity. The two magnet-supporting sheets are secured to one another by blocks of low-density polymeric foam material disposed between the sheets. The weight of a sleeper is supported by magnetic repulsive force, and the two sheets are held in alignment with one another by the foam blocks. Contact of the upper sheet with walls or support structure of a sleeper cab is prevented, thus isolating the top of the structure from vibration.

Abstract: A bed for a recreational vehicle that is stored near the ceiling in the front portion of the vehicle when not in use and is lowered for usage. The bed when stored above the driver's area does not interfere with the operation of the vehicle. The bed is lowered into the seating area when made available for use. The bed movement is power actuated over a height difference of two and one-half to three feet. The seats are adjusted out of the path of the bed and the power mechanism is interrupted when items are in the path of the bed movement. The power actuator is contained within the bed frame and movement is controlled by a rack and pinion mounting.

Abstract: A system for optimal space utilization by using at least one raisable and lowerable berth. The at least one berth can be raised to a storage or day position and lowered to a service or night position by a driving motor operatively connected to the berth. The position of the berth is essentially horizontal in the storage as well as the service position. The berth is provided with guiding bodies for movable engagement along essentially vertical guide rails fastened adjacent to limiting walls of the compartment in question. The guide rails can also be a part of the bearing structure of the compartment. Below the berth there are arranged at least one permanently mounted, pivotable chair capable of being stowed and/or put down in a position to free the necessary space for lowering the berth to the night position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat (8) comprises a backrest (7) which consists of an upper and a lower backrest part (14,15). The lower backrest part (15) is connected in an articulated manner both to a seat part (9) and to the upper backrest part (14). By swinging the lower backrest part (15) forwards in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the upper backrest part (14) backwards in the longitudinal direction, the vehicle seat (8) is converted into part of a bed.

Abstract: A portable bed assembly for use on a pick up truck, camper, station wagon or other recreational vehicle includes an elongate framework having a width designed to fit between rear wheel wells on a motor vehicle, and a length which fits snugly within the vehicle when the rear thereof is closed. The portable bed is mounted on rollers which ride on rails mounted on the original deck or bed of the motor vehicle. The framework includes a pair of foldable leg assemblies with one mounted on each end of the portable bed assembly. A locking mechanism maintains the portable bed assembly in mounted position along the rails on the original motor vehicle bed or rear deck. When the locking mechanism is released and the rear of the motor vehicle is opened, or the tailgate is positioned horizontally, the portable bed assembly will roll outwardly of the back of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: An adjustable bed system or arrangement is provided for positioning in limited space in a truck-trailer system for ready use by a driver thereof. This bed arrangement consists of a pair of base plates pivotally connected together one of the base plates is fixed in position and the other movable base plate is pivotally mounted to the fixed plate for angular elevation. A second pair of vertically spaced plates is mounted below the angularly positioned plate and the upper plate thereof has a pair of spaced rolls for contact with the undersurface of the angularly positioned plate. A shaft-cylinder arrangement is positioned below each roller between the second pair of vertically arranged spaced plates and each shaft-cylinder arrangement is elevated by a pressurized reservoir or air bag controlled by a control valve coupled to a source of air pressure to elevate the moveable base plate.

Abstract: An air suspension bed is disclosed which is structured for installation in a vehicle and comprises a frame which is configured to hold a cushion. Two fluid suspension units include air bag assemblies and an upper housing unit and a lower housing unit with the upper housing unit being connected to the frame by mounting members, connecting members and resilient devices. The mounting members are generally U-shaped members which are fixedly attached to the frame. Connecting members are rod-like structures which pass through apertures formed in the mounting members and the upper housing units and allow the frame to move along the rod-like structures but is restrained in movement by resilient devices carried on the rod-like structures which along with the air bag assemblies cushion the movements of the truck which are transmitted to the frame of the bed.

Abstract: A device for suspending a mattress or the like within the sleeping compartment of a truck. The device includes a generally elongated frame with a flat support surface for placing the mattress thereon. The frame may be directly suspended from the walls of the sleeping compartment by spring and shock absorbing devices extending at an angle from the frame. The elongated frame may alternatively be suspended from a peripheral base frame within an open space defined thereby.

Abstract: An add-on collapsible sleeping shelter which is mounted on a motor vehicle. The shelter consists of a hinged shell and a mating seal ring which is bolted to the vehicle roof. Integral to this shelter is a hinged bed-board which when raised angularly provides additional headroom and in the lower position provides ingress to and egress from a ready made bed with all bedding material intact. The underside of said bed-board provides a ceiling for the inside of motor vehicle. Flexible canvas-like wall material is attached to the shell and to the seal ring and unfolds to an enclosing position as the shell angularly moves upward to its extended position. Lifting devices, hinges, tension latches, and a molded trim ring are provided to conceal mounting hardware and exposed edge of vehicle roof.

Abstract: An improved motorhome in which the features normally requiring a large driving and housing space are achieved in a compact area by utilizing a pair of transversely positionable trundles each carrying a fixed cushion portion and a longitudinally movable, track-carried cushion member each such cushion member comprising a pair of cushions selectively rotatably about a common axis from a horizontal position, when a bed function is being performed, to a vertical or semi-vertical position, when a driver's or passenger's seat function, or a lounging function, is being performed, servo-mechanical means being provided to move and lock each cushion member in the appropriate longitudinal position and the rotatable cushions in the desired elevational position.

Abstract: A carrier for use in vehicles safely transports premature or underweight infants in a bed during normal vehicle motion by directly supporting the infant recumbent along its head, neck and back. An energy absorbtion structure between the bed and the front of a shell that contains the bed permanently deforms and dissipates kinetic energy of the infant from inertial loading by the infant during the rapid deceleration resulting from a collision or panic stop. The bed and shell likewise deform. During the deceleration the bed rotates the infant into the vertical, continuing the direct support along the head, neck and back. A seat belt catch anchors the carrier to the vehicle through a standard seat belt and provides a barrier that keeps the infant in the carrier when experiencing vertical forces. Side walls of the bed absorb and dissipate impact energy from the sides of the carrier.

Abstract: A marine vehicle comprising a first generally vertical wall, a second generally vertical wall extending generally perpendicular to the first wall, a first seat bottom member, a second seat bottom member, a hinge mechanism supporting the first seat bottom member for movement between a first position wherein the first seat bottom member extends generally horizontally from the first wall and a second position wherein the first seat bottom member extends generally vertically against the first wall, and a hinge mechanism supporting the second seat bottom member for movement between an operating position wherein the second seat bottom member extends generally horizontally from the second wall and is generally coplanar with the first seat bottom member when the first seat bottom member is in the first position, and a storage position wherein the second seat bottom member extends generally vertically against the second wall.

Abstract: A folding table for storage in an automobile and used in combination with the trunk of the automobile comprises an upper surface configured for holding items as the table is removed from or returned to the trunk, two adjustable, foldable legs for supporting the front of the table, the back resting on the trunk rim, and a ramp for removal of the table from and return of the table to the trunk. In the preferred embodiment, the ramp is a frame having two tracks that engage and guide two wheels fitted to the back of the table, the frame resting on the rim when being used and laying flat on the trunk floor under the table when being stored. In an alternative embodiment, the ramp comprises two tube carried in the sides of the table, a rod slidably carried within each tube but protruding a short distance from the back of the table and having ends that frictionally engage the trunk floor to maintain position of the rods relative to the floor as the table is slid from and to the trunk.

Abstract: A free floating bunk bed includes a bed framework supported on a base framework which in turn is supported on a bed support floor of a truck or tractor cab. The base framework includes first and second subframes. The bed framework is supported on the base framework by a suspension means which includes two pairs of rigid hanger brackets each pair is pivotally mounted to a one of the suspension subframes. Hanger straps extend between the end of each hanger bracket and a portion of the bed framework spaced below the end of the hanger bracket, and two universal joints connect each hanger strap between the end of its hanger bracket and the bed framework. A pair of opposed and balanced compression coil springs are operative between the base framework and each pair of hanger brackets to tend to keep the hanger bracket from pivoting with respect to the base framework.

Abstract: An expandable bed assembly for a camping trailer is mounted on a pair of extension rails which are slidably mounted on the camping trailer. A first bed frame and mattress are supported by the extension rails, and a second bed frame and mattress are pivotally connected by a pair of parallel links to the first bed frame for pivoting movement between a storage position in which the second bed frame is supported above the first bed frame and a use position in which the second bed frame extends in substantially the same plane as the first bed frame.

Abstract: A tensioned bed which comprises first and second parallel support rods which can be mounted to a fixed support structure. A flexible rectangular sheet of limited stretchability has a spreader rod attached to one end of the sheet, with the end wrapped about one of the support rods such that the spreader bar extends parallel to the rod. The opposed sheet ends has a hem which receives the other support rod, a pair straps are attached to the spreader bar and extend along and are attached to the sheet sides. The free ends of the straps are engaged by buckles attached to the sheet proximate the hemmed edge.

Abstract: A floor subframe construction for a sleeper cab of the type used in a tractor/trailer rig and adapted to be located behind the driver's cab and supported on the tractor frame. The sleeper cab has vertical exterior wall sections and a floor panel formed of metal sheet. The floor panel is supported on an exterior metal floor subframe that includes parallel front and rear main beams, a plurality of interior cross members extending perpendicular to and between the main beams, and exterior side members connected between the outer ends of the main beams. The main beams, cross members, and side members define coplanar supporting surfaces for the floor panel. Each of the beams has upper and lower horizontal flanges spaced apart and joined by a vertical web at the outer ends thereof to define an inwardly facing open channel.

Abstract: Aerodynamically configured sleeper apparatus comprises a sleeper base compartment adapted to be removably mounted behind the truck cab of a tractor-trailer, and an aerodynamically contoured sleeper top mounted on the sleeper base compartment. The top has a front portion which extends forwardly to overhang a portion of the cab roof, and has a height at a rear wall thereof such that the overall height of the sleeper base compartment and the top matches the height of the trailer. Transition panels, configured to match the belt line of the cab, extend forwardly to the truck cab from the front wall of the sleeper compartment to afford a smooth air flow and to give the sleeper apparatus a built-in appearance. Adjustable side fairings, connected to a rear wall of the sleeper apparatus enable its width to be varied to match trailers having different widths. An adjustable top trim tab on the sleeper top enables the height of the sleeper apparatus to be adjusted to accommodate trailers of different heights.

Abstract: A portable and collapsible travel tray assembly is provided for mounting in conjunction with a conventional automobile seat positioned to the front of the user of the tray and the seat of the user, particularly a child's car seat. The portable tray assembly comprises a rigid bottom panel member having front, back, and side portions. The bottom panel member is provided with a pair of opposing folding side panels which extend along the side portions of the bottom panel and above the plane of the bottom panel when in the unfolded position. The tray assembly also includes a front folding panel extending between the opposing side panels and along the front portion of the bottom panel and above the plane of said bottom panel. The folding side and front panels permit the tray to be converted from a stowed or collapsed position when the side and front panels are in the folded or stowed position to a position of use when in the unfolded position.

Abstract: Mobile lodging, including a vehicular body for a trailer and having a plurality of adjacent sleeping cabins with dimensions that can be reduced for transport. Each sleeping cabin includes a fixed portion and a sleeping element extending in a longitudinal direction and containing at least one bed. The sleeping element is slidable in a longitudinal direction in the fixed portion between an open configuration in which the fixed portion contains an open aisle region located longitudinally behind the bed and a closed configuration in which the sleeping element totally occupies the aisle region. The aisle region of each sleeping cabin is directly laterally accessible from the sleeping element of the immediately laterally adjacent sleeping cabin.

Abstract: Cushioned components are arranged to fit together in laterally immobilized fashion to form a furnished interior for the bed of a pick-up truck. The assembly is constructed of modular pieces which, when assembled, form a pair of seats above the wheel wells of the truck bed and a storage compartment extending across the width of the truck at the forward end of the truck bed. All surfaces of the assembly that are directed toward the truck bed interior are cushioned with carpeting, fabric, or padding. The modular components may be quickly assembled and disassembled, so that the bed of the pick-up truck may be utilized for heavy duty work within the furnished interior assembly, and then transformed into a luxurious den within the space of a few minutes.

Abstract: A suspension system for a bed or bunk which is to rest on a substantially horizontally oriented deck and is particularly adapted for the sleeper compartments of large truck cabs and which substantially reduce the amplitude of vibrations and other disruptive movements of the truck. The system includes a lower support frame which is adapted to be on the deck. An upper support frame for supporting a mattress is positioned above the lower support frame. The two frames are interconnected by at least two torsion spring members wherein the upper support frame is free to move up and down relative to the lower support frame under the influence of the spring action of the torsion spring members. The spring action dampens the transmission of up and down movements from the truck to the upper support frame and the mattress positioned thereon.

Abstract: The single room interior space of a compact motorvan for most daytime living converts quickly into three private compartments by simply opening a set of dual function folding doors (movable partitions) exposing a toilet and bigger than average shower stall area (latter doubling as coat closet) and at the same time forming a central compartment, thereby automatically creating two more private compartments in front and rear. The kitchen facilities located in the central compartment, opposite from the toilet and shower/coat closet area, are used when the doors cover that area from view. This central utility compartment is always available for active use and never occupied by seats, table or beds. The four seats in the instantly creatable front compartment rapidly convert to two, wide single beds, with ample space between them for quick exit or access to the central privacy compartment.

Abstract: A child restraint bassinet assembly comprising a support base and a bassinet which hinges in the support base upon release of an inertia responsive trigger latch which has sufficient inertia to move to a release position upon impact, the assembly being retained in a vehicle by a base strap of a tether strap assembly, which is located sufficiently high that the center of gravity of the bassinet is below the base strap and tilting is thereby limited to downward movement of the rear end of the bassinet within its base.

Abstract: A removable seat for a truck bed. The seat has front and back lateral runners, the front runner being the higher. The runners are telescopic in construction. Four attachments, two for each runner, are attached to the truck bed, and the runners are held to the truck bed by them. A flexible seat member has a slack length and extends between the runners. It forms a cavity to receive an occupant. A pair of flexible inelastic side panels are attached to the seat member, and a pair of side bands of flexible inelastic material having a shorter length than the slack length are supported by and extend between the runners. Together, the panels with bands make a side restraint and arm rest. A cushion is pivotally attached to the sheet adjacent to the higher runner, so it can be pivoted to protect an occupant from striking that runner. The attachments are preferably sockets to receive laterally extending tongues that are carried by the runners.

Abstract: The present invention is a truck with an air powered and air cushioned multipositional reclining sleeper bed. The present invention provides increased comfort for the occupant of the sleeper compartment by utilizing the compressed air system of the truck to adjust the sleeper bed to the position desired and to cushion the ride of the sleeper occupant.

Abstract: A berth or bunk for cabs of industrial vehicles and the like, positioned behind the driver's and passenger's seats. The bunk is so structured as to be easily deformed in case of a road accident by the thrust created by the rearward motion of the seats, when a device for automatic or manually-controlled rearward motion of the seats is activated, to contribute to the safety of the driver and the passenger.

Abstract: A bedding installation with two superposed bunks (6, 7) in which the upper bunk (7) has, along its lengthwise side (8b) opposite to the lengthwise side (8a) contiguous with the back wall (1) of the cab, a padded rim (9) and a median lengthwise folding axis (D) allowing the lengthwise sides (8a, 8b) of the bunk (7) to be brought together to its storage position in which the padded rim (9) constitutes a headrest which extends upward from a raisable lengthwise side (6a) of the lower bunk (6).