Unfolding Top Patents (Class 5/5)
  • Patent number: 8863325
    Abstract: An undulating bed comprises a padded mattress. A bed frame support is positioned under the padded mattress. A mechanism within the bed frame support is for imparting an undulating/rocking motion to the padded mattress, to substantially simulate motion experienced on a boat as a sleep aid to a user lying on the padded mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventor: Naum Fiterson
  • Patent number: 8832873
    Abstract: The components of the furniture system, in a vertical orientation, have a cabinet with a central opening in an upper section and a plurality of support panels stacked in a laterally oriented position within the central opening. The cabinet is adapted to be placed against a structure such as a wall. Engaging items include a television. The cabinet further has a horizontal orientation with a top opening and alternate configuration and function such as a bed or sofa. In this configuration the support panels are repositionable to span the entire horizontal top opening of the cabinet. The repositioning of such components is done by mechanisms such as hinges, rails and/or manually repositioning the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Sivathanu B. Kumar
  • Patent number: 8407830
    Abstract: A back plate has upper, lower and side edges. A central section and two laterally spaced side sections with spaces separating the sections. Shelves are coupled to the back plate in the sections. A cabinet has upper, lower, left side, right side, left, right, left intermediate, and right intermediate plates, a central opening between the left intermediate plate and the right intermediate plate, a left side opening between the left side plate and the left intermediate plate, and a right side opening between the right side plate and the right intermediate plate. A plurality of support panels are coupled to the cabinet and are re-positionable for spanning the openings when the cabinet is in a horizontal orientation whereby the panels will totally cover the openings and provide full support for an inflated mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventor: Sivathanu B. Kumar
  • Patent number: 7653728
    Abstract: When an information processing device has been connected to this audio server via a network, an evaluation request means of this audio server requests this connected information processing device to notify evaluations for items of audio contents which that information processing device has downloaded in the past. And, when an evaluation for some item of audio contents has been received from an information processing device which has been requested to provide notification of evaluations for items of audio contents by the evaluation request notification means, a summarization means of this audio server summarizes a plurality of evaluations for that item of audio contents, using the evaluation obtained this time. And a summarized results notification means of this audio server notifies the result of summarization by said summarization means to the information processing device which provided this evaluation of that item of audio contents this time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kojina
  • Patent number: 7069606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to device for attaching at least one slat of a slatted base to a frame of the slatted base, the device comprising a first member (2) arranged to be attached to the inner side of the frame of the slatted base and comprising first connecting means (5?); a second member (1) comprising a top portion (1?) arranged to engage an extremity of at least one slat of the slatted base, a base portion (1?) connected to the top portion by means of at least one resilient member (4), and second connecting means (5) arranged to cooperate with the first connecting means (5?) so as to allow connecting the first member (2) to the second (1) member in a plurality of relative positions with respect to each other in view of adjusting the position of the at least one slat with respect to the frame of the slatted base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: LS Bedding
    Inventors: Frank Verschuere, Peter De Meyer
  • Patent number: 7017201
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a table structure that can be converted into bed or table according to user's needs. Wherein a base frame of the present invention is respectively provided with a bed having two L-shape side frames and a table having two side shelves. The two side shelves of the table are connected to the base frame through spiral arms, by virtue of the pivotal connection between the L-shape side frames and the side shelves, the bed can be positioned respectively in a horizontal manner or in a vertical manner. Through the spiral arms, the table can be lowered down or raised up relative to the bed, such that the device of the present invention can be converted into a bed or a table as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventor: Yu-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 6976732
    Abstract: Modular convertible furniture systems include a pair of similar open-ended box frame assemblies which are nestable one within the other. A pair of slotted support rails are attached pivotally at respective opposing corners of one of the box frame assemblies so as to be movable between raised and lowered positions. When in a raised position, the rails provide a support for a solid board plank thereby becoming a seat back (e.g., for a chair, love seat, or sofa-type arrangement). When the rails are in a lowered position substantially parallel to the ground, the two box frame assemblies may be oriented back-to-back so as to provide a support for a mattress thereby converting the structure into a bed arrangement, for example. The box frame assemblies can be positioned on different sides and ends thereby allowing formation of tables and/or shelving as may be desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Inventors: David L. Thomas, Mark D. Thomas
  • Patent number: 6901614
    Abstract: A sleeping bag that includes at least one clasp configured and arranged to hold sections of a sleeping bag together while the sleeping bag is rolled for storage. In use, when a user desires to roll the sleeping bag, sections of the sleeping bag are folded together, and the clasp or clasps are utilized to hold the sections of the sleeping bag together, which may help in maintaining alignment of the sections during rolling. In accordance with another embodiment, an inner liner extends along the inside of the sleeping bag and is exposed to part of the outer surface of the sleeping bag. The portion of the inner liner extending beyond the outer cover extends back over a section of the outer cover to form a cushion at the head of the sleeping bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Holub, Susan Michaelis
  • Patent number: 6594837
    Abstract: A service bed comprising a chassis, a guide mechanism movably supported by the chassis, and a mattress having an undulation formed by routing the mattress through the guide mechanism. The guide mechanism includes dispensing and collecting rollers for installing at least one first stratum between the mattress and the occupant of the service bed and for removing at least one second stratum installed between the mattress and the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: George Khait
  • Patent number: 6381777
    Abstract: A method of installing a bedrail slat system includes engaging two bed side rails with a bed headboard and footboard, and telescopically engaging a first slat member to a second slat member to form a telescoping slat. The ends of the telescoping slats are then connected to the side rails. The first and second slat members are not secured together, but a downwardly extending support is attached to the telescoping slat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Herbert L. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 3952342
    Abstract: An article of furniture basically comprising a combination bed and table, such as a drawing table. Four vertically disposed columns support a bed platform upon which a mattress may be located, and a table is supported directly above the bed platform on the columns for vertical adjustment thereon. A lamp support is mounted upon the columns directly above the table, and table vertical adjusting means in the form of a winch is mounted upon the lamp support, and through cables located within the columns provides vertical adjustment of the table. The table is mounted in guides for horizontal displacement thereof, and the table guides may be tilted to the horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1976
    Inventor: James E. Hart