Bed construction

• US 3,233,255 A
• Filed: 05/22/1961
• Issued: 02/08/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert L. Propst
• Original Assignee: Robert L. Propst
• Inventors: Propst, Robert L.
• Application Number:
  US04/111,594
• Time in Patent Office: 1,723 Days
• US Class Current: 5/610
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/015 divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position

Claims

1. AN ADJUSTBLE BED, COMPRISING:

A BASE HAVING A PAIR OF UPSTANDING LEGS;

A SUPPORTING MEMBER PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID LEGS FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A FIRST AXIS DEFINED BY SAID PIVOTAL SECUREMENT;

A BACK SHELL PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A SECOND AXIS DEFINED BY SAID PIVOTAL SECUREMENT, SID SECOND AXIS LYING ABOVE SAID GENERALLY TRANSVERSE WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST AXIS, A SEAT SHELL PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID BACK SHELL FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID BACK SHELL;

A LEG SHELL PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID SEAT SHELL FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID SEAT SHELL AND SAID BACK SHELL;

A NET SECURED ALONG ITS EDGES TO SAID EXTENDING ACROSS EACH OF SAID BACK, SEAT AND LEG SHELL;

A FIRST POWERED MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID LEGS FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID BASE;

A SECOND POWERED MEAN S MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID BACK SHELL RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER;

A THIRD POWERED MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT SHELL RELATIVE TO SAID BACK SHELL;

AND A FOURTH POWERED MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SEAT SHELL FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID LEG RELATIVE TO SAID SEAT SHELL.