Therapeutic bed support

• US 4,638,516 A
• Filed: 01/22/1986
• Issued: 01/27/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1981
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: KCI Licensing Incorporated (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: Kinetic Concepts Incorporated (3M Company)
• Inventors: Vrzalik, John H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/821,207
• Time in Patent Office: 370 Days
• Field of Search: 5/62, 5/63, 5/64, 5/65, 5/72, 5/91, 128/24 R, 128/70, 128/73
• US Class Current: 5/611
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/002 having adjustable mattress frame
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/008 tiltable around longitudinal axis, e.g. for rolling
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/012 raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame A61G7/005, A61G7/008 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0573 with mattress frames having alternately movable parts adjustable mattress frames A61G7/015

Abstract

A therapeutic treatment table having a lifting mechanism to allow lowering of the therapeutic treatment table close to the ground support surface and having a releasable connecting means to automatically connect or release the oscillating means from the therapeutic treatment table and an adjusting means to vary the degree of oscillation of the therapeutic treatment table.

Claims

1. An undercarriage for a bed comprising:

a base comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending, substantially parallel beams and a transverse beam rigidly mounted to said longitudinally extending beams, said transverse beam holding said longitudinally extending beams in transversely spaced relationship;

a bed support comprising

a first longitudinally extending beam,

a second longitudinally extending beam substantially parallel to said first longitudinally extending beam and spaced longitudinally therefrom, and

a third longitudinally extending beam substantially parallel to and connected to said first and second longitudinally extending beams, said third longitudinally extending beam being connected to said first and second longitudinally extending beams on the side away from said base;

means for lowering said first, second and third longitudinally extending beams into a position in which said first and second longitudinally extending beams enter the space between the longitudinally extending beans of said base, the lowering of said first, second and third longitudinally extending beams being limited by engagement of the transverse beam of said base by said third set of longitudinally extending beams; and

a patient support platform mounted to said first and second longitudinally extending beams.

2. The undercarriage of claim 1 wherein said lowering means comprises two independently operable mechanisms.

3. The undercarriage of claim 2 wherein one of said lifting mechanisms is pivotally mounted to said first set of longitudinally extending beams and the other of said lifting mechanisms is pivotally mounted to said second set of longitudinally extending beams.

4. The undercarriage of claim 1 wherein each of said mechanisms comprises a power screw, a motor and a plurality of lever means.

5. The undercarriage of claim 1 wherein said bed support platform is pivotally mounted to said first and second longitudinally extending beams.