Bed having a warming device

• US 5,335,381 A
• Filed: 11/12/1993
• Issued: 08/09/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chung-Tai Chang
• Original Assignee: Chung-Tai Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Chung-Tai
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US08/150,824
• Time in Patent Office: 270 Days
• Field of Search: 5/423, 5/284, 5/469, 5/449, 5/450, 5/475, 5/421, 297/180.14, 62/261, 128/376
• US Class Current: 5/423
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/048 for heating

Abstract

A bed with a cushion having an enclosed space formed in the inner portion, a heating element disposed in the enclosed space for generating warm air and a fan for circulating the warm air within the enclosed space in order to warm up the cushion. The cushion may either be an air cushion or a spring cushion. The cushion includes an air passage formed in the space, with the heating device disposed in the air passage for circulating the warm air in the air passage. The heating element may be a positive-temperature-coefficient thermistor heating element.

Claims

1. A bed comprising:

a cushion including an enclosed, airtight space formed therein, said space containing air, a heating device disposed in said enclosed space of said bed, said heating device including a heating element adapted to warm the air within said space, and a fan for circulating said warm air within said enclosed space, in order to warm said cushion.

2. The bed according to claim 1 wherein:

said cushion comprises springs.

3. The bed according to claim 1 wherein:

said enclosed, airtight space is compartmented to define an endless-looplike passage.

4. The bed according to claim 1 wherein:

said enclosed, airtight space comprises upper and lower surfaces and coupling members coupling said upper and lower surfaces.

5. The bed according to claim 1 wherein:

said heating element is a positive-temperature-coefficient thermistor heating element.