Adjustable bed with vibrators

• US 6,499,161 B1
• Filed: 09/07/2000
• Issued: 12/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: L&P Property Management Company (Leggett & Platt Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: L&P Property Management Company (Leggett & Platt Incorporated)
• Inventors: Godette, Robert G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US09/657,113
• Time in Patent Office: 845 Days
• Field of Search: 561/8, 561/3, 593/3, 601/49, 601/56, 601/58, 601/59, 601/60
• US Class Current: 5/618
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/002 having adjustable mattress frame
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0142 Beds
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0169 Noise reduction
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1604 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1623 Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1628 Pelvis
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/164 Feet or leg, e.g. pedal
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0254 with rotary motor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/933 Massaging bed

Abstract

An adjustable bed having an upper frame mounted to translate with respect to a lower frame. A center support is connected to the upper frame and has a head support pivotally connected to one end thereof. A thigh support is pivotally connected to the other end of the center support and a foot support is connected to the other end of the thigh support. The bed includes an improved mounting for a massage motor in which a resonator board is mounted on resilient spacers on an upper surface of a support platform.

Claims

1. An adjustable bed comprising:

a bed frame;

a center support section supported by the bed frame;

a second support section having one end pivotally attached to one end of the center support section, the second support section having an upper side and a lower side;

a resonator board nonrigidly mounted to the upper side of the second support section;

a neoprene spacer mounted between the upper side of the second support section and the resonator board; and

a massage motor mounted to the resonator board.

2. The adjustable bed of claim 1 further comprising a mattress base having a thickness of approximately one inch covering the center and second support sections.

3. The adjustable bed of claim 1 further comprising a mattress base having a thickness in the range of from approximately 0.500 inch to approximately 3 inches.

4. The adjustable bed of claim 1 wherein the resonator board has an upper side and a lower side and the massage motor is mounted to a lower side of the resonator board.

5. The adjustable bed of claim 4 wherein the massage motor is nonrigidly mounted to the resonator board.

6. The adjustable bed of claim 1 wherein the second support section comprises:

a thigh support section having one end pivotally connected to the opposite end of the center support section; and

a foot support section having one end pivotally connected to an opposite end of the thigh center support section and the massage motor is nonrigidly mounted to the foot support section.

7. The adjustable bed of claim 1 wherein the second support section is a head support section and the massage motor is nonrigidly mounted to the head support section.

8. The adjustable bed of claim 1 further comprising:

a third support section having one end in mechanical communication with an opposite end of the center support section;

a second resonator board nonrigidly mounted to the third support section; and

a second massage motor mounted to the second resonator board.

9. The adjustable bed of claim 8 further comprising a fourth support section having one end pivotally connected to the opposite end of the center support section and another end pivotally connected to an end of the third support section.

10. An adjustable bed comprising:

a bed frame;

a center support section supported by the bed frame;

a second support section having one end pivotally attached to one end of the center support section, the second support section further having an opening therethrough,

a resonator board nonrigidly mounted to the second support section, the resonator board having an upper side and a lower side; and

a massage motor nonrigidly mounted to the lower side of the resonator board and extending through the opening in the second support section from the lower side of the resonator board.

11. The adjustable bed of claim 10 wherein the second support section has an upper side and a lower side and the resonator board is nonrigidly mounted to the upper side.

12. The adjustable bed of claim 11 wherein the resonator board is resiliently mounted to the upper side of the support section.

13. The adjustable bed of claim 10 further comprising a mattress base having a thickness of approximately one inch covering the center and second support sections.

14. The adjustable bed of claim 10 further comprising a mattress base having a thickness in the range of from approximately 0.500 inch to approximately 3 inches.

15. The adjustable bed of claim 10 wherein the second support section comprises:

a thigh support section having one end pivotally connected to the opposite end of the center support section; and

a foot support section having one end pivotally connected to an opposite end of the thigh center support section and the massage motor is nonrigidly mounted to the foot support section.

16. The adjustable bed of claim 10 wherein the second support section is a head support section and the massage motor is nonrigidly mounted to the head support section.

17. The adjustable bed of claim 10 further comprising:

a third support section having one end in mechanical communication with an opposite end of the center support section;

a second resonator board nonrigidly mounted to the third support section; and

a second massage motor mounted to the second resonator board.

18. The adjustable bed of claim 17 further comprising a fourth support section having one end pivotally connected to the opposite end of, the center support section and another end pivotally connected to an end of the third support section.