Modular molded sleigh bed

• US 8,635,722 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2010
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Norix Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Norix Group, Inc.
• Inventors: Moon, Brian, Richardson, Jed C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Santos, Robert G
• Assistant Examiner(s): ADEBOYEJO, IFEOLU A
• Application Number:
  US12/795,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20110296610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,331 Days
• Field of Search: 560/0, 560/6, 528/21, 530/8, 108/24
• US Class Current: 5/282.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 19/024 Legs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 19/025 Direct mattress support frames, Cross-bars
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/081 of pneumatic type

Abstract

The invention is directed to a molded bed having a contoured sleeping surface surrounded by a liquid barrier. The sleeping surface having a plurality of channels formed therein terminating at a plurality of drains extending through the bed to direct loose liquid on the sleeping surface through a drain. The bed further comprising a means for attaching the bed to a floor and a tamper resistance glide assembly inserted in a foot on the bed, the glide comprising a floor engaging pad having a support shaft extending there from, a traveler on the support shaft. The traveler fixed in a glide pocket in the foot. The pad traversing axially in the glide pocket to orient the sleeping surface.

Claims

1. An intensive use bed having a substantially rectangular, hollow bed body comprising a top wall spaced from a bottom wall, a headboard on the top wall and bottom wall, a foot board spaced from the headboard, the foot board on the top wall and bottom wall, and two sides, the two sides in spaced relation to each other, each of the two sides connected to the headboard and the foot board, the headboard and the foot board in spaced relation to each other, a first foot on the headboard, a second foot on the foot board, the bed further comprising:

a sleeping surface on the top wall;

a first drain having a hollow first drain body, the hollow first drain body having a first bottom drain end on the bottom wall and a first top drain end on the top wall, material removed from the top wall adjacent the first top drain end to form a first drain entrance in fluid communication with the hollow drain body, material removed from the bottom wall adjacent the first bottom drain end to form a first drain exit in fluid communication with the hollow drain body; and

a channel formed in the sleeping surface, the channel in fluid communication with the first drain entrance, whereby the channel and the first drain form a fluid path through the bed body.

2. The invention of claim 1, wherein the fluid path further comprises a second drain in the bed body, the second drain having a hollow second drain body having a second top end on the top wall and a second bottom end on the bottom wall, the top wall having material removed adjacent to the second top end to form a second drain entrance in fluid communication with the hollow second drain body and the bottom wall having material removed adjacent the second bottom end to form a second drain exit in the bottom wall in fluid communication with the hollow drain body, the second drain entrance in fluid communication with the channel.

3. The invention of claim 1, wherein the sleeping surface further comprises a contoured surface, the fluid path further comprising a plurality of channels in fluid communication with the first drain.

4. The invention of claim 1, further comprising a first mounting flange on the bed.

5. The invention of claim 1, further comprising a bariatric support in the first drain exit.

6. The invention of claim 4, further comprising a flange anchor, the flange anchor having a pocket for removably receiving the first mounting flange, the first mounting flange removably in the pocket.

7. The invention of claim 1, further comprising a tamper resistant, adjustable glide assembly, the glide assembly comprising a first lock washer, a glide pad, and a support shaft, the support shaft having a first end on the glide pad and a second end attached to the first lock washer, a glide pocket formed in the first foot, the glide pocket having a pad opening and a pad chamber, the pad chamber having a sidewall, a support shoulder, and an adjustment chamber, the glide assembly in the glide pocket.

8. The invention of claim 7, wherein the first lock washer further comprises a plurality of exterior edges adapted to engage the pad chamber sidewall.

9. The invention of claim 8, wherein the glide assembly further comprises a traveler attached to the first lock washer, the traveler threadably on the support shaft, a shoulder plate on the traveler adapted to engage the pad chamber sidewall.

10. The invention of claim 1, wherein the bed further comprises a liquid barrier surrounding the sleeping surface.

11. The invention of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of hollow supports in the bed body, each of the supports extending from the top wall to the bottom wall to hold the bottom wall in spaced relation to the top wall.

12. The invention of claim 11, where in the first drain body is integral with one of the plurality of hollow supports.

13. The invention of claim 1 further comprising a modular mold surrounding the bed, the modular mold having a hollow cavity surrounding the bed body, a first foot opening adjacent to the headboard, and a second foot opening adjacent to the foot board, the first foot opening surrounded by a head flange, the second foot opening surrounded by a foot flange, a first modular feature mold portion on the head flange, a second modular feature mold portion on the foot flange.

14. The invention of claim 13, wherein the modular feature mold portion is selected from a configuration selected from:

a foot mold portion adapted to mold a foot on the bed body and a leg mold portion adapted to mold a leg on the bed body, the leg having a foot spaced from the bed body.

15. The invention of claim 6 further comprising a glide pocket on the first foot, the glide pocket having sidewalls and a pad opening, a tamper resistant glide in the glide pocket, the tamper resistant glide having a support shaft, a glide foot and a lock washer, the support shaft having a first end on the glide foot, a second end in the glide pocket, the lock washer threadably attached to the support shaft adjacent the second end, the lock washer having a plurality of tips adapted to engage the glide pocket sidewalls.

16. An intensive use bed comprising:

a substantially rectangular hollow bed body having a top wall, a bottom wall, two spaced sidewalls, a headboard and a foot board, the foot board spaced from the headboard, the top wall connected to the two side walls, headboard and foot board, a contoured sleeping surface on the top wall, the bottom wall connected to the two side walls, headboard and foot board in spaced relation to the top wall;

a plurality of drains in the bed body, the drains forming a fluid path through the bed body, each drain comprising a hollow drain body, each drain body having a an open top attached to the top wall and an open bottom attached to the bottom wall;

a first foot on the headboard and a second foot on the foot board;

a first mounting flange on the first foot, the first mounting flange having a tongue portion extending from the first foot; and

a flange anchor, the flange anchor having a pocket adapted to receive the tongue portion, the tongue portion in the pocket of the flange anchor.

17. The invention of claim 16, further comprising a liquid barrier surrounding the sleeping surface, a channel on the sleeping surface, a separate drain entrance formed in the sleeping surface in fluid communication with each hollow drain body, the channel extending from one drain entrance to a predetermined position proximate the liquid barrier, each drain entrance in fluid communication with the channel, material removed from the bottom wall to form a drain exit in fluid communication with the bottom of each drain body, the sleeping surface further comprising a sloping contour adapted to urge a liquid to flow toward the drain by a gravitational force.

19. The invention of claim 16, further comprising a modular, rotational molding mold surrounding the bed, the modular mold having an interior cavity surrounding the body, headboard and foot board, the modular mold further comprising a first foot opening surrounding the first foot, and a second foot opening surrounding the second foot, a plurality of modular feature mold portions each modular feature mold portion adapted to attach to either the first foot opening or the second foot opening, the modular feature mold portion having a interior concave configuration in fluid communication with the interior cavity, the interior concave configuration selected from the group consisting of:

a mold feature cavity adapted for forming a foot portion on the bed body or, a mold feature cavity adapted for forming a leg portion on the bed body, a foot portion on the leg portion, the foot portion spaced from the bed body by the leg portion.

18. The invention of claimed 17, further comprising a glide pocket in the first foot and second foot, each glide pocket having an surrounding sidewall, an adjustment chamber, a support shoulder, and a pad opening, a tamper resistant glide mounted in one glide pocket, the tamper resistant glide comprising a pad, a support shaft, means for fixing the glide in the glide pocket and a means for adjusting the position of the pad with respect to the support shoulder, the pad adjustably in the pad opening.

20. An intensive use bed comprising:

a substantially rectangular body having a sleeping surface, a bottom wall, a head board and a foot board, the sleeping surface spaced from the bottom wall, a liquid barrier on the body the liquid barrier surrounding the sleeping surface;

a plurality of drains extending through the body, each drain having a drain body, each drain body having a bottom drain end on the bottom wall and a top drain end on the top wall, material removed from the bottom wall adjacent the bottom drain end of one of the plurality of drains to form a drain exit, material removed from the sleeping surface adjacent to the top drain end of the one of the plurality of drains to form a drain entrance;

a channel formed in the sleeping surface, the channel extending from the drain entrance to a position intermediate the drain entrance and the liquid barrier;

a first foot on the headboard, the first foot having a first mounting flange thereon;

a glide pocket formed in the first foot, the glide pocket having a pad opening, an adjustment chamber and a sidewall, a shoulder support in the sidewall; and

a tamper resistant glide in the glide pocket, the tamper resistant glide having a traveler, a pad and a support shaft, the pad in the pad opening, the support shaft having a first end on the pad, a second end in the adjustment chamber, a locking washer and a shoulder plate on the traveler, the locking washer comprising a plurality of generally circular concave washers, each concave washer having a peripheral edge with sidewall engaging tips adapted to engage the sidewall, the locking washer on the traveler, the support shaft threadably engaging the traveler, the sidewall engaging tips attached to the sidewall, the shoulder plate bearing against the shoulder support, whereby rotation of the support shaft urges the pad to traverse in the pad chamber.