# US 11,110,018 B2 · Bed lift system and methods of making and using the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,110,018 B2 - Document ID: US11110018B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/434,336 - Filed: 2019-06-07 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-11 - Assignees: Principle Long Term Care Inc. - Applicants: Principle Long Term Care Inc. - Inventors: Jonathan Earl White; Maxwell Olszewski Mason - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11110018B2 ## CPC - A61G 7/002: having adjustable mattress frame - A61G 7/08: Apparatus for transporting beds - A47C 17/52: Cabinet beds; Table beds, or like beds; Wardrobe beds - A47C 17/38: Wall beds - A47C 19/22: Combinations of bedsteads with other furniture or with accessories, e.g. with bedside cabinets - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) - A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS ## Abstract A lift system includes a support configured to maintain a bed frame thereon. The support is defined by a first swing arm opposing a second swing arm and a pivoting plate opposing an end plate. First ends of the swing arms are configured to swing outward about ends of the pivoting plate. Second ends of the swing arms removably attach to the end plate to form a rectangular structure for securely receiving a bed frame. The lift system also includes a storage unit defined by a lift gate configured within an interior of the storage unit. The lift gate includes a linear actuator for converting the support between a folded and an unfolded position by manipulating the pivoting plate coupled to the linear actuator. A controller is provided for controlling the lift gate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lift system comprising: a support configured to maintain a bed frame thereon, the support defined by: a first swing arm opposing a second swing arm; a pivoting plate opposing an end plate; wherein first ends of the swing arms are configured to swing outward about ends of the pivoting plate, wherein second ends of the swing arms are configured to removably attach to the end plate to form a rectangular structure for securely receiving a bed frame, wherein the end plate detaches from the swing arms and the swing arms pivotally swing outwards about the ends of the pivoting plate to release the bed frame; a storage unit defined by: a lift gate configured within an interior of the storage unit, the lift gate including a linear actuator for converting the support between a folded and an unfolded position by manipulating the pivoting plate coupled to the linear actuator; one or more front doors that can be maneuvered to the interior of the storage unit; and a controller for controlling the lift gate, wherein the lift gate is unlocked to allow the support to be lifted into the interior of the storage unit after the end plate is attached to the swing arms. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a bed frame received within the support. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, further configured to allow the support with the bed frame to be enclosed within the interior of the storage unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the storage unit includes a false wall opposing the front doors, wherein the false wall is configured for sliding towards a front outer periphery of the storage unit to form a front surface of the storage unit after the support moves to the unfolded position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the front doors are configured to be maneuvered sideways into storage unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, further comprising a bed light coupled to a front top portion of the storage unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising an emergency call switch coupled to the storage unit for summoning medical help. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a motor for operating the linear actuator. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising bolting arrangements near a bottom surface and near a back surface of the storage unit for securing the storage unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a controller access switch for operating the controller. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the storage unit further comprises a lock for securing contents therein from unauthorized access. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the swing arms are removably attached to the pivoting plate by fasteners. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein each swing arm includes a bracket configuration for cooperatively receiving longitudinal side members of the bed frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the system is further configured to: release the bed frame from the support; attach a headboard and a footboard to the bed frame; secure the bed frame back within the support by attaching end plate to the swing arms and activating a lock handle coupled to the end plate; raise a bed-bearing surface of the bed frame parallel to floor to reach a predetermined height above floor; and place a mattress or bedding on the bed-bearing surface. ### Claim 15 A method of folding a bed frame into an interior of a storage unit, the method comprising: positioning the bed frame within a support, the support defined by: a first swing arm opposing a second swing arm; a pivoting plate opposing an end plate; wherein first ends of the swing arms are configured to swing outward about ends of the pivoting plate, wherein second ends of the swing arms are configured to removably attach to the end plate to form a rectangular structure for securely receiving the bed frame; securing the bed frame within the support by moving the bed frame towards the pivoting plate and attaching the end plate to the swing arms; operating a controller to move the support securely holding the bed frame from an unfolded position outside the storage unit to a folded position within the storage unit using a lift gate by manipulating the pivoting plate coupled to a linear actuator of the lift gate, the lift gate configured within an interior of the storage unit; maneuvering front doors of the storage unit from the interior of the storage unit to a front outer periphery of the storage unit to close the storage unit; and locking the front doors. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: operating a controller to move the support securely holding the bed frame from the folded position within the storage unit to the unfolded position outside the storage unit using the lift gate; releasing the bed frame from the support; attaching a headboard and a footboard to the bed frame; securing the bed frame back within the support by attaching the end plate to the swing arms and activating a lock handle coupled to the end plate; raising a bed-bearing surface of the bed frame parallel to floor to reach a predetermined height above floor; and placing a bedding or mattress on the bed-bearing surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: maneuvering the front doors of the storage unit to the interior of the storage unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: sliding a false wall located within the storage unit towards the front outer periphery of the storage unit to form a front surface of the storage unit. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising: turning on a bed light coupled to a front top portion of the storage unit.