Rotationally-molded wall bunk
AssigneeCorrectional Technologies, Inc.
InventorJoseph R. Claffy
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Abstract
In one aspect, a wall bunk is provided that includes a rotationally molded body having an overall length, a mounting portion of the body, and an elongate bed pan. The bed pan has a lower wall including a mattress support surface and a front wall. The lower wall includes curved wall portions at internal kiss-offs of the body. The mattress support surface has recesses defined at least in part by the curved wall portions for collecting moisture. The wall bunk further includes a rail configured to be connected to the front wall of the bed pan. With the rail connected to the front wall, the front wall has an uncovered portion with a length that is at least forty percent of the overall length of the body to provide a lateral opening for ingress and egress relative to the wall bunk.
Claims14
A wall bunk comprising:
- a rotationally molded elongate body, the body having an overall length;
- a mounting portion of the body;
- a bed pan of the body;
- a lower wall of the bed pan, the lower wall including a mattress support surface;
- curved wall portions of the lower wall at internal kiss-offs of the body;
- recesses in the mattress support surface defined at least in part by the curved wall portions for collecting moisture;
- a front wall of the bed pan;
- a rail configured to be connected to the front wall of the bed pan, the rail having a length and a height perpendicular to the height, wherein the length of the rail is less than four times the height of the rail;
- and an uncovered portion of the front wall of the bed pan with the rail connected to the front wall of the bed pan, the uncovered portion of the front wall having a length that is at least forty percent of the overall length of the body to provide a lateral opening for ingress and egress relative to the wall bunk;
- wherein the rail has at most three outer openings to be positioned on one side of the front wall and at most three inner openings to be positioned on an opposite side of the front wall, each one of the outer openings aligned with one of the inner openings to receive an anchor for extending through the front wall and connecting the rail to the body and wherein each of the recesses is circular and has a concave surface and a circular juncture between the concave surface and the mattress support surface, the circular juncture having a radius of curvature;
- and wherein the recesses each have a depth that is shorter than the radius of curvature of the circular juncture of the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.