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US 12,636,984 B2Granted
Bed support mechanism for a bed lift
OwnerChad Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A bed lift includes a bed support mechanism used to hold a bed in a raised position. The bed support mechanism includes a catch mechanism and a release mechanism. The release mechanism is configured to move the catch mechanism between an engaged position where the catch mechanism holds the bed in the raised position and a disengaged position where the catch mechanism does not hold the bed in the raised position.
Claims20
A bed lift comprising:
- a guide rail;
- a first carriage assembly coupled to the guide rail, the first carriage assembly being configured to be coupled to a lower bed;
- a second carriage assembly coupled to the guide rail above the first carriage assembly, the second carriage assembly being configured to be coupled to an upper bed, the first carriage assembly and the second carriage assembly being movable between a lowered position where the first carriage assembly and the second carriage assembly are spaced apart and a raised position where the first carriage assembly and the second carriage assembly are positioned adjacent each other;
- a catch mechanism coupled to the guide rail or the second carriage assembly, the catch mechanism being configured to hold the second carriage assembly in the raised position;
- and
- a release mechanism coupled to the guide rail or the first carriage assembly, the release mechanism being movable between a first position where the release mechanism prevents the catch mechanism from holding the second carriage assembly in the raised position and a second position where the release mechanism does not prevent the catch mechanism from holding the second carriage assembly in the raised position;
- wherein either (i) the catch mechanism is vertically fixed relative to the guide rail and the release mechanism is vertically movable with the first carriage assembly, or (ii) the release mechanism is vertically fixed relative to the guide rail and the catch mechanism is vertically movable with the second carriage assembly.
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A bed support mechanism comprising:
- a catch mechanism configured to be coupled to one of a guide rail or a carriage assembly of a bed lift, the catch mechanism being configured to hold a bed in a raised position;
- and
- a release mechanism configured to be coupled to the other one of the guide rail or the carriage assembly, the release mechanism being movable between a first position where the release mechanism prevents the catch mechanism from holding the bed in the raised position and a second position where the release mechanism does not prevent the catch mechanism from holding the bed in the raised position;
- wherein the catch mechanism is configured to rotate between a first position where the catch mechanism holds the bed in the raised position and a second position where the catch mechanism does not hold the bed in the raised position.
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A method comprising:
- moving a lower bed and an upper bed to a raised position with a bed lift, the upper bed being positioned above the lower bed, the bed lift including:
- a catch mechanism configured to hold the upper bed in the raised position;
- and
- a release mechanism movable between a first position where the release mechanism prevents the catch mechanism from holding the upper bed in the raised position and a second position where the release mechanism does not prevent the catch mechanism from holding the upper bed in the raised position;
- and
- moving the lower bed from the raised position to a lowered position with the release mechanism in the second position and the catch mechanism holding the upper bed in the raised position;
- wherein the catch mechanism is vertically fixed as it holds the upper bed in the raised position and the release mechanism is vertically movable relative to the catch mechanism as the lower bed moves from the raised position to the lowered position.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a lower bed;
- an upper bed positioned above the lower bed, the lower bed and the upper bed being movable between a lowered position where the lower bed and the upper bed are spaced apart and a raised position where the lower bed and the upper bed are stowed;
- a catch mechanism configured to hold the upper bed in the raised position;
- and
- a release mechanism movable between a first position where the release mechanism prevents the catch mechanism from holding the upper bed in the raised position and a second position where the release mechanism does not prevent the catch mechanism from holding the upper bed in the raised position;
- wherein the release mechanism is vertically movable relative to the catch mechanism as the lower bed moves from the raised position to the lowered position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.