Bed Lifting System
OwnerJohn Kooreyinventor
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Abstract
A bed lifting system for lifting a bed comprises a bed lifting mechanism and a switch remotely located from the bed lifting mechanism. The switch is adapted to enable selective and remote actuation of the bed lifting mechanism. The mechanism can be provided in kit form through the use of frame connectors which can also improve the interconnection and interoperability of frame members of the mechanism. The mechanism may also comprise adjustable lands to accommodate varying bed types.
Claims28
A bed lifting system for lifting a bed, the system comprising:
- a portable bed lifting mechanism that is separate from and positionable under a base of the bed when the base is located on a floor;
- and
- a switch remotely located from the bed lifting mechanism, the switch being adapted to enable selective and remote actuation of the bed lifting mechanism.
A bed lifting mechanism that comprises:
- a base for location on a floor;
- a support for location at and engagement with an underside of, or for incorporation into, the bed;
- and
- an actuator for operation between the base and support to move the support away from or towards the base and thereby raise or lower the bed;
- wherein each of the base, support and actuator are releasably attached to each other such that the mechanism can be supplied as or deconstructed into a kit form, with the releasable attachment being facilitated by employing hollow or channel elongate members in a frame-like construction for each of the base, support and actuator, and by employing push-in connectors that push into or onto respective ends of the hollow or channel elongate members in a friction or interference fit, and that extend between and connect together the hollow or channel elongate members.
A bed lifting mechanism that comprises:
- a base for location on a floor, the base comprising a frame formed from a plurality of interconnected elongate members;
- a support for location at and engagement with an underside of the bed, the support also comprising a frame formed from a plurality of interconnected elongate members;
- and
- an actuator for operation between the base and support to move the support away from or towards the base and thereby raise or lower the bed, the actuator also comprising a plurality of elongate members, and with each actuator elongate member extending between the base and the support;
- wherein each actuator elongate member is pivotally mounted at a respective end to either the base or support via a connector that also interconnects two elongate members in the base or support frame respectively.
A bed lifting mechanism comprising:
- a base for location on a floor;
- a support for location at and engagement with an underside of the bed;
- and
- an actuator for operation between the base and support to move the support away from or towards the base and thereby raise or lower the bed;
- wherein the support is provided with a plurality of discrete and spaced-apart lands on which the bed underside can rest and be supported in use, with the position of each land being adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.