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.
Claims17
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;
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- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.