US 5,257,428 AGranted

Hospital bed collapsible for storage and transport

OwnerTimothy Carroll, Margaret L. Kellinsinventors

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Abstract

A hospital bed, particulary suitable for home use comprises a plurality of sections which can be releasably connected together, and can be assembled for delivery and storage with head and foot sections, and head and foot boards stacked on a seat section. When thus assembled the bed can be put into a box and for ease of movement wheels project through the bottom of the box. The various sections and parts are releasably connected by pairs of brackets which clip together, the brackets held together by a clip which prevents disengagement. Power means are provided for raising the head section board and the foot section board. The bed has fixed legs which are provided with wheels. Movable legs can also be provided, extendable and retractable. When the movable legs are extended the fixed legs are raised, the wheels clear the floor. Power means are provided for moving the movable legs, and the movable legs, power means and associated parts can be removably mounted on the bed.

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Dependent claims

A knock-down bed separable into three frame components and a head board and a foot board for re-assembly into a packed bed for ease of storage and transport comprising:

a head section, a foot section and a seat section, each section including a frame;
means for releasably connecting said head section at an inner end to one end of said seat section and for releasably connecting said foot section at an inner end to the other end of said seat section;
a set of fixed support legs comprising a pair of legs mounted on the frames of each of said head and foot section;
a mattress deck comprising a head section board pivotally mounted at the inner end of the head section, a seat section board secured to the seat section and articulated foot section boards pivotally mounted at the inner end of the foot section;
means mounted on said head section frame for pivotally raising said head section board;
means mounted on said foot section frame for pivotally raising said foot section boards;
a head board and a foot board and means for releasably mounting said head board and said foot board respectively at outer ends of the head section and the foot section;
and
wheels detachably mounted on bottom ends of said fixed legs, whereby upon knock-down of the bed into components the head board and the foot board are securable to the seat section to form a base for receiving the head section and the foot section.

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