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US 5,875,502 AGranted
Space saving institutional bed
OwnerGary Kolbenstetter, Christian D. Baechtelinventors
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Abstract
A space saving institutional bed that is pivoted from a horizontal use position to a vertical non-use position, such that the bed lies flat against the wall upon which it is mounted. The bed includes a body supporting member, two wall mounted brackets, and pivoting assemblies mounted to the brackets and to the body supporting member. A key actuated locking assembly locks the bed in use or non-use positions.
Claims15
A space saving bed adapted to be mounted on a vertical surface, comprising:
- a body supporting member having a top surface, an inner side and an outer side, said outer side spaced from said inner side and parallel thereto, said inner side having first and second ends and having a horizontal longitudinal axis positioned parallel with and adjacent to the vertical surface for mounting the bed, said outer side being coextensive with said inner side;
- bracket means mounted on said vertical surface, wherein said bracket means is L-shaped and wherein said bracket means is mounted such that a side of the L extends perpendicularly to the vertical surface for mounting the bed;
- pivot means attaching said bracket means to said first and second ends, said pivot means allowing the body supporting member to move from a horizontally disposed, use position to a vertically disposed, non-use position;
- support means fixed to said bracket means for supporting said body supporting member in the horizontally disposed use position, wherein said support means comprise tabs fixed along a bottom edge of the perpendicularly extending side of the bracket means;
- a locking assembly enclosed within said inner side;
- locking assembly engagement means positioned on said bracket means;
- and
- a key for actuating said locking assembly.
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A space saving bed adapted to be mounted on a vertical surface, comprising:
- a body supporting member having a top surface, an inner side and an outer side, said outer side spaced from said inner side and parallel thereto, said inner side having first and second ends and having a horizontal longitudinal axis positioned parallel with and adjacent to the vertical surface for mounting the bed, said outer side being coextensive with said inner side;
- bracket means mounted on said vertical surface;
- pivot means attaching said bracket means to said first and second ends, said pivot means allowing the body supporting member to move from a horizontally disposed, use position to a vertically disposed, non-use position;
- support means fixed to said bracket means for supporting said body supporting member in the horizontally disposed use position;
- a locking assembly enclosed within said inner side, wherein the locking assembly is enclosed within a box having a rectangular configuration;
- locking assembly engagement means positioned on said bracket means;
- and
- a key for actuating said locking assembly.
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A space saving bed adapted to be mounted on a vertical surface, comprising:
- a body supporting member having a top surface, an inner side and an outer side, said outer side spaced from said inner side and parallel thereto, said inner side having first and second ends and having a horizontal longitudinal axis positioned parallel with and adjacent to the vertical surface for mounting the bed, said outer side being coextensive with said inner side;
- bracket means mounted on said vertical surface;
- pivot means attaching said bracket means to said first and second ends, said pivot means allowing the body supporting member to move from a horizontally disposed, use position to a vertically disposed, non-use position;
- support means fixed to said bracket means for supporting said body supporting member in the horizontally disposed use position;
- a locking assembly enclosed within said inner side;
- a tube of cylindrical configuration, the locking assembly being enclosed within said tube of cylindrical configuration and wherein said first and second ends of said inner side are the ends of said tube;
- locking assembly engagement means positioned on said bracket means;
- and
- a key for actuating said locking assembly.
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A space saving bed adapted to be mounted on a vertical surface, comprising:
- a body supporting member having a top surface, an inner side and an outer side, said outer side spaced from said inner side and parallel thereto, said inner side having first and second ends and having a horizontal longitudinal axis positioned parallel with and adjacent to the vertical surface for mounting the bed, said outer side being coextensive with said inner side;
- bracket means mounted on said vertical surface, wherein said bracket means is L-shaped and wherein said bracket means is mounted such that a side of the L extends perpendicularly to the vertical surface for mounting the bed;
- pivot means attaching said bracket means to said first and second ends, said pivot means allowing the body supporting member to move from a horizontally disposed, use position to a vertically disposed, non-use position;
- support means fixed to said bracket means for supporting said body supporting member in the horizontally disposed use position, wherein the support means comprise gas springs mounted to said bracket means and to said first and second ends of the inner side;
- a locking assembly enclosed within said inner side;
- locking assembly engagement means positioned on said bracket means;
- and
- a key for actuating said locking assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.