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US 7,461,420 B2Granted
Articulating bed
OwnerWillie Kiminventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is an articulated bed has a stationary frame and a plurality of mattress support sections defining a mattress support area, the support sections including: a left section, a right section, a head section and a leg section. Each of the left, right, head and leg sections are hingedly movable, thereby enabling a patient to turn the body to the left or right and to sit up or lift the legs.
Claims28
An articulated bed comprising:
- a first section configured to support at least part of a mattress thereon, the first section comprising a first side rail and a plurality of first mattress support bars extending generally parallel to one another, each first mattress support bar comprising a first end and a second end, wherein at least one of the plurality of first mattress support bars has the first end thereof fixed to the first side rail so as to integrate the at least one of the plurality of first mattress support bars with the first side rail, wherein the at least one of the plurality of first mattress support bars is hinged about a first axis at a position thereof so as to rotate the first side rail about the first axis, wherein the position has a first distance to the first end and a second distance to the second end, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance;
- a second section located next to the first section and configured to support at least part of a mattress thereon;
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- a mechanism configured to engage with the first section and to rotate the first side rail and the plurality of first mattress support bars rotate about the first axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.