Bed
AssigneeMolten Corporation
InventorsYoichiro Matsuura, Maki Mimura
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Abstract
The bed is equipped with a back lift mechanism and comprises a thigh support mechanism for supporting only the thighs of a user. The bed further comprises cooperative means for performing a thigh lifting action of said the thigh support mechanism in cooperation with the back lift mechanism in back lifting action. The thigh support mechanism has a thigh support member, which has one end, proximal to the waist section of the bed, pivotally mounted on the bed frame to support only the thighs. The thigh support member has a width smaller than that of the bed frame and is provided only at the central region of the width of the bed frame.
Claims9
A bed, comprising:
- a bed frame comprising a head frame corresponding to an upper body of a user above a waist and a foot frame corresponding to a lower body of the user below the waist;
- a back lift member provided on said head frame of said bed frame, an end of said back lift member nearest to said foot frame being rotatably connected to said bed frame;
- a thigh support mechanism provided on said foot frame of said bed frame, said thigh support mechanism having a thigh support member for supportively lifting only the thighs of the user, an end of said thigh support member nearest to said head frame being pivotally mounted on said foot frame of said bed frame, and said thigh support member having a width smaller than said back lift member and being provided at the center of the width of said bed frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.