WO2001078555B1 - System for producing anthropometric, adjustable, articulated beds - Google Patents

System for producing anthropometric, adjustable, articulated beds

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WO2001078555B1
WO2001078555B1 PCT/US2001/010888 US0110888W WO0178555B1 WO 2001078555 B1 WO2001078555 B1 WO 2001078555B1 US 0110888 W US0110888 W US 0110888W WO 0178555 B1 WO0178555 B1 WO 0178555B1
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Prior art keywords
support bar
user
bed
inches
adjustable bed
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PCT/US2001/010888
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Franklin Eugene Elliott
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Franklin Eugene Elliott
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/002—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame
    • A61G7/015—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C20/00—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/04—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination
    • A47C20/041—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination by electric motors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C20/00—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/04—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination
    • A47C20/046—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination by means of a rack-and-pinion or like gearing mechanism
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C20/00—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/08—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with means for adjusting two or more rests simultaneously

Abstract

A mattress (102) that increases in length as the bed is articulated upward and decreases in length when returning to supine position thus matching the change that occurs to the posterior length of the user with no slippage.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 27 October 2001 (27 10 01 ), original claims 10, 1 1 , 15 and 16 amended, new claims 18-25 added, remaining claims unchanged (6 pages)]
1. An adjustable bed comprising: a. a bed frame; b. a pedestal base attached to and supporting said bed frame; c a plurality of cross bars above said bed frame; the lengths of said cross bars being greater than the width of said bed frame; d. a support pad on top of said cross bars; said support pad being segmented into a leg support section, a thigh support section, a coccyx support section and a torso support section; e. a mattress on top of said support pad; said mattress being extensible; f. a leg support bar attached under and to said cross bars under said leg support section; g. a thigh support bar attached under and to said cross bars under said thigh support section; said thigh support bar being extensible; said thigh support bar being pivotally attached at one end to said frame and at the other end to an end of said leg support bar; h. a torso support bar attached under and to said cross bars under said torso support section; i. an articulating mechanism, attached to said leg and thigh support bars and said bed frame, for tilting said leg support and thigh support bars up and down, and extending and retracting said thigh support bar; said articulating mechanism positioned and designed to operate so that a user's knee pivot point is maintained vertically above said pivotal attachment between said thigh support bar and said leg support bar; and j. an orbiculating mechanism, attached to said torso support bar and said bed frame, for rotating said torso support bar in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction around the hip pivot point of a user of said adjustable bed. 28
2. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a skirt around the periphery of said plurality of cross bars.
3. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which said articulating mechanism includes a drive motor.
4. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which said orbiculating mechanism includes a drive motor.
5. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which said orbiculating mechanism comprises a rotor and a stator.
6. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 5 in which said rotor comprises a gear segment.
7. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 6 in which said rotor gear segment has a serpentine gear form.
8. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 5 in which said stator comprises an open ended gear case containing a gear train.
9. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 8 in which the driving gear of said gear train has a serpentine gear form.
10. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 which is sized to accommodate a user with a height between 58 and 86 inches.
11. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which the length of said bed frame is between 8 and 14 inches longer than the height of the user, the length of said thigh support bar, unextended, is the same as the length of said user's thigh, and said articulating mechanism is additionally positioned 29
so there are 4 inches between the end of the bed and the top of said user's head.
12. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which said mattress comprises a soft upper layer and a serpentine lower layer.
13. A method of making an adjustable bed comprising the steps of: a. fabricating a bed frame; b. fabricating a pedestal base; c. attaching said pedestal base to the underside of said bed frame; d. fabricating a plurality of cross bars with length greater than the width of said bed frame; e. positioning said cross bars above said bed frame; f. fabricating a leg support pad, a thigh support pad, a coccyx support pad and a torso support pad; g. attaching said pads in sequence on top of said cross bars; h. fabricating an extensible mattress; i. placing said mattress on top of said support pads; j. fabricating a leg support bar; k. attaching said leg support bar under and to said cross bars under said leg support pad; I. fabricating a thigh support bar; said thigh support bar being extensible; m. attaching said thigh support bar under and to said cross bars under said thigh support pad; n. pivotally attaching one end of said thigh support bar to said frame and the other end of said thigh support bar said leg support bar; o. fabricating a torso support bar; p. attaching said torso support bar under and to said cross bars under said torso support pad; 30
q. fabricating an articulating mechanism for tilting said leg support and thigh support bars up and down, and extending and retracting said thigh support bar while maintaining a user's knee pivot point vertically above said pivotal attachment between said thigh support bar and said leg support bar; r. attaching said articulating mechanism to said leg and thigh support bars and said bed frame so that a user's knee pivot point is vertically above said pivotal attachment between said thigh support bar and said leg support bar; s. fabricating an orbiculating mechanism for rotating said torso support bar in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction around the hip pivot point of said user; and t. attaching said orbiculating mechanism to said torso support bar and said bed frame.
14. A method of making an adjustable bed as claimed in claim 13 further comprising the steps of: a. fabricating a skirt designed to go around the periphery of said plurality of cross bars; and b. attaching said skirt around the periphery of said plurality of cross bars.
15. A method of making an adjustable bed as claimed in claim 13 further comprising the step of sizing said adjustable bed to accommodate a user with a height between 58 and 86 inches.
16. A method of making an adjustable bed as claimed in claim 13 further comprising the steps of: a. making the length of said bed frame between 8 and 14 inches longer than the height of the user, b. making the length of said thigh support bar, unextended, the same as the length of said user's thigh; and 31
c positioning said articulating mechanism so there are 4 inches between the end of the bed and the top of said user's head.
17. A method of making an adjustable bed as claimed in claim 13 in which the method of fabricating said mattress comprises the steps of: a fabricating a soft, flat, upper layer; b. fabricating a serpentine, lower layer; and c. attaching said soft, flat, upper layer to said serpentine, lower layer
18. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which said bed frame is 74 inches long to accommodate a user with a height between 56 and 68 inches.
19, An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which said bed frame is 80 inches long to accommodate a user with a height between 66 and 74 inches.
20. An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which said bed frame is 86 inches long to accommodate a user with a height between 72 and 80 inches.
21 An adjustable bed as claimed in claim 1 in which said bed frame is 92 inches long to accommodate a user with a height between 78 and 86 inches.
22. A method of making adjustable bed as claimed in claim 13 further comprising the step of making said bed frame 74 inches long to accommodate a user with a height between 56 and 68 inches.
23. A method of making adjustable bed as claimed in claim 13 further comprising the step of making said bed frame 80 inches long to accommodate a user with a height between 66 and 74 inches.
24. A method of making adjustable bed as claimed in claim 13 further comprising the step of making said bed frame 86 inches long to accommodate a user with a height between 72 and 80 inches. 32
25. A method of making adjustable bed as claimed in claim 13 further comprising the step of making said bed frame 92 inches long to accommodate a user with a height between 78 and 86 inches.
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STATEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 19(1)
The amendments on the enclosed sheets make minor grammatical changes and more completely cover the Applicant's invention
Claims 10, 15 and 16 include grammatical changes
Claims 11 and 16 cover the fact that the length of the bed frame is between 8 and 14 inches longer than the height of the user, the length of said thigh support bar, unextended, is the same as the length of the user's thigh, and said articulating mechanism is additionally positioned so there are 4 inches between the end of the bed and the top of the user's head Support for these amendments can be found at pp 143-18, Charts A and B, and Figures 1 , 6 and 7
Claims 18-25 cover the fact that the bed frame can be made in four standard sizes to accommodate users in four different height ranges. Support for these amendments can be found on page 17, lines 6-22 and Chart B
These amendments introduce no new matter
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