Turning bed
US4084274A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/001
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A turning bed which can be tilted mechanically to turn the occupant from side to side, comprising a tilting assembly pivotally secured to a bed frame of known type. The tilting assembly consists of a mattress frame longitudinally divided into at least three parts: a center section with an outer section(s) pivotally connected adjacent each longitudinal side of the center section. The pivotal connection is such that when the center section is tilted, the outer section(s) adjacent the raised side of the center section is/are tilted as one with the center section, and the outer section(s) adjacent the other side of the center section pivot(s) relative thereto. The center section is pivotally supportable from the bed frame, and can be tilted by a lever secured at one end to the center section, the other end of the lever being moveable (by suitable means such as a screw-and-nut arrangement) to tilt the center section.
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