201 |
BODY TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED HANDLES |
US14090952 |
2013-11-26 |
US20140082836A1 |
2014-03-27 |
James E. Patrick; Geoffrey David Pile |
A body transport apparatus may include top and bottom portions that have a perimeter seal and an interior seal offset from the perimeter seal to define a non-inflatable frame portion and an inflatable air mattress portion. The bottom portion includes a plurality of air exit holes configured to provide an air cushion under the mattress portion when the mattress portion is inflated. The frame portion includes a plurality of handle openings and a channel so that the inflatable air mattress portion extends through the frame portion for a remote receptacle disposed outside the perimeter seal. A partial body transport apparatus may include the channel extending into the frame portion so that a remote receptacle is disposed within the perimeter seal and an inflatable air mattress portion having a longitudinal extent that is approximately 75% to 125% of a lateral extent. |
202 |
Cushion bladder with middle layer having gaps and various positioned interior welds |
US13718730 |
2012-12-18 |
US08635726B2 |
2014-01-28 |
Roland E. Flick; Scott Endress; Edward Mazzu |
A cushioning device has two materials that are sealed together at their peripheral edges to form first and second sides and first and second ends. Positioned between the first and second materials is a middle material. The middle material has the top and bottom sides, a gap between the first side and the middle material and another gap between the second side and the middle material. In addition, the first material is sealed to the middle material's top side by a first set of interior welds. The second surface is sealed to the middle material's bottom surface by a second set of interior welds. The first set of welds on the middle material's top surface and the second set of welds on the middle material's bottom surface are not superimposed on each other or overlap each other. |
203 |
CUSHION BLADDER WITH MIDDLE LAYER HAVING GAPS AND VARIOUS POSITIONED INTERIOR WELDS |
US13718730 |
2012-12-18 |
US20130205507A1 |
2013-08-15 |
Roland E. Flick; Scott Endress; Edward Mazzu |
A cushioning device has two materials that are sealed together at their peripheral edges to form first and second sides and first and second ends. Positioned between the first and second materials is a middle material. The middle material has the top and bottom sides, a gap between the first side and the middle material and another gap between the second side and the middle material. In addition, the first material is sealed to the middle material's top side by a first set of interior welds. The second surface is sealed to the middle material's bottom surface by a second set of interior welds. The first set of welds on the middle material's top surface and the second set of welds on the middle material's bottom surface are not superimposed on each other or overlap each other. |
204 |
Bed-Mountable Exercise Apparatus |
US13627649 |
2012-09-26 |
US20130074270A1 |
2013-03-28 |
Grace Caruso; Andre Lutfy |
Various embodiments relate to an exercise assembly and an exercise bed assembly. The exercise assembly includes a band configured to be fitted around the circumference of a bed mattress or support frame and includes areas to which exercise bands can be attached. One or more exercise bands can be attached so that a user can perform various bodyweight exercises. The exercise bands can be reset in various combinations in order to enable a user to complete different exercises. In some embodiments, the exercise assembly can also include reinforcements that are connected at multiple points of the band. In some instances, the reinforcements cover a side of the bed. |
205 |
Pressure reduction healthcare mattress system |
US12162346 |
2007-01-31 |
US08196241B2 |
2012-06-12 |
Arnold Balonick; Curtis Wyatt |
A foam core for a pressure reduction healthcare mattress is disclosed. It includes a top layer made of memory retention foam, a middle layer made of foam and having a convex shape that is higher along a longitudinal center line than along the two sides, and a lower support layer made of foam. The top layer is made of a torso piece and a softer foot/lower leg piece. The middle layer includes a heel pillow that fits into a heel pillow cavity in the foam, the heel pillow including layers of fiber material over a crown shaped foam insert. The lower support layer has a sloped portion in a lower leg section that slopes down toward a heel end of the foam core. Also disclosed is a pressure reduction healthcare mattress that includes the foam core and a cover. |
206 |
PACKAGING FOR MATTRESSES AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THE PACKAGING |
US12998957 |
2009-11-30 |
US20110253770A1 |
2011-10-20 |
Roberto Resta; Paolo Resta |
A packaging for a mattress consisting of a wrapping provided by a sheet of heat-sealing plastics, the wrapping comprising two rectangular portions, which are sized to cover the opposite faces of the mattress and have perimetric regions which are folded so as to cover the perimetric band of the mattress and have, along at least two mutually opposite and parallel sides of the mattress, subflaps which are folded outward and heat-sealed to each other, so as to form wings provided with slots adapted to act as handles. |
207 |
MATTRESS COVER FOR DISASTER TIME TRANSPORTATION |
US12160795 |
2007-07-26 |
US20100299836A1 |
2010-12-02 |
Makoto Tanaka; Akira Nishimura; Yumiko Mori; Yutaka Andou; Kouichi Kaneko |
An ordinary bed mattress used in an ordinary situation by a person unable to take refuge by himself/herself such as a patient unable to walk or bedridden patient can be used as a component of a stretcher in a disaster situation, if the mattress is contained in the mattress cover of this invention, and the person lying on it can be carried to a safe place for evacuation.This invention proposes a mattress cover for disaster time transportation, comprising a mattress inserting portion for inserting a mattress into the cover, grip portions attached to the cover at the portions corresponding to the corners of the mattress as contained within the cover, and the ends on one side of multiple fastening belts to be fastened across in the transverse direction of the mattress as contained within the cover, being fixed to the cover at the portions corresponding to the longitudinal edges of the mattress as contained within the cover. |
208 |
PRESSURE REDUCTION HEALTHCARE MATTRESS SYSTEM |
US12162346 |
2007-01-31 |
US20090222996A1 |
2009-09-10 |
Arnold Balonick; Curtis Wyatt |
A foam core for a pressure reduction healthcare mattress is disclosed. It includes a top layer made of memory retention foam, a middle layer made of foam and having a convex shape that is higher along a longitudinal center line than along the two sides, and a lower support layer made of foam. The top layer is made of a torso piece and a softer foot/lower leg piece. The middle layer includes a heel pillow that fits into a heel pillow cavity in the foam, the heel pillow including layers of fiber material over a crown shaped foam insert. The lower support layer has a sloped portion in a lower leg section that slopes down toward a heel end of the foam core. Also disclosed is a pressure reduction healthcare mattress that includes the foam core and a cover. |
209 |
MATTRESS |
US12093696 |
2006-08-22 |
US20090094743A1 |
2009-04-16 |
Makoto Tanaka; Akira Nishimura; Yumiko Mori |
The object is to provide a mattress that can be used as a stretcher when a disaster occurs and can also be used as an ordinary mattress when it is not used as a stretcher.This invention proposes a mattress 1 formed by covering a padding with a covering material, characterized in that the covering material 3 has grip portions 4 fixed to the longitudinal edges near the corners of the mattress, that the ends on one side of multiple fastening belts 6 are fixed to both the longitudinal edges, that stowing portions 7 for stowing the fastening belts are provided, and that fastening members 9 are fixed at the ends on the other side of the fastening belts. |
210 |
Self-storing airbed |
US11126449 |
2005-05-11 |
US07401370B2 |
2008-07-22 |
Jason McClintock |
An airbed with an integral sleeve. After deflation of the airbed, the airbed is rolled or folded into a tight formation, and the sleeve is extended around the airbed for storage. The sleeve may be a flat fabric material that is attached to a seam of the airbed, for example by welding. The sleeve includes drawstrings or cords for tying and tightening the sleeve around the airbed. A handle may also be provided for carrying the stored airbed once the sleeve is in place. |
211 |
Self-storing airbed |
US11126449 |
2005-05-11 |
US20060253991A1 |
2006-11-16 |
Jason McClintock |
An airbed with an integral sleeve. After deflation of the airbed, the airbed is rolled or folded into a tight formation, and the sleeve is extended around the airbed for storage. The sleeve may be a flat fabric material that is attached to a seam of the airbed, for example by welding. The sleeve includes drawstrings or cords for tying and tightening the sleeve around the airbed. A handle may also be provided for carrying the stored airbed once the sleeve is in place. |
212 |
Systems and methods for forming handles in furniture |
US11250730 |
2005-10-14 |
US20060080782A1 |
2006-04-20 |
Derek Mallory |
Handles for furniture, and in particular handles for mattresses, may be made by, among other things, securing a piece of fabric along the perimeter of the mattress, and more particularly, by securing an excess section of border panel fabric to the side wall of the mattress so that the excess section of border panel forms a handle that can be gripped and manipulated by a user. Embodiments include furniture handles, such as handles for mattresses, cushions, futons and the like. In other aspects, methods for making such handles are shown including methods that secure an oversized border panel to the sidewall of a mattress such that a portion of the border panel can be folded over onto itself and formed into a handle. |
213 |
Stadium seat |
US11218903 |
2005-09-02 |
US20060059628A1 |
2006-03-23 |
Lawrence Hamilton; Timothy Lom |
A weight distribution and suspension system is disclosed. This system provides comfort for the human body in a seated position by using a plurality of foam layers of alternating densities and elasticities to form a seat cushion. In one embodiment, the system is comprised of a plurality of foam layers of alternating densities and elasticities, a vinyl cushion cover, a second layer of vinyl, covering the top surface and creating a pocket, a fabric cushion backing, a mesh pocket for holding small items, a nylon zipper, and one or more elastic bands for holding small items. In this embodiment the system is intended to provide user comfort in stadium seating. |
214 |
Mattress with hand supports |
US10730529 |
2003-12-08 |
US06971132B2 |
2005-12-06 |
Fred M. Feinsod |
A mattress for use in hospital, nursing homes, and the like, incorporates hand supports with hand grips built into the sides of the mattress. Raised bolsters built into the top surface of the mattress adjacent to its lateral edges help to prevent the patient from falling out of the bed. |
215 |
Mat conveyor having multiple handles |
US10374463 |
2003-02-25 |
US06823542B2 |
2004-11-30 |
Trygve Berge |
A mat conveyor includes a tubular fabric member formed of a soft flexible material and having an interior passage formed therein. A plurality of handle bands are secured to the exterior surface of the tubular member. Each of the handle bands utilizes a support band secured to the exterior surface of the tubular member together with an overlying outer band secured to the support band at a plurality of spaced attachments. The portions of the outer band extending between attachments form a plurality of handle members generally spaced about the tubular member. A pair of carrying poles are receivable within the tubular member interior passage to convert the tubular member to a stretcher-like carrier. |
216 |
Mattress structure |
US10850606 |
2004-05-20 |
US20040231057A1 |
2004-11-25 |
Jeffrey
M.
Sabin |
A mattress comprises a support plate having a plurality of mounting holes, a plurality of independent spring assemblies individually mounted to the support plate, and a cover enclosing the support plate and the plurality of spring assemblies. Each of the spring assemblies includes a tubular mounting member fixed to the support plate preferably by snap-fit through a mounting hole in the support plate, a sliding cap axially movable relative to the mounting member, and a spring acting between the mounting member and the sliding cap, wherein the spring is axially compressible when the sliding cap is forced in an axial direction toward the support plate. A spacer of chosen length can be provided to set preload on the spring. In a nullflippablenull embodiment, the mounting member includes a mid-portion snap-fitted to the support plate and upper and lower portions each having a sliding cap associated therewith, wherein the spring acts between the two sliding caps. In yet another embodiment, the sliding cap is replaced by a bellows attached to the mounting member. |
217 |
Mattress handle formed of a textile web with cushioned edges |
US10051722 |
2002-01-17 |
US06684461B1 |
2004-02-03 |
William B. Barnhardt |
A handle for a mattress, box spring or other bedding structure is formed of an elongate textile web having a lengthwise-extending relatively stiffer main body and relatively softer lengthwise-extending cushioning edges along opposite sides of the main body. The main body preferably comprises two face-abutting layers of the textile web with the cushioning edges connecting the two layers at each opposite side of the main body. The textile web may be of a crochet-type warp-knitted fabric comprised of interknitted warp and filling yarns. |
218 |
Method of attaching mattress cover handle |
US09418202 |
1999-10-13 |
US06176002B1 |
2001-01-23 |
Lothar Korb |
The method of installing a handle in a mattress border comprising the step of bending a back strap and a material into a U shape so that inside surface is convex outward and so that first apertures are aligned, inserting a pulling tool through the aligned apertures, coupling a second coupling means to a first coupling means, and using the tool to pull the handle so that one of anchors passes through the first aligned apertures. |
219 |
Handle engagable with a grid structure |
US064479 |
1998-04-22 |
US6000075A |
1999-12-14 |
Randall J. Urness |
A section of a bed has a mattress support grid comprising a plurality of intersecting wire segments. The intersecting were segments define an opening. A handle is engageable with the opening. |
220 |
Mattress cover handle |
US820044 |
1997-03-19 |
US5884352A |
1999-03-23 |
Lothar Korb |
A handle for a mattress border is anchored with spaced grommets in the border against which anchors on the handle ends may bear. The anchors are designed to allow a leading end of the handle to be drawn through a grommet opening. A back strap between the grommet openings is shaped to allow clamping to move the grommet openings to aligned position. To allow the drawing of the anchors through the grommet openings, at least one of the anchors is provided with first coupling means. A puller rod is designed to be inserted through at least one of the grommet openings. The puller rod is provided with second coupling means, designed to cooperate with the first coupling means to achieve the pulling function. In one variant the clamping means may be used to bend the back bar and border into a `U` shape, with the inside of the border on the convex side of the U, so that a straight puller rod may pull the leading anchor through the aligned grommet openings in the sequence inside to outside to inside relative to the border material. In a second variant the clamping means act so that the `U` shape becomes more like a `V` so that the grommet axes may be considered to be on a common arc. A curved puller rod, with a second coupling means on its free end is moved to pass through both grommets in an anti-pulling direction to couple the first (handle) coupling means to pull its leading end through the two grommets. In a third variant using two puller rods the handle is first shaped in a downward arc over a flattened border with the back strap at the bottom. The free end of a puller rod projects through each grommet opening. The border and back strap are then bent into a V the rods travelling to maintain their position relative to the grommet opening. This achieves coupling of each pair of first and second coupling means. The puller rods may then be retracted to pull the handle ends through the grommets. |