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An invalid bed includes a frame and an overhead support structure which provides an elevated diagonally extending support surface for a pivot arm. The pivot arm is pivotally anchored to a corner post and extends over and is supported by the support surface. The pivot arm swings from a position at th

An invalid bed includes a frame and an overhead support structure which provides an elevated diagonally extending support surface for a pivot arm. The pivot arm is pivotally anchored to a corner post and extends over and is supported by the support surface. The pivot arm swings from a position at the side of the bed frame to its center and includes a strap which an invalid can grasp for elevating himself and swinging onto or out of the bed.

대표청구항 ▼

An invalid bed comprising: a support frame for a mattress; means secured to said frame for defining a horizontally extending support surface extending diagonally from one end of said frame to an opposite end thereof; a generally horizontally extending pivot arm pivotally anchored at one end to said

An invalid bed comprising: a support frame for a mattress; means secured to said frame for defining a horizontally extending support surface extending diagonally from one end of said frame to an opposite end thereof; a generally horizontally extending pivot arm pivotally anchored at one end to said frame above said means defining a support surface such that said pivot arm is continuously supported by said support surface and is freely moveable thereon, said means defining a support surface being sufficiently above said frame to provide clearance thereunder for an individual; and gripping means extending from said pivot arm for assisting an individual to move into and out of the bed without assistance by hanging onto said gripping means and swinging into or out of the bed.