CA1105202A - Adjustable bed headrest - Google Patents

Adjustable bed headrest

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CA1105202A
CA1105202A CA329,612A CA329612A CA1105202A CA 1105202 A CA1105202 A CA 1105202A CA 329612 A CA329612 A CA 329612A CA 1105202 A CA1105202 A CA 1105202A
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47CCHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C20/00Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/04Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination
    • A47C20/043Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination by means of peg-and-notch or pawl-and-ratchet mechanism

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Abstract

TITLE
ADJUSTABLE BED HEADREST

INVENTOR
James McCARTY

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is an adjustable headrest for beds to be inserted between box spring and mattress. It permits, by lever, relatively-angular adjustment of two frame portions of the device such as to change the inclination therebetween. Hence, as a headrest for a bed it provides the necessary means to elevate the head portion of the bed to predetermined positions. It also provides adjustment of both frames in their respective widths so as to accommodate different widths of beds; for instance, queen, king double and single.

Description

52~2 This invention relates to an adjustable head rest suitable for use on a bed and particularly at one end of the bed to provide means for adjustably setting an inclined elevation therefore.
There are various means of providing an adjustable headrest that is associated with a bed.
Hospital beds are constructed with frames incorporating, not only a head rest adjustment, but also bed foot adjustments. These adjustable beds are expensive and specifically customed built for hospitals.
People often get ailments~ which can be more economically catered to at home, while confined to the bed.
There may be the requirement, however, that the bed be able to be adju~ted, at least its head portion, during the patient's confinement to bed.
Also many healthy persons prefer to read in bed or to watch television in bed, and the ability to conveniently adjust the head portion of the bed into flat, or into a variety of inclinations, at the convenience of a person, is desirable, particularly if such adjustment device can become associated with any conventional box spring and mattress or other bed irrespective of the manufacture or size; single, double, queen, king, etc.
The invention thus contemplates an adjustment device for use in combination with a bed and mattress thereof, the adjustment device adapted to be postioned at one end of the bed between the bed spring and mattress so as to permit relative inclinational positioning of the mattress end relative the spring, by the adjustment device, the adjustment device comprising: -~a) a base frame including:

(i) first left and first right U-shaped . ~

members, having two distal ends; and, (ii) two first sleeve members adapted to slippingly engage the opposite distal ends of the U-shaped members to thereby coact therewith and to form a continuous rectanlinear base frame whose width may be adjusted, ~b) an adjustable frame including;
(i) second left and second right U-shaped members, each having two distal ends;
(ii) two second sleeve members adapted to slippingly engage the opposite distal ends of the second U-shaped members thereby to coact therewith and to form a continuous rectalinear adjustable frame, whose width is adjustable complementary with the base frame; and, (iii) a stop member carried by one of the second U-shaped members disposing therealong a plurality of stop means, (c) hinged means attached to the frames whereby the adjustable frame pivots relative to the base frame into predetermined angulations.
(d) lever means pivotally attached to the base frame at its fulcrum, one end of the lever extending to a handle, the other end of the lever, inclined at an acute angle relative the handle end and adapted to selectively engage one of the stop means on the stop member whereby for each stop means the relative angle inclination of the frames is unique.

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The invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the figures in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of -the invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective of the device of Figure 1, in location at one end of a bed, positioned between spring and mattress.
Figures 3 and 4 are elevations of the device in location shown at different angulations~
Figure 5 is a partial plan view of two proximat~ly facing distal ends, whe~ther of base or adjustable frames, with inner joining sleeve that permits adjustable coacts therewith.
Referring to Figure 2, a bed 10 includes spring 11, and mattress 13 over which is shown bedding, reference 15, that includes sheets, blankets and pillows.
The head adjusting device is generally shown as 20 and is disposed at one end of the bed between spring 11 and mattress 13 essentially as shown.
2G The device 20 consists of two frames generally, a base frame 21, and a relatively positionable adjustable frame 23. There are two hinges 25 which interconnect the two frames along one of their relative sides so that the adjustable frame 23 may be inclined relative to the base frame.
Each frame may be fabricated with essentially two generally U-shaped hollow members, typically of extruded tubing. Preferably, the adjustable or upper frame 23 has identically generally U-shaped members 30 of extruded metal tubing, each member 30 having two dital ends positioned so that the distal ends are relatively proximate and in registry. Since the four distal ends of the upper hollow , ~10~z~
generally U-shaped members are so located, conveniently, a tubular sleeve 32 is interposed into telescopic connection between respective proxima~e distal ends thereof. The sleeve 32 may be "free" into both proximate ends of the mirror-like U-shaped members 30 or it may be secured into one distal end of one of the U-shaped members and telescopicingly matable with the other. Typically, referring to Figure 5, the left distal end 31L has welded into it one end the sleeve 32 the~other end extends into the hollow distal end 31R of the right hand generally U-shaped member 23R. This arrangement exist~ for both pairs of distal ends.
A plurality of apertures are lineally disposed and formed into the sleeve 32 and each when respectively positioned registers with the hole (distal end aperture), not clearly shown, near the terminus of the distal end 31X
when the relative telescopicing relationship between U-shaped members i8 changed. A pin 35 or bolt or other simLlar holding device removably extends through the distal end aperture and through one of the apertures 33 in the sleeve when one of those apertures 33 is in registry with that hole. In this way the relative width of the upper frame 23 may be altered and extended as shown by the fanthom lines 40 and 41 and the arrow 45.
- In a qimilar general fashion, the base frame 21 is composed in a like manner. It consists of two generally U-shaped base frame members 22 with a pair of interposed adjustable sleeves 24 which respectively mates into one of the distal ends of one of the U-shaped base frame members, for instance the right hand one. These sleeves 24 likewise have a plurality of apertures.
For convenience and in order to provide llC~S2~Z
nons~ipping of the mattress 13 when the adjustable frame 23 is in the flat position (not shown in any of the drawings) each of the base frame generally U-shaped members has one of its arm stepped in- elevation by the approximate width of a conventional mattress (4 inches) as by step piece 26. The step piece then extends into arm E so that its distal end is in elevation above the plane of the opposite arm and the interconnection arm P of that U-shaped member 21 like those 33 of the sleeves 32 and are adjustably secured to the distal ends by similar means. Such step piece 26 is not necessary but desirable for the reasons hereinbefore setforth.
Hence, by altering the relative positions of the penetrating sleeves 24 and 32 into the distal ends of their respective generally U-shaped members, the operative width of the two frames and hence of the device 20 may be altered as shown in fanthom end by the arrow 45. This accommodates different bed sizes (widths) for example, single, double, queen and king.
Now in order to provide the primary features of the invention; namely, means for variably adjusting the relative angular relationship between the adjustable frame and the base frame, the upper frame 23 is provided with a plurality of lineally disposed stop means from one arm of each generally U-shaped member and the other arm thereof.
These lineally disposed stop means, most conveniently are stepped notches or accomodating seats 45 in a plate attached to and extending over the underside of each generally U-shaped member 30 frame from one-arm to the opposite.
These notches or seats 45 accommodate the seating of a lateral rod 47 which terminates at either end, to a load arm 55 of an inclined lever 50 pivotally attached at 11~35Z~2 its fulcrum to the proximate or interconnecting ar~ P of each of the generally U-shaped base frame members 22. Thus, for simplicity, there are two levers, one on the left portion of the base frame; namely, on the left generally U-shaped base frame member 22L, and one on the right portion on the proximate arm of the right generally U-shaped base frame member 22R. Each of these levers has its effort arm 53 inclined relative to its load arm 55, the effort arm terminating at a ball handle 54. As with the ~rames, the rod is of two parts, left and right and is hollow. Thus an interconnecting length adjusting sleeve 47S may extend between both parts of the rod and allows the rod 47 to extend or contract to the appropriate length as each of the U-shaped members of both frames are positioned to a greater or lesser extent from each other as when various sizes of beds are to be accommodated.
From the drawings it will be seen that by moviny, upward or downward, the handle 54 the relative position of the rod 47 is changed and the particular step or notch 45 in which that rod engages will lil~ewise changed. Hence, each step provides a unique relative jnclination between the frames. This is easily seen in Figures 3 and 4.

Although with appropriate structural changes the device 20 could be placed on top of the mattress rather than between matress and spring, I preferred the above disclosed embodiment.

Claims (8)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An adjustment device for use in combination with a bed and mattress thereof, the adjustment device adapted to be postioned at one end of the bed between the bed spring and superadjacent mattress so as to permit relative inclinational positioning of one end of the mattress relative the spring, by the adjustment device, the adjustment device comprising:
(a) a width variable base frame including:
(i) first left and first right U-shaped members, each having two distal ends; and, (ii) two first sleeve members adapted to slippingly engage the opposite distal ends of the U-shaped members to thereby coact therewith and to form a continuous rectanlinear base frame whose width may be adjusted, (b) an width variable relatively inclinably adjusting frame including;
(i) second left and second right U-shaped members, each having two distal ends;
(ii) two second sleeve members adapted to slippingly engage the opposite distal ends each second U-shaped members thereby to coact therewith and to form a continuous rectalinear adjustable frame, whose width is adjustably in co-operation with the base frame;

(c) hinged means attached to the frames whereby the adjusting frame pivots relative to the base frame through predetermined angulations.
(d) a stop means member caried by one of the second U-shaped members and disposing therealong a plurality of stop means, (e) lever means with effort load and fulcrum pivotally attached to the base frame at its fulcrum, one end of the lever extending to a handle and acting as effort, the other end of the lever, inclined at an acute angle relative the handle end and adapted to selectively engage one of the stop means on the stop member there to act as load whereby for each engagement of the load at stop means the relative angle inclination of the frames is unique.
2. The adjustment device as claimed in claim 1 in which the U-shaped members include arms with hollow distal ends, the arms interjoining through their proximate end by a proximate interjoining straight piece, and wherein the sleeve members are straight pieces which repectively recessingly engage two hollow ends to expose a greater sleeve portion when the device is extended widthwise into king size configuration than when in reduced width for queen, double and single size configuration.
3. The adjustment device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the fulcrum is pivotly attached to the proximate interjoining straight piece and the stop member extends essentially parallel to a straight piece and from one arm to the other arm of the same second U-shaped member.
4. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein there are two fulcrums, two levers and two stop members, the levers having their other ends extending essentially parallel to the arms and making respective interconnection through a third length adjustment sleeve, whereby the relative distance between the fulcrums may be altered while the lever other ends remain rigidly interconnected.
5. The device as claimed in claim 2, 3 or 4 wherein hinged means are attached between the frames from one arm to the other.
6. The device as claimed in claim 2, 3 or 4 wherein the members are composed of formed hollow metal tubing, and the hinge means are attached between the frames from arm to arm.
7. The device as claimed in claim 2, 3 or 4 wherein the distal ends have an aperature; the sleeves a plurality of spacially disposed aperatures which, depending upon the relative penetrating position of the sleeve in the arm, registers one of said aperatures of the sleeve with that of the arm, and a pin means adapted to be inserted through the registered aperatures to relatively rigidly constrain the sleeves and the U-shaped members, hence the device to any particular pre-selected width.
8. The device as claimed in claim 2, 3 or 4 wherein the stop means is a seat within the stop member, the stop member being a straight piece spacially disposing a plurality of accommodating seats, the other end of the lever forming a region adapted to engage one of the accommodating seats and hence to relatively and selectively angularly adjust the relative angular position of the frames.
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0144970A2 (en) * 1983-12-09 1985-06-19 Deere & Company Holding device for a swivel part
GB2432111A (en) * 2005-10-15 2007-05-16 James Shine Mathew Adjustable bed
WO2012032281A1 (en) * 2010-09-10 2012-03-15 Decathlon Supporting device for a person, especially a mattress-type supporting device
WO2012032280A1 (en) * 2010-09-10 2012-03-15 Decathlon Supporting device for a person, especially a mattress-type supporting device
WO2020073091A1 (en) * 2018-10-10 2020-04-16 Centered Around You Pty Ltd Smart bed system

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0144970A2 (en) * 1983-12-09 1985-06-19 Deere & Company Holding device for a swivel part
EP0144970A3 (en) * 1983-12-09 1987-02-25 Deere & Company Holding device for a swivel part
GB2432111A (en) * 2005-10-15 2007-05-16 James Shine Mathew Adjustable bed
WO2012032281A1 (en) * 2010-09-10 2012-03-15 Decathlon Supporting device for a person, especially a mattress-type supporting device
WO2012032280A1 (en) * 2010-09-10 2012-03-15 Decathlon Supporting device for a person, especially a mattress-type supporting device
FR2964545A1 (en) * 2010-09-10 2012-03-16 Decathlon Sa SUPPORT DEVICE FOR A PERSON, IN PARTICULAR MATTRESS TYPE
FR2964544A1 (en) * 2010-09-10 2012-03-16 Decathlon Sa SUPPORT DEVICE FOR A PERSON, IN PARTICULAR MATTRESS TYPE
WO2020073091A1 (en) * 2018-10-10 2020-04-16 Centered Around You Pty Ltd Smart bed system
CN112867473A (en) * 2018-10-10 2021-05-28 艾维优私人有限公司 Intelligent bed system
JP2022504915A (en) * 2018-10-10 2022-01-13 センタードアラウンドユー プロプライアタリーリミテッド Smart bed system

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