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US2551976A
US2551976A US586546A US58654645A US2551976A US 2551976 A US2551976 A US 2551976A US 586546 A US586546 A US 586546A US 58654645 A US58654645 A US 58654645A US 2551976 A US2551976 A US 2551976A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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  • This invention relates to portable and foldable table tops and particularly to one especially designed for the use of osteopaths. Physicians of this type are frequently called on to give treatments to patients at their homes, and for this purpose they require a relatively unyielding surface on which the patient reclines while taking the treatment.
  • the table top includes a plurality of parallel slats connected together for folding together into a roll, while each slat comprises a pair of separate portions hinged together. This enables a portion of the device, when unfolded and in use to be turned up at an angle to support a pillow or the like.
  • the provisions of this advantageous feature being another object of the invention.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device as unfolded and in position for use.
  • Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional elevation of one of the slats showing the hinge connection between the portions of the slat.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device partly folded.
  • Fig. 4 is a similar view of the device fully folded.
  • Fig. 5 i a fragmentary perspective view of the device with the hinged slat portions turned up at an angle.
  • the device comprises a plurality of elongated smooth and flat slats, each of which comprises a main portion 1 and a relatively short extension 2 connected to portion l by a recessed or countersunk hinge 3 as plainly shown.
  • the slats are flexibly connected together for folding or unfolding movement by cords 4 passing closely through bores in the slats, and are held in spaced relation by knots 5 in the cords between adjacent slats and on the sides. Two of the cords pass through the main slat portions I, while a third cord passes through the hinged extensions.
  • the device When the device is being transported, it is folded as shown in Fig. 4, making a very compact and readily handled bundle as will be evident.
  • the device When arranged for use, the device is unfolded and preferably placed on a spring mattress of a bed, as indicated in Fig. 1. This provides a suitable rigid surface on which to place a patient for treatment. If it is desired that the patient shall lie with the head and shoulders up, the sections 2 are tilted up at any desired angle, as shown in Fig. 5, suitably held in that position for the support of a pillow.
  • Osteopathic bed slats comprising a plurality of rigid slats of equal length and arranged in spaced parallel relation, an extension member for each slat, said extension members being of equal length with one another and of the same breadth and thickness as the rigid slats, and forming a continued uninterrupted surface therewith when in the fully extended position, hinge members connecting each extension member to its corresponding rigid slat, said rigid slats and said extension members having laterally extending openings passing entirely therethrough, cords passing through the said registering openings, and knots in said cords between the adjacent edges of the rigid slats and the extension members to maintain the same in spaced parallel relationship.
  • Osteopathic bed slats comprising a plurality of rigid longitudinal slats of equal length and arranged in spaced parallel relation, an extension member hinged to each slat, said extension member being of the same breadth and thickness as the slat and forming an interrupted surface therewith when in fully extended position, and means for flexibly connecting said slats and extensions and for holding them in spaced parallel relation,

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M y 1951 E. F. SMITH 2,551,976
OSTEOPATHIC BED SLAT Filed April 4, 1945 INk/ENTOR EDWARD F. SMITH 031M QM? HIS ATTORNEY Patented May 8, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.
This invention relates to portable and foldable table tops and particularly to one especially designed for the use of osteopaths. Physicians of this type are frequently called on to give treatments to patients at their homes, and for this purpose they require a relatively unyielding surface on which the patient reclines while taking the treatment.
It is therefore the main object of my invention to provide a device for the purpose which may be readily folded or collapsed into a compact bundle, easily carried in an automobile and hence convenient to take from place to place when making home calls.
The table top includes a plurality of parallel slats connected together for folding together into a roll, while each slat comprises a pair of separate portions hinged together. This enables a portion of the device, when unfolded and in use to be turned up at an angle to support a pillow or the like. The provisions of this advantageous feature being another object of the invention.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device as unfolded and in position for use.
Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional elevation of one of the slats showing the hinge connection between the portions of the slat.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device partly folded.
Fig. 4 is a similar view of the device fully folded.
Fig. 5 i a fragmentary perspective view of the device with the hinged slat portions turned up at an angle.
Referring to the characters of reference on the drawings, the device comprises a plurality of elongated smooth and flat slats, each of which comprises a main portion 1 and a relatively short extension 2 connected to portion l by a recessed or countersunk hinge 3 as plainly shown. The slats are flexibly connected together for folding or unfolding movement by cords 4 passing closely through bores in the slats, and are held in spaced relation by knots 5 in the cords between adjacent slats and on the sides. Two of the cords pass through the main slat portions I, while a third cord passes through the hinged extensions.
When the device is being transported, it is folded as shown in Fig. 4, making a very compact and readily handled bundle as will be evident. When arranged for use, the device is unfolded and preferably placed on a spring mattress of a bed, as indicated in Fig. 1. This provides a suitable rigid surface on which to place a patient for treatment. If it is desired that the patient shall lie with the head and shoulders up, the sections 2 are tilted up at any desired angle, as shown in Fig. 5, suitably held in that position for the support of a pillow.
I claim:
1. Osteopathic bed slats comprising a plurality of rigid slats of equal length and arranged in spaced parallel relation, an extension member for each slat, said extension members being of equal length with one another and of the same breadth and thickness as the rigid slats, and forming a continued uninterrupted surface therewith when in the fully extended position, hinge members connecting each extension member to its corresponding rigid slat, said rigid slats and said extension members having laterally extending openings passing entirely therethrough, cords passing through the said registering openings, and knots in said cords between the adjacent edges of the rigid slats and the extension members to maintain the same in spaced parallel relationship.
2. Osteopathic bed slats comprising a plurality of rigid longitudinal slats of equal length and arranged in spaced parallel relation, an extension member hinged to each slat, said extension member being of the same breadth and thickness as the slat and forming an interrupted surface therewith when in fully extended position, and means for flexibly connecting said slats and extensions and for holding them in spaced parallel relation,
.said means permitting said slats and extensions to be folded longitudinally in a stack.
EDWARD F. SMITH.
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US2847685A (en) * 1952-05-03 1958-08-19 Dayton Rubber Company Mattress supporting construction
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US4192547A (en) * 1977-01-12 1980-03-11 Geier James M Rocking chair frame
WO1984002260A1 (en) * 1982-12-06 1984-06-21 Arlis Delane Mcleod Reversible mattress
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US4679848A (en) * 1985-02-11 1987-07-14 Spierings Petrus A M Back support mechanism and method
US4815155A (en) * 1988-06-01 1989-03-28 Sommers Clayton L Portable underlying mattress stiffener
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US9241578B1 (en) 2013-02-04 2016-01-26 Colleen M. Franken Under mattress support
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US2728089A (en) * 1953-09-08 1955-12-27 Adrien M Hynes Mattress stiffener
US2745473A (en) * 1953-11-13 1956-05-15 John J Boland Back rest for vehicle riding
US2885695A (en) * 1957-05-13 1959-05-12 Gadget Of The Month Club Inc Foldable portable bed board
US4192547A (en) * 1977-01-12 1980-03-11 Geier James M Rocking chair frame
USRE32734E (en) * 1982-12-06 1988-08-23 Reversible mattress
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US4476594A (en) * 1982-12-06 1984-10-16 Mcleod Arlis D Reversible mattress
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US4679848A (en) * 1985-02-11 1987-07-14 Spierings Petrus A M Back support mechanism and method
US4815155A (en) * 1988-06-01 1989-03-28 Sommers Clayton L Portable underlying mattress stiffener
US5475880A (en) * 1994-11-21 1995-12-19 Torbett B. Guenther Foldable bathtub transfer seat
US5950260A (en) * 1997-02-21 1999-09-14 Dees; Kent L. Pleated unitary work mat with headrest
US6094761A (en) * 1998-09-10 2000-08-01 Ferko, Iii; Joseph G. Disposable backboard and blank for forming a backboard
US6618883B2 (en) * 2002-01-30 2003-09-16 Clair A. Angland Mattress support device for a sofa sleeper
US20090043193A1 (en) * 2007-08-09 2009-02-12 Parrish Rob G Procedure radiograph orientation device and methods of use
US7805783B2 (en) * 2007-08-09 2010-10-05 Parrish Rob G Procedure radiograph orientation device and methods of use
US20100242372A1 (en) * 2009-03-27 2010-09-30 Napoleon Spring Works, Inc. Foldable Garage Door Trim Systems
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US9241578B1 (en) 2013-02-04 2016-01-26 Colleen M. Franken Under mattress support
US20140290022A1 (en) * 2013-03-29 2014-10-02 Leonard G. Gratch Flotation Device
USD734630S1 (en) 2014-01-27 2015-07-21 Carl William Bolton Portable foldable picnic table
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US20190223610A1 (en) * 2016-08-31 2019-07-25 Keeson Technology Corporation Limited Electric bed
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