Burlington Industries, Inc.

Zoetech, Inc.

Other

Joseph A Koncelik

David B Chaney

Walter G Lockard

Thomas D Hontz

Kevin J Reeder

Rex K Chaney

A mobility chair is provided with a pair of mounting members projecting downwardly from armrests on opposite lateral sides of a seat frame approximately midway between a front end of the seat frame and a back frame. The mounting members are pivotally connected to supports extending upwardly from a chassis so that the user-receiving frame moves between forwardly inclined and rearwardly inclined positions. A gas cylinder extends between the chassis and the frame and prevents the angular movement of the frame from accelerating. The pivotal connections between the mounting members and the support members are disposed below the seat. In a restraining chair, the mounting members are disposed on opposite lateral sides of the seat substantially closer to the front end of the seat than to the back, and the pivotal connections between the mounting members and the support members are adjacent to the seat. The gas cylinder extends between the support members and the back of the frame and is adapted to urge the restraining chair towards the forwardly inclined position.

Orthopedic chair with forwardly and rearwardly inclined positions

An adjustable geriatric chair comprising a pair of laterally spaced apart floor-engaging upright frames; brackets associated with each of the frames and provided with a plurality of mounting bores including an upper rear set, a lower rear set and a front set; a back frame; and a seat frame. The back frame and seat frame, each having a pair of laterally opposing longitudinally extending sides, are movably disposed within the upright frames to align a pair of mounting sockets on each side of the back frame with a selected pair of bores in the upper rear set of bores and a front and a rear mounting socket on each side of the seat frame with a selected bore in each of the front and lower rear sets of bores, and are mounted to the brackets by mounting members inserted through the selected bores and extending into the mounting sockets. Webbing is mounted on the seat frame, such that the seat suspends the pelvis of the user without bottoming against a hard surface, and on the back frame.

Adjustable geriatric chair

A bed assembly is provided particularly for geriatric use. The bed includes a mattress supported by a frame having a plurality of supporting legs, and bolsters are provided on either side of the mattress, mounted so that a top surface of each is substantially even with the top of the mattress. An undercarriage support structure including a pair of horizontal channel members are provided for receiving the legs of the mattress supporting frame and preventing substantial movement thereof with respect to the bolsters. The horizontal channel members include a pair of end portions which are received by passageways associated with the bolsters and allow the bolsters to be slid up and down off of and onto the undercarriage. A rail is mounted on each bolster for movement from a position below the top of the mattress to a position above the top of the mattress wherein it performs a roll-off preventing function. Each rail is mounted at the head of the bolster with which it is associated and is telescopic along the length of the mattress from the head toward the foot of the mattress. Actuation of the rails from the roll-off preventing position to below the mattress top requires utilization of both hands of an operator and an initial movement opposite the desired direction of movement of the rails.

Geriatric bed construction with sideguards

A tray assembly is provided particularly for utilization with a nursing home bed or the like. The tray includes a substantially flat support surface that gently slopes downwardly from the head portion to the foot portion of the tray, with a vertical lip upstanding from the support surface around the entire tray circumference. A pair of U-shaped rods are provided for mounting the tray on supporting rails of varying spacings, clips of flexible material being mounted on cross portions of the U-shaped rods to attach to appropriate rail sections. The bed toe board mounts rail sections that also can receive the tray so that the tray covers the toe board when not in use.

Overbed tray arrangement

A fold-down desk is provided especially adapted for use in nursing homes. The desk is composed of a casing and a writing surface, with the writing surface pivotally mounted to the casing. Special hangers mount the casing to a wall panel so that the writing surface is movable from a first position, in which it is vertical and abuts the casing, to a second position at which it is stopped with respect to the casing and is substantially vertical. The writing surface and casing are interconnected so that as the writing surface is moved away from the casing about the pivot structure, the movement of the writing surface is slow and gradual until it is positively stopped at the end of its path of travel. All portions of the writing surface and casing have rounded edges, the writing surface is flat with a raised edge around the circumference thereof, and elongated recesses are provided along the periphery of the cases.

Fold-down desk

An assembly for storing clothing or other articles is provided, especially adapted for use in nursing homes or the like by non-ambulatory residents. First and second wall panels are mounted to each other so that they are perpendicular. A storage structure defined by a right triangular prism is provided including a plurality of walls defining a storage area therebetween with the front wall having an access opening. A tambour door is slidable on a pair of tracks to selectively block and unblock the access opening in the storage structure. The storage structure is mounted to the wall panel so that the tambour door tracks are disposed in horizontal planes vertically spaced from each other, and so that the storage structure is spaced from the ground, along the entire extent thereof, a distance corresponding to the height of a toeboard of a wheelchair off of the ground. A generally U-shaped handle is disposed along the entire length of the tambour door with both legs of the U extending outwardly from the storage structure, facilitating use by non-ambulatory and arthritic persons.

Modular storage units

An arrangement and method for defining personalized environments for nursing homes are provided, which supply safety, comfort, control, and sense of personal ownership for aging people occupying the nursing home. A plurality of wall panels distinct from the nursing home permanent walls define a room environment, and utilize a bed assembly as the focal point with a plurality of miscellaneous clothing and article supporting and enclosing structures. The bed is integrated with the wall panels and miscellaneous structures so that the bed does not detract from the functioning of the structures, and all miscellaneous structures are supported on the wall panel so that they are spaced from the ground at least a distance sufficient to provide clearance for the toeboards of wheelchairs. The corners of all miscellaneous structures and the bed assembly are rounded, and sufficient clearance is provided between the bed assembly and any miscellaneous structures along both sides and the foot of the bed assembly. Bolsters rigid enough to sit on and facilitate wheelchair to bed transfers are provided along either side of the bed; the bolsters also function to cover all bed hardware and other sharp or hard components associated with the bed assembly and cushion the impact of any fall by an elderly person. A headboard panel is provided having a linear light source extending substantially the width of the bed.

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Worthington, OH, United States of America

Joseph A Koncelik