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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Applicant:
Willie W. Kim, Anaheim, CA (US);
Inventor:
Willie W. Kim, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are an articulating bed and methods of operating the bed. The articulating bed includes a top frame and one or two underlying frames. The top frame includes a first side section and a second side section. One of the side sections is configured to slide in a lateral direction of the bed so as to vary a width of the bed. Further, the sections are configured to hingedly rotate. Various methods include sliding and hingedly rotating the side sections. Further, the methods includes sitting up a person lying on the bed and changing liners while the person is staying on the bed, using the sliding and hinged rotation features.