521results about "Kids convertible furniture" patented technology

An adjustable base is utilized with articulated or adjustable beds of different widths and includes first and second pairs of support brackets with each pair including first and second support brackets in opposing aligned relationship to each other. Each pair of support brackets is fastened at one end to a bed foundation and a second end of each support bracket has an elongated slot for fastening thereto cross rails of a bed-adjusting mechanism. The latter permits the utilization of a single size bed-adjusting mechanism for beds of different widths, permits mixing / matching bed foundations and bed-adjusting mechanisms of different manufacturers, and effects facile assembly.

A bed frame may include a footboard. The footboard may have two corner posts and at least one cross member that may extend between the corner posts. A platform may be pivotally coupled to the footboard for movement between a stowed position and an extended position. The platform may be pivotally coupled to the corner posts and / or the cross member. A support member may be pivotally coupled to the footboard for movement between a stowed position and an extended position in which the support member may support the platform.

A flexible-usage travel suite that includes an enclosure having a floor, surrounding walls defining a predetermined area and an egress / ingress opening. A seat is positioned adjacent a first side of the enclosure and is moveable between a deployed seating configuration and a stowed storage configuration against the first side of the enclosure. A bed is positioned adjacent a second side of the enclosure and is moveable between a deployed lie-flat configuration when the seat is in its stowed storage configuration, and a stowed storage position when the seat is in its deployed seating configuration. A utility chair and utility table are positioned within the enclosure and are moveable among a stowed position and a use position.

A shelf including upright columns and first and second horizontally-extending bars having ends connected to the columns. The column has side walls each defining at least one first hole and forming a first rib adjacent the first hole. The first bar is arranged in a first horizontal direction with the end connected to the column. The end of the first bar forms an end tab in which at least one first hook is formed and fit into the first hole of one of the side walls. The first hook has a surface forming a second rib. The second rib receivingly engages the first rib to strength the connection between the end of the first bar and the column. The second bar is arranged in a second horizontal direction with the end connected to the column. The end of the second bar forms an end tab in which at least one second hook if formed and fit into the first hole of another one of the side walls. The second hook has a surface in which a third rib is formed. The third rib receivingly engages the first rib to strength the connection between the end of the second bar and the column.

An bedding apparatus is provided that allows a user the ability to control a bedroom environment using one selectable control. The apparatus includes an adjustable bedding unit and a computing unit coupled to the adjustable bedding unit. A number of controllable electronic appliances, having an effect on the bedroom environment, are electrically coupled to the computing unit. These electronic appliances are capable of being controlled by the computing unit. A user interface control unit is coupled to the computing unit. The user interface presents the user with a number of user-selectable settings that cause an adjustment in the position of the adjustable bed and at least one of the electronic appliances.

A platform bed, when collapsed from its fully assembled position, appears to be and functions as a storage chest as follows: The slats are removed from between the hinged side panels and off of the rails. The rails are then lifted out of the rail supports. Manually exerting pressure on the footboard / chest front toward the headboard / chest back forces the hinged side panels to fold allowing the collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest to fold in an accordion-like fashion. Once fully collapsed, the rails and slats are stacked and stored on the folded hinged side panels, headboard beam, middle beam, and footboard beam within the open chest. Then the hinged headboard panel / chest lid is rotated downward to rest on the footboard / chest front to conceal the contents in what appears to be a closed storage chest.

A child-restraining vehicle seat includes a body stored within a vehicle seat and further includes a bottom portion for sitting on and a pull out handle attached thereto to pull the child seat out. The body is formed from material having resilient properties for providing comfort during operating conditions. A plurality of arm rests are detached from and disposed on opposed sides of the body, stored within the vehicle seat and have elongated shapes. A mechanism for extracting the body from the vehicle seat is included. The extracting mechanism includes a plurality of zippers spaced along the vehicle seat. The seat further includes a mechanism for locking the body at a fixed operating position and a fixed non-operating position and also includes a quick-release button attached to the bottom portion of the body.

A portable self-contained bed-on-demand system is presented which includes a portable collapsible self-contained storage bed and support assembly and a portable self-contained peripheral support system, or headwall, adapted to the bed that supplies medical-grade power, ventilation, and an oxygen treatment system. The bed-on-demand system duplicates, in a self-contained package usable outside a hospital environment, the critical facilities provided to a patient in a traditional hospital room.

Various embodiments are directed to a bassinet assembly that includes an inclinable floor that can be supported above a support surface using one or more zippers. For example, the bassinet assembly includes a floor and side walls that extend upwardly from and surround the floor. The floor includes an inclinable flap, and a row of zipper teeth are disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the inclinable flap. A mating row of zipper teeth are disposed on at least a portion of the side walls, and when one or more zippers engage the rows of zipper teeth to join them together, the inclinable flap is secured at an angle greater than 0° relative to the floor. In addition, various embodiments are directed to a bassinet assembly that can be secured within a play yard using one or more zippers.

A media lift that is configured for mounting in a storage chamber is provided. The media lift is comprised of a flat panel screen holder; the media lift being configured to move the flat panel screen holder between a stored position in the storage chamber and a viewing position outside the storage chamber. The media lift utilizes gas cylinders to elevate and lower the flat panel screen holder. The media lift can be formed in structures such as a footboard of a bed or a quilt rack. In addition, a bed having a footboard frame comprising the media lift is described. Speakers are mounted within the bed's structure to provide a surround sound system. The headboard of the bed has storage compartments for multimedia equipment. Furthermore, a desk unit comprising the media lift is described.

To devise a slide mechanism and to provide a sliding bed that is configured to be easy to slide and the height of which is freely adjustable, so as to lessen the burden on a care-giver, a sliding bed includes a bed base 1, a fixed bed frame 2 provided on the bed base 1, a movable bed frame 3 capable of moving in the widthwise direction of the bed base, and a seat and back rest on the movable bed frame 2, the back rest being capable of being raised either electrically or manually; the movable bed frame 3 is supported so as to capable of moving in the widthwise direction of the bed base 1 by at least two slide parts 4 provided on each of the two sides of the movable bed frame 3.

One embodiment of an article of furniture with means to be converted to physical exercise equipment; and vice versa, physical exercise equipment with means to be converted into an article of furniture. Structures and mechanisms are designed to allow an article of furniture to be converted to physical exercise equipment and vice versa.

A chair includes a base portion, and a seat portion supported by the base portion. The seat portion is configurable in at least two modes. In the first mode, the seat portion is raised to a highest level and includes a frame that is adapted to arrange the seat portion in an upright position. In the second mode, the seat portion is lowered to a level that is lower than the highest level.

An Accessory Footrest Attachment is disclosed. The footrest attachment is designed to give children and others having legs that are shorter than normal adult legs a rest for their feet. The attachment has at least two configurations—one for installation on a conventional vehicle seat and one for installation on a typical residential chair. In either configuration, the footrest attachment preferably has a flip-up footplate so that the device can be made compact for storage when not in use. Furthermore, the attachment includes an associated stabilizing mat that is designed to be captured between the seated user and the seat, and that would keep the footrest attachment in an upright and stable condition. The footrest attachment and associated stabilizing mat is height-adjustable to account for variance in user and chair sizes.

A system and method for optimally determining appropriate ergonomics for an individual in a workspace, such as an office, a vehicle, or a school, having at least one item with at least one physically adjustable parameter comprises collecting input data; determining at least one preferred setting for the at least one physically adjustable parameter based at least in part upon the input data collected in the survey; and adjusting the at least one physically adjustable parameter of the at least one item to the preferred setting based upon the results of the determination. The input data can comprise information related to the individual, a task performed by the individual, an environmental feature of the workplace, and / or to a comfort level of the individual. Further, the input data can be collected through the Internet.

Various embodiments include a collapsible play yard and bassinet assembly combination. The floor of the play yard comprises a release mechanism attached to lower horizontal frame members of the play yard, and when the release mechanism is engaged, the lower horizontal frame members are moved upwardly and inwardly to collapse the play yard. The bassinet assembly has a floor and one or more side walls that have an upper perimeter, and the upper perimeter is adapted for securing adjacent the upper perimeter of the play yard. The floor of the bassinet assembly also defines an opening that allows a user to reach through the opening to access and engage the release mechanism without removing the bassinet assembly from the play yard.

A convertible highchair assembly includes a seat frame, a booster seat detachably installable on the seat frame, a tray detachably mountable on the booster seat and having a plurality of sockets, and a plurality of leg extensions selectively attachable to any of the support frame portion and the tray, each of the leg extensions having a connecting end. The seat frame includes a support frame portion and a seat portion affixed with each other, the seat portion being adapted to receive a child. The connecting ends of the leg extensions are attached to the support frame portion for configuring a highchair, and the connecting ends of the leg extensions are respectively inserted into the sockets while the tray is removed from the booster seat for configuring a standalone table, the leg extensions providing standing support for the tray.

A lightweight, portable sitting support for infants that provides back and side support for infants that can hold their heads up well and sit up for some amount of time unassisted but that do not yet have the skills to remain in a seated position without back and side support which is structurally sturdy and does not rely for stability on its own mass and weight or on the mass and weight or balance of the individual using it and which also has other applications during the child's infancy and as the child grows including as a lightweight, portable sleeping mat, chair and lounge chair. The base of the invention is a substantially rectangular-shaped, thinly padded base made of strong fabric such as nylon. Extending from the base are four cushions and four flaps with buckles. Two parallelepiped substantially rectangular-shaped cushions of the same width as the base extend horizontally over the base beginning at one of the base's horizontal edges and cover approximately two-thirds of the surface area of the base. At the opposite horizontal edge of the base, two parallelepiped substantially square cushions extend vertically at approximately right angles to the base. The seat of the invention is formed by the uncovered portion of the base lying between the two vertical cushions. Two flaps with buckles extend from the opposing longitudinal sides of the seat portion of the base. Two additional flaps with buckles extend from the opposing longitudinal sides of the base behind the lower of the two substantially rectangular-shaped cushions extending horizontally over the base. The invention also includes two parallelepiped unattached cushions of the same width and length as the seat. By buckling or unbuckling the flaps, changing the position of the invention, and / or placing the unattached cushion(s) in the seat, the invention variously forms the infant sitting support, infant and child sleeping mat, and child chair and lounge chair described.

The invention is directed to a stationary exercise apparatus for small children. The apparatus includes an activity table adapted for receiving one or more children's activity items, one or more legs, a seat supported by the legs, and a resilient support surface suspended generally horizontally from at least one of the legs. The seat has a pair of leg openings that allow the child to touch the resilient support surface with its legs, and the resilient support surface has a resiliency that allows the child to bounce vertically by pushing its legs downwardly against the resilient support surface. Furthermore, the distance between the resilient support surface and the seat can be increased or decreased to account for the height of the child placed within the apparatus by moving the resilient support surface, and a tension element of the resilient support surface can be adjusted to account for the child's strength.

A child containment system includes a child containment structure defining an interior space to be occupied by an infant and including an infant support surface within the interior space, and an infant support unit configured for use in a first operational mode in which the infant support unit is coupled to the child containment structure and disposed within the interior space above the infant support surface. The infant support unit and the child containment structure include respective connectors to secure the infant support unit in the first operational mode. The infant support unit includes a frame configured for use of the infant support unit in a second operational mode in which the infant support unit is independent of the child containment structure.

Various embodiments are directed to a bassinet assembly that includes an inclinable floor that can be supported above a support surface using one or more zippers. For example, the bassinet assembly includes a floor and side walls that extend upwardly from and surround the floor. The floor includes an inclinable flap, and a row of zipper teeth are disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the inclinable flap. A mating row of zipper teeth are disposed on at least a portion of the side walls, and when one or more zippers engage the rows of zipper teeth to join them together, the inclinable flap is secured at an angle greater than 0° relative to the floor. In addition, various embodiments are directed to a bassinet assembly that can be secured within a play yard using one or more zippers.

A child support device including a folding frame having front legs and rear legs, and a hub pivotally coupling upper ends of the front and rear legs to move between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration. The hub includes a first coupling element. The device further includes a support component having a second coupling element releasably engageable with the first coupling element, for detachably mounting the support component to the frame. The support component is optionally a dual-mode support, usable in a first mode of use mounted to the frame, and in a second mode of use independent of the frame.

This dinette for use in a recreational vehicle includes a collapsible table assembly, which shifts vertically between a raised table position and a lowered bed position and eliminates the need for support posts or legs. The collapsible table assembly includes a table top / bed deck mounted to a vertically shiftable carriage and supported by a four point linkage. The carriage rides on four wheels, which are seated in two opposed tracks of a wall bracket. The support linkage allows the table top to be raised and lowered between the table and bed positions. A gas piston or spring biases the table top toward the raised table position.

The bunk bed with integral staircase includes upper and lower bunks with a set of steps or stairs assembled integrally therewith as a single unit. The staircase includes a chest of drawers therein to provide storage. The staircase structure is configured to allow certain components to be interchanged from one side to the other, permitting the staircase to be assembled to either end of the bunk bed structure as desired. The drawers of the chest extend laterally from the side of the staircase, and may be removed, turned around, and reinstalled in the opposite side of the staircase as desired, according to which end of the bunks the staircase is attached. The bed structure, and particularly the lower bunk, may include additional features, such as additional storage drawers therebeneath, and / or the lower bunk may have a greater width than the upper bunk.

A wheelchair including a seating bottom portion, a chair back bottom support member supporting a chair back bottom member, a chair knee bottom support member supporting a chair knee bottom member, a chair leg first bottom support member bendably coupled to the chair knee bottom support member, the chair leg first bottom support member supporting a chair leg first bottom member, a chair leg second bottom support member bendably coupled to the chair leg first bottom support member, the chair leg second bottom support member supporting a chair leg second bottom member, a chair base portion bendably coupling the chair back bottom support member and the chair knee bottom support member and supporting a chair waist bottom member, a first link portion coupling the chair back bottom support member and the chair knee bottom support member, and a second link portion coupling the chair back bottom support member and the chair leg first bottom support member to each other, the wheelchair forms a bed capable of being changed to a knee lifting posture when being combined with a bed main body portion.

This dinette for use in a recreational vehicle includes a collapsible table assembly, which shifts vertically between a raised table position and a lowered bed position and eliminates the need for support posts or legs. The collapsible table assembly includes a table top / bed deck mounted to a vertically shiftable carriage and supported by a four point linkage. The carriage rides on four wheels, which are seated in two opposed tracks of a wall bracket. The support linkage allows the table top to be raised and lowered between the table and bed positions. A gas piston or spring biases the table top toward the raised table position.

A child containment system includes a child containment structure defining an interior space to be occupied by an infant and including an infant support surface within the interior space, and an infant support unit configured for use in a first operational mode in which the infant support unit is coupled to the child containment structure and disposed within the interior space above the infant support surface. The infant support unit and the child containment structure include respective connectors to secure the infant support unit in the first operational mode. The infant support unit includes a frame configured for use of the infant support unit in a second operational mode in which the infant support unit is independent of the child containment structure.

A play yard includes a first frame unit and a bassinet-supporting second frame unit. The first frame unit includes a plurality of spaced-apart upright rods, a plurality of corner couplers that are provided respectively on the upright rods, and a plurality of side rods, each interconnecting a pair of the corner couplers. The second frame unit includes a plurality of connecting rods, each having a supporting segment and a pair of bent end segments that are connected respectively to longitudinally opposite ends of the supporting segment, and that are connected movably and respectively to a pair of the corner couplers, such that each of the connecting rods is selectively positioned relative to the first frame unit at a lower position and a higher position located above the lower position.