US1787805A - Nursery bed - Google Patents

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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
  • A47D7/00—Children's beds
  • A47D7/01—Children's beds with adjustable parts, e.g. for adapting the length to the growth of the children
  • A47D7/03—Children's beds with adjustable parts, e.g. for adapting the length to the growth of the children with adjustably-mounted mattresses
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
  • A47D9/00—Cradles ; Bassinets
  • A47D9/012—Cradles ; Bassinets with adjustable parts

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• This invention relates to nursery beds and more particularly to those used in hospitals and other institutions fornew born infants 7 During the first twenty-four hours after; birth, an infant should lie on an incline with: its feet at a higher elevation than its head.
• This position is necessary to assist the heart action and to prevent the aspiration of mucus from the trachea into the lungs by facilitating the drainage. In this position the infant is also less apt to choke after a regurgitation.
• the nurse prop'ped up one end of the basket with a blanketor some other available article.
• Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the basket removed. r
• Fig. .3 is a fragmentary section, taken on the vated positions. .Inthe form shown, each of line 33 of Fig. 2 and showing one end of the basket elevated.
• Fig. 1 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the opposite end of the basket elevated
• Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail in section, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.
• the bed comprises a! basket 1 supported on an upright frame 2 having casters 3to permit trundling of the bed.
• the removable basket 1 may be made of metal bands or of any other suitable material.
• the frame 2 the accompanying drawings,
• arigimproved basket support comprising a -p air of substan; tially parallel side sections, to which is" hinged .a pair ofv-supporti-ngmembers adapted toi'be :roeked into ositions for elevating eitherend ofr'thebas et.
• the side sections are secured-to the legs 5 on respectively ope, pos te sides of the frame 2..and,--in the form' I showm eaeh aside 3 section comprises an inner rack (bar i10-,-'an intermediate bracell and an outerbar :12.
• The.upperredges of the bars-12. are, bentin; .wardlyto formihorizontal supporting ledges w i fh a spac dr e upp cd of the bar s min. which are; formed racks 14.
• each; of the supporting members comprises a pair of substantially parallel arms 16hinged to the pins 15 and f supporting at their free ends a crossbar 17 on which is mounted an anti-friction; roller 18 1 for supportingthebasket l.
• The-ends of the bar 17 project xoutwardly for engagement withthe-supporting.ledges13; v
• each supporting member Extending rbetween, V the 7 links 19 of each supporting member, is a brace 21, which is located betweengthe'rodfll) and bar 17.
• the rod 20 and brace 21 of each supporting member form a suitablehandle which may be grasped in onehand for raising the bar 17 out of con-1 .bers, is substantially .U-shaped bracket I 2 ,Q I I 1,787,806
• the bars 17 are both low- 7 eredso'as to rest-on the ledges 13.

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• 1929
  • 1929-06-03 US US368093A patent/US1787805A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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