Beds – Attachment or accessory
Patent
1990-12-19
1992-06-16
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Attachment or accessory
5 531, 5131, 5662, 5929, A47C 3100
Patent
active
051215160
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention concerns appliances for use with beds, in particular appliances for aiding couples having sexual intercourse on a bed.
BACKGROUND ART
Traditionally beds have been made with wooden or metal frames comprising two vertical members at the head and foot ends of the bed respectively with a support surface extending therebetween upon which a mattress is located. The vertical members comprise legs upon which the bed stands and upstanding head and footboards respectively against which a person in the bed may lean or bear a foot, e.g. when engaged in sexual intercourse.
At present the majority of beds sold are of the "divan" style--that is to say having a covered sprung base part upon which a mattress is laid and without a solid footboard.
The sides and ends of the divan bed bases known to us are usually provided at least partially with (covered) boarding or other means for supporting the sides of the mattress and decorative headboards--and less usually footboards--may be mounted on this boarding. However, to our knowledge neither the boarding of the bed bases, nor the decorative footboards sometimes provided, are strong enough to be used by a person in the manner described bearing a foot when engaged in sexual intercourse.
An object of the invention is the provision of an appliance overcoming this disadvantage of the beds presently available. Other objects of the invention include the provision of such an appliance which is readily adaptable to different widths, lengths and heights of beds and which may be, if desired, readily removed from the bed, disassembled and stored.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
In one aspect the invention provides an appliance for use with a bed of the type having a base part supporting a mattress to aid couples having sexual intercourse on the bed, the appliance comprising a first part releasably fixable to the base of the bed and which in use is below the plane of the upper surface of the base part and is adapted to receive a second part of the appliance upstanding therefrom, the second part having a portion adapted in use to lie adjacent the foot end of the mattress of the bed such that a foot of a person on the bed mattress may bear against it.
The second part may comprise a padded footboard having two leg members depending therefrom which are received in the first part, and the relative positions of the first part and the footboard of the second part of the appliance may be adjustable to enable the height of the footboard above the said first part to be varied.
The first part may comprise a framework releasably fixable to the bed, the leg members of the second part being supported by the framework in a position such that the upper edge of the footboard is slightly above the plane of the upper surface of a mattress on the bed.
In one embodiment the framework comprises one or more elements in use located beneath and fixed to the bed and having means for bearing in use upon a floor upon which the bed stands.
The relative positions of the elements forming the framework desirably are adjustable and have means enabling them to be fixed in their adjusted positions so that the appliance may be clamped to beds of different widths and/or lengths.
With advantage the framework is provided with means for bearing upon a floor upon which a bed to which the appliance is attached stands, said means being adjustable in height so that the appliance may be adapted for use with beds the bases of which stand at different heights above a floor on which they are located.
In one particular form the framework comprises two subframes, each including a pair of elongate members supported in parallel one with the other and spaced apart by cross members, first ends of the elongate members of the said two subframes being provided with upstanding members which in use overlie a lower part of a bed to which the appliance is to be attached; at least one bolt member interconnecting cross members of the two subframes and which is adjustable in length to move the two subframes relative to
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