Patent ID: 6611975
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A motorized bed for transporting a user, the motorized bed comprising:a bed assembly comprising a support assembly and a frame assembly, said support assembly being pivotally coupled to said frame assembly; a drive assembly being coupled to said bed assembly such that said drive assembly is for propelling said bed assembly along a surface; a control assembly being operationally coupled to said drive assembly such that said control assembly is for controlling said drive assembly, said control assembly being coupled to said frame assembly of said bed assembly; wherein said support assembly has a first support portion and a second support portion such that said first support portion is pivotally coupled to said second support portion whereby said support assembly is pivotable between an angled position and a coplanar position; wherein said support assembly has a perimeter frame and a plurality of bracing members, each of said bracing members being extended across a width of said perimeter frame such that said bracing members are adapted for supporting the user positioned on said support assembly; a mattress positioned on said support assembly and supported by said bracing members such that said mattress is adapted for providing comfort to the user when the user is positioned on said support assembly; wherein said frame assembly has a pair of side portions, each of said side portions having a base and an arm rest, said base having a top member, a bottom member and a pair of end members, said arm rest being coupled to said top member of said base such that said arm rest upwardly extends from said base of said frame assembly; a first stabilizing member being coupled between each said bottom member of said base of each of said side portions such that said first stabilizing member is for stabilizing a front end of said frame assembly; a second stabilizing member being coupled between each said bottom member of said base of each of said side portions such that said second stabilizing member is for stabilizing a rear end of said frame assembly; wherein said frame assembly comprises a pair of steering arms, one of said steering arms being coupled to one of said side portions of said frame assembly, each of said steering arms upwardly extending from said respective side portions, each of said steering arms having an handle portion extending away from said respective side portion such that said steering arms are adapted for aiding in guiding of said bed assembly by a user; wherein said control assembly is coupled to said handle portion of one of said steering arms such that said control assembly is easily accessed by the user guiding said bed assembly; a front pair of guide wheels being pivotally coupled to said front end of said frame assembly of said bed assembly and a rear pair of guide wheels being pivotally coupled to said rear end of said frame assemble of said bed assembly for supporting said ends of said frame assembly independently of said drive assembly such that said frame assembly is movable on said front and rear pairs of guide wheels when said drive assembly is removed from connection to said frame assembly; wherein said drive assembly has a motor frame being coupled to said frame assembly, said motor frame having a pair of side members and an end member such that said end member is positioned between a free end of each of said side members, one of a pair of motors being coupled to one of said side members, one of a pair of wheels of said drive assembly being operationally coupled to one of said motors such that each of said motors are for rotating one of said respective wheels for moving said bed assembly across a support surface, each of said wheels of said drive assembly being rotatably coupled to an associated one of said side members of said motor frame, said wheels of said drive assembly being located between said front pair of guide wheels and said rear pair of guide wheels, each of said motors being operationally coupled to said control assembly such that said control assembly is for controlling said motors; and wherein said drive assembly has a power supply operationally coupled between said control assembly and said motors such that said power supply is for providing power to said motors when said control assembly is actuated.