Bed having a tilting mattress deck

Abstract

A bed has a bed frame and a tilting mattress deck for easy worker access. The deck comprises a mattress board for supporting the mattress and a frame to partially enclosure a bottom portion of said mattress so that the mattress is symmetrically retained on the mattress board when tilted. The bed frame comprises a vertical front panel, a vertical rear panel and least three bulkheads equally spaced between the vertical front panel and the vertical rear panel. The bulkheads form storage compartments within the bed frame. The storage compartments can be top loaded when the tilting mattress deck is tilted or they can be equipped with sliding drawers.

1 . A bed having a tilting mattress deck, said bed comprising:
 a. a bed frame having a top surface for supporting said tilting mattress deck on said top surface;   b. said bed frame comprising:
 i. a vertical front panel having an inside surface; 
 ii. a vertical rear panel having an inside surface parallel to said vertical front panel; 
 iii. an enclosed left side; 
 iv. an enclosed right side; 
   c. a hinge connecting the tilting mattress deck to the bed frame;   d. a lifting mechanism connected between the bed frame and the tilting mattress.   
     
     
         2 . The bed of  claim 1  wherein the mattress deck comprises:
 a. a mattress board having a bottom surface and a top surface for supporting a mattress; 
 b. a mattress frame surrounding said mattress board for partial enclosure of a bottom portion of said mattress so that the mattress is symmetrically retained on the mattress board. 
 
     
     
         3 . The bed of  claim 2  wherein said lifting mechanism comprises a first gas charged lifting and telescoping piston connected between said inside surface of the vertical front panel and a front end of said mattress board bottom surface and a second gas charged lifting telescoping piston connected between said inside surface of the vertical rear panel and a rear end of the mattress board bottom surface. 
     
     
         4 . The bed of  claim 3  further comprising a first and second top bracket for a pivoting connection between a respective upper end of said first piston and said second piston and a respective front end and rear end of the mattress board bottom surface. 
     
     
         5 . The bed of  claim 4  further comprising a first and a second bottom bracket for a pivoting connection between a respective lower end of the first piston and the second piston, and wherein said first bottom bracket is fixed to a left-inside bottom portion of the front vertical panel, and wherein said second bottom bracket is fixed to a left-inside portion of the rear vertical panel. 
     
     
         6 . The bed of  claim 5  further comprising a plurality of bulkheads disposed parallel to and equally spaced between the vertical front panel and the vertical rear panel. 
     
     
         7 . The bed of  claim 6  wherein said plurality of bulkheads comprises three bulkheads. 
     
     
         8 . The bed of  claim 7  wherein each of said three bulkheads comprises a pair of joined parallel and adjacent bulkhead panels. 
     
     
         9 . The bed of  claim 8  wherein the three bulkheads form four equally sized compartments within the bed frame. 
     
     
         10 . The bed of  claim 9  further comprising a fourth bulkhead disposed adjacent to said first gas charged strut. 
     
     
         11 . The bed of  claim 10  further comprising a fifth bulkhead disposed adjacent to said second gas charged strut. 
     
     
         12 . The bed of  claim 11  further comprising a locking system to lock the tilting mattress deck in a horizontal position on the bed frame top surface. 
     
     
         13 . The bed of  claim 12  wherein said locking system comprises:
 a. a locking latch comprising a first piece fixed to the bottom surface of the mattress board; 
 b. a second piece fixed to a bulkhead inside wall for locking engagement with said first piece; 
 c. a cable release mechanism mechanically between said second piece and a handle in a pulling engagement so that when said cable release is pulled the first piece is released and the mattress deck is permitted to rise; and. 
 d. Wherein said handle is a two-finger pull handle mounted to the bed frame in an easily assessable position. 
 
     
     
         14 . The bed of  claim 13  wherein the first bottom bracket is accessible from within the bed frame through a first access way cut into said fourth bulkhead. 
     
     
         15 . The wall bed of  claim 14  wherein the second bottom bracket is accessible from within the bed frame through a second access way cut into said fifth bulkhead. 
     
     
         16 . A bed comprising a bed frame and a tilting mattress deck, wherein said tilting mattress deck comprises:
 a. a mattress board having a bottom surface and a top surface for supporting a mattress;   b. a mattress frame surrounding said mattress board for partial enclosure of a bottom portion of said mattress so that the mattress is symmetrically retained on the mattress board.   c. and wherein said a bed frame comprises:
 i. a top surface for supporting said tilting mattress deck on said top surface; 
 ii. a vertical front panel having an inside surface; 
 iii. a vertical rear panel having an inside surface parallel to said vertical front panel; 
 iv. an enclosed left side; 
 v. an enclosed right side; 
   d. a hinge connecting the tilting mattress deck to the bed frame;   e. a first gas charged lifting strut connected between said inside surface of the vertical front panel and a front end of said mattress board bottom surface and a second gas charged lifting strut connected between said inside surface of the vertical rear panel and a rear end of the mattress board bottom surface; and,   f. a locking system for locking the tilting mattress deck to the surface of the bed frame.   
     
     
         17 . The bed of  claim 16  further comprising at least three bulkheads disposed parallel to and equally spaced between the vertical front panel and the vertical rear panel, wherein said at least three bulkheads form four top loading storage compartments within the bed frame. 
     
     
         18 . The bed of  claim 17  wherein the at least three bulkheads form four side loading compartments are each accessible by a door. 
     
     
         19 . The bed of  claim 18  wherein the four side loading compartments each contain a drawer mounted on a sliding mechanism. 
     
     
         20 . A bed comprising a bed frame and a tilting mattress deck pivotally fixed to said bed frame, wherein said tilting mattress deck comprises a mattress board having a bottom surface and a top surface for supporting a mattress, a mattress frame surrounding said mattress board for partial enclosure of a bottom portion of said mattress so that the mattress is symmetrically retained on the mattress board when tilted; and, wherein said bed frame comprises a top surface for supporting said tilting mattress deck, a vertical front panel having an inside surface, a vertical rear panel having an inside surface parallel to said vertical front panel, at least three bulkheads disposed parallel to and equally spaced between the vertical front panel and the vertical rear panel, wherein said at least three bulkheads form four top loading storage compartments within the bed frame, an enclosed multi-panel left side, an enclosed multi-panel right side, an elongated hinge connecting the tilting mattress deck to the bed frame in a pivoting relationship, a first gas charged lifting strut connected between said inside surface of the vertical front panel and a front end of said mattress board bottom surface and a second gas charged lifting strut connected between said inside surface of the vertical rear panel and a rear end of the mattress board bottom surface; and, a locking system for locking the tilting mattress deck to the horizontal surface of the bed frame.