Shelter bed

Abstract

A shelter bed comprising: a mattress on which at least one user can lie down; a frame on which the mattress is set, and which comprises legs supporting the entire shelter bed on a floor and a buoyancy device generating buoyancy holding the entire shelter bed on a water surface; and a protective shell for protecting the user, the protective shell being movable between a first position in which the protective shell covers the user lying on the mattress and a second position in which access to the mattress is released to the user.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a shelter bed according to a first embodiment of the present invention, the shelter bed having a protective shell being housed therein;

FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the shelter bed of FIG. 1A, which shows a state where the protective shell is moved to cover a person lying on the shelter bed;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the shelter bed of FIG. 1A in which a leg on the left side of the bed is omitted;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the shelter bed of FIG. 1A, which is taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the shelter bed of FIG. 1A, which is taken along the line IV-IV line of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a shelter bed according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the shelter bed of FIG. 5, which is viewed from the head side;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a shelter bed according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the shelter bed of FIG. 7, which is viewed from the head side, and in which a headboard is omitted;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a shelter bed according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the shelter bed of FIG. 9, which shows a state where the protective shell is moved to cover a person lying on the shelter bed.

Claims

1. A shelter bed comprising: a mattress on which at least one user can lie down;a frame on which the mattress is set, and which comprises legs supporting the entire shelter bed on a floor and a buoyancy device generating buoyancy holding the entire shelter bed on a water surface; anda protective shell for protecting the user, the protective shell being movable between a first position in which the protective shell covers the user lying on the mattress and a second position in which access to the mattress is released to the user.

2. The shelter bed according to claim 1, wherein the legs constitute a part of the buoyancy device.

3. The shelter bed according to claim 2, wherein the legs extend in a longitudinal direction of the shelter bed along both side edges in a width direction of the shelter bed.

4. The shelter bed according to claim 3, wherein the legs house the protective shell therein.

5. The shelter bed according to claim 1, wherein the protective shell is a pair of flat plate members housed in the legs, which form a gable roof in the first position.

6. The shelter bed according to claim 1, wherein one side edge of the protective shell is hinged to the frame.

7. The shelter bed according to claim 1, wherein the protective shell has a semi-cylindrical shape, and moves between the first and second positions while rotating about the central axis of the semi-cylindrical shape thereof.

8. The shelter bed according to claim 1, wherein the protective shell includes a semi-cylindrical shell movable in the longitudinal directions of the shelter bed.

9. The shelter bed according to claim 1, wherein the buoyancy device is provided with a propulsion device for propelling the shelter bed in an event where the shelter bed floats on the water surface.