ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,711, issued on Dec. 2.
"Apparatus and method for furniture with adjustable platform height and membrane sidewalls" was invented by John R. Bisgaard (Roseville, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and corresponding apparatus that includes: a frame; one or more adjustable-height sidewalls connected to the frame, wherein the sidewalls are selectively raisable; a body support platform; and a membrane that is connected to the frame and extends from the frame over the sidewalls and is configured to support the body support platform within the one or more sidewalls at any selected one of a plurality of different heights."
The pate...