# US 11,077,004 B2 · Patient mobility garment for nurses > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,077,004 B2 - Document ID: US11077004B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/602,111 - Filed: 2019-08-06 - Published: 2020-02-13 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-08 - Applicants: Jeanne Margaret Arnold - Inventors: Jeanne Margaret Arnold - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077004B2 ## CPC - A61G 7/1051: {Flexible harnesses or slings} - A41D 1/00: Garments (for children A41D11/00) - A61G 7/1013: {Lifting of patients by} - A61G 7/1023: {Slings used manually} - A61H 3/008: {using suspension devices for supporting the body in an upright walking or standing position, e.g. harnesses} - A61G 2200/32: lying - A61G 2200/34: sitting - A61G 2200/36: standing - A61H 2201/0192: Specific means for adjusting dimensions - A61H 2201/163: holding means therefor - A61H 2201/1652: Harness - A61H 2203/0406: Standing on the feet - A61H 2203/0431: in 90°/90°-position, like on a chair - A61H 2203/0443: substantially horizontal - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) ## Abstract A patient mobility garment includes a flexible, laterally extending pelvic belt body having upper, lower, and opposite side borders, along with a plurality of spaced apart ribs placed in generally vertical directions substantially approaching or spanning the upper and lower borders; a plurality of loops vertically positioned with respect to one another about the ribs; a plurality of flexible, adjustable length girding straps horizontally oriented with respect to the pelvic belt body and configured to gird the pelvic belt body about a patient's pelvis area and bring the opposite side borders into conjunction or registry, each girding strap having a girding strap attaching member for fixation of the girding straps; a plurality of flexible, typically adjustable length shoulder straps; and a plurality of flexible, depending leg straps, each terminating in a fastener for engaging at least one of the vertically positioned loops. Busy nurses find it advantageous. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A patient mobility garment for a nurse to employ on a patient who has a pelvis and a pelvic area, which comprises a flexible, laterally extending pelvic belt body having upper, lower, and opposite side borders, and in conjunction therewith, the following: a plurality of spaced apart structural reinforcement members (ribs) placed in generally vertical directions that substantially approach or span the upper and lower borders; a plurality of loops vertically positioned with respect to one another about the ribs; a plurality of flexible, adjustable length girding straps horizontally oriented with respect to the pelvic belt body and configured to gird the pelvic belt body about the pelvis area of the patient and bring the opposite side borders into conjunction or registry, each girding strap having a girding strap attaching member for fixation of the girding straps; a plurality of flexible, adjustable length suspension straps (shoulder straps); and a plurality of flexible, depending leg straps, each terminating in a fastener for engaging at least one of the vertically positioned loops. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the pelvic belt body is substantially rectangular and thin. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the ribs are spaced apart such that they assist in folding the garment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the loops in the plurality of loops are flexible. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein fixation of the girding straps is by at least one of a parachute buckle, a punched belt and buckle arrangement, and a tie. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the shoulder straps of the plurality of shoulder straps are oriented in what would be the vertical direction when the garment is laid out flat, and are oriented such that they arise from the pelvic belt body directly above the locations where the leg straps attach to the pelvic belt body, or nearly so. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The garment of claim 6, wherein adjustability of the shoulder straps is provided by length-adjuster mechanisms of a slide-through buckle type. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the leg straps are oriented in what would be the vertical direction when the garment is laid out flat, and are oriented such that they depend from the pelvic belt body directly below the locations where the shoulder straps attach to the pelvic belt body, or nearly so; and the fastener is a clip. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The garment of claim 8, wherein the clip is a carabiner clip. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The garment of claim 2, wherein the ribs are spaced apart such that they assist in folding the garment; the loops in the plurality of loops are flexible; fixation of the girding straps is by at least one of a parachute buckle, a punched belt and buckle arrangement, and a tie; the shoulder straps of the plurality of shoulder straps are oriented in what would be the vertical direction when the garment is laid out flat, and are oriented such that they arise from the pelvic belt body directly above the locations where the leg straps attach to the pelvic belt body, or nearly so; and adjustability of the shoulder straps is provided by length-adjuster mechanisms of a slide-through buckle type; and the leg straps are oriented in what would be the vertical direction when the garment is laid out flat, and are oriented such that they depend from the pelvic belt body directly below the locations where the shoulder straps attach to the pelvic belt body, or nearly so; and the fastener is a clip. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The garment of claim 2, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The garment of claim 3, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The garment of claim 4, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The garment of claim 5, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) The garment of claim 6, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 17 (depends on 7) The garment of claim 7, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 8) The garment of claim 8, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 19 (depends on 9) The garment of claim 9, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 20 (depends on 10) The garment of claim 10, which is a one-piece garment. ### Claim 21 A patient mobility garment for a nurse to employ on a patient who has a pelvis and a pelvic area, which comprises a flexible, laterally extending pelvic belt body having upper, lower, and opposite side borders, and in conjunction therewith, the following: a plurality of spaced apart structural reinforcement members (ribs) placed in generally vertical directions that substantially approach or span the upper and lower borders; a plurality of loops vertically positioned with respect to one another about the ribs; a plurality of flexible, adjustable length girding straps horizontally oriented with respect to the pelvic belt body and configured to gird the pelvic belt body about the pelvis area of the patient and bring the opposite side borders into conjunction or registry, each girding strap having a girding strap attaching member for fixation of the girding straps; a plurality of flexible, suspension straps (shoulder straps) having a set length, which are fixed on each end to the pelvic belt body; and a plurality of flexible, depending leg straps, each terminating in a fastener for engaging at least one of the vertically positioned loops. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The garment of claim 21, wherein extender loops are looped onto the shoulder straps.