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US 11,951,044 B2Granted
Privacy enclosure for patient on stretcher
OwnerDiego G Alexanderinventor
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Abstract
A privacy enclosure that allows patients on stretchers to conveniently cover their face or torso during transports in public areas, during their stay at a hospital rooms and/or when a stable hospitalized individual is transported on a stretcher or bed from one area to another. The invention provides protection in order to respect and protect the privacy and dignity of patients. This device is intended, but is not limited to, being attached to a stretcher, either by the nursing staff or by the patient himself.
Claims11
A privacy enclosure for a patient on a stretcher, comprising:
- a mount for mounting the enclosure on the stretcher;
- a pair of support beams extending from the mount in parallel spaced relation to each other;
- a pair of rotating beams, each said rotating beams connected to a respective free end of the support beams for pivoting of the rotating beams relative to the support beams;
- a crossbeam extending transversely between the rotating beams and connecting the rotating beams at a respective free end thereof;
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- a disposable paper cover attached to the support beams and the rotating beams, and shaped so that when the rotating beams rotate, the disposable paper cover folds or unfolds covering or uncovering a user;
- wherein the mount comprises a pair of L-shaped members having a horizontal section and a vertical section, said support beams each have a vertical section attached to the vertical section of a respective one of the L-shaped members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.