Mobile unit comprising a collapsible dome-shaped hood
AssigneeMicro-Cosmos Holding B.V.
InventorSkip Van De Kandelaar
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
For the purpose of covering at least the head of a person lying on a person supporting device such as a hospital bed or gurney, a unit having a hood is provided. The unit is particularly a mobile unit so that the unit can be easily put in place relative to a person supporting device or moved away from a person supporting device and taken to another area. The hood has a generally dome-shaped appearance and can be put in an expanded state and in a collapsed state according to desire. The hood is supported on a floor surface through a frame. Preferably, the unit is configured to enable adjustment of a height position of the hood relative to the floor surface. The hood provides privacy to a person and shields the person from external stimuli.
Claims24
A mobile unit comprising:
- a collapsible hood having a generally dome-shaped appearance in an expanded state, and
- a frame supporting the hood on a floor surface,
- wherein the mobile unit is configured to be used in combination with a device for supporting a person in a generally lying position and to be positioned at a head end of the device;
- and
- wherein the frame is equipped with wheels which are arranged to contact the floor surface.
A mobile unit comprising:
- a collapsible hood having a generally dome-shaped appearance in an expanded state, and
- a frame supporting the hood on a floor surface,
- wherein the mobile unit is configured to be used in combination with a device for supporting a person in a generally lying position and to be positioned at a head end of the device;
- wherein the hood comprises a number of rigid segments which are movable relative to each other and which are configured to be stowed in a collapsed state of the hood in an arrangement in which, from a segment that is a back segment in an expanding direction (E) of the hood to a segment that is a front segment in the expanding direction (E) of the hood, a segment that is more to the back is received in a space offered by an adjacent segment that is more to the front;
- and
- wherein each of the segments comprises a hollow structure of rigid plastic in which a core of foam material is arranged.
A mobile unit comprising:
- a collapsible hood having a generally dome-shaped appearance in an expanded state, and
- a frame supporting the hood on a floor surface,
- wherein the mobile unit is configured to be used in combination with a device for supporting a person in a generally lying position and to be positioned at a head end of the device;
- wherein the hood comprises a number of rigid segments which are movable relative to each other and which are configured to be stowed in a collapsed state of the hood in an arrangement in which, from a segment that is a back segment in an expanding direction (E) of the hood to a segment that is a front segment in the expanding direction (E) of the hood, a segment that is more to the back is received in a space offered by an adjacent segment that is more to the front;
- wherein each of the segments is generally U-shaped with two side sections and an intermediate section, and wherein the segments are hingably coupled to the frame at the position of ends of their side sections;
- and
- wherein the segments are mounted on a common hinge shaft, and wherein each of the segments with the exception of the back segment is configured to engage on an adjacent segment that is a trailing segment in the expanding direction (E) of the hood after having been hinged about the hinge shaft over a limited angle during an expanding action of the hood.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.