Bed restraining apparatus and method of use thereof
OwnerEmily Barrettinventor
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Abstract
Bed restraining apparatus is provided including at least one bed rail protective portion for at least partly covering a surface of a bed rail in use, and at least one bed restraining portion for location over at least part of a bed in use, so as to be located between opposing sides of a bed in use and/or so as to be located between bed rails on opposing sides of a bed in use. Thee at least one bed rail protective portion is arranged so as to at least partly cover an inwardly facing side wall or side wall frame member of the bed rail in use.
Claims15
A bed restraining apparatus for restraining an occupant in a bed wherein said bed restraining apparatus including at least one bed rail protective portion which is arranged to at least partly cover an inwardly facing side wall surface or side wall frame member surface of a first and second bed rail along either side of the bed;
- wherein attachment means are provided on or associated with the bed rail protection portion to allow detachable attachment of the bed rail protection portion to at least a part or a whole of the first and second bed rail;
- and wherein the attachment means are arranged so as to be located on an outwardly facing surface of the bed rail protective portion;
- the bed restraining apparatus further including at least one bed occupant restraining portion for location over at least a part of the bed for restraining the occupant in the bed;
- the at least one bed occupant restraining portion arranged such that when the at least one bed rail protection portion is fitted to the first and second bed rails, the at least one bed occupant restraining portion is located a spaced distance above an upper surface of the bed and the occupant lying in the bed and is located between opposing sides of the bed and is located between the first and second bed rails on opposing sides of the a bed;
- wherein the at least one bed rail protective portion is attached or detachably attached with the at least one bed occupant restraining portion via joining means or integrally formed with the at least one bed occupant restraining portion;
- wherein a location at which the at least one bed rail protective portion is attached, detachably attached or formed with the at least one bed restraining portion is such that when the bed restraining apparatus is fitted on the bed and first and second bed rail, wherein the location of attachment for the at least one bed rail protective portion is immediately adjacent to the first and second bed rail of the bed, and is over at least part of the first and second bed rail.
A method of using bed restraining apparatus for restraining an occupant in a bed, said bed restraining apparatus including at least one bed rail protective portion and at least one bed occupant restraining portion, attachment means are provided on or associated with the bed rail protection portion and arranged so as to be located on an outwardly facing surface of the bed rail protective portion, said method including steps of detachably attaching the at least one bed rail protection portion to at least part of a first and second bed rails along either side of the bed so as to at least partly cover an inwardly facing side wall surface or side wall frame member surface of the first and second bed rails;
- and locating at least part of the at least one bed occupant restraining portion a spaced distance above at least an upper surface of the bed and the occupant lying in the bed, so as to be located between opposing sides of the bed and/or so as to be located between bed rails on opposing sides of the bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.