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US 12,409,091 B2Granted
Body bag
AssigneeGBUK Limited
InventorsJoseph Cowan, Ross Allsopp, Nicholas Scard
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Abstract
A body bag includes an elongate base layer, an elongate top layer attached to the base layer to define an internal cavity, and an elongate flap provided in the top layer, wherein the flap is releasably securable to a fixed portion of the top layer. In addition, the base layer includes a low friction material disposed across at least a portion of an interiorly facing surface. Methods of manufacturing and using the body bag are also disclosed.
Claims17
A body bag, comprising:
- an elongate base layer having a head end, a foot end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, wherein the base layer includes a low friction material disposed across at least a portion of an interiorly facing surface;
- an elongate top layer positioned adjacent to the base layer and attached to the base layer around a perimeter to define an internal cavity;
- and
- an elongate flap provided in the top layer, wherein the flap extends across a majority of the length and width of the top layer and is openable to access the internal cavity, and wherein the flap is releasably securable to a fixed portion of the top layer by a fastener along at least each longitudinal edge of the flap and a transverse edge of the flap towards the foot end, such that the flap is reversibly detachable from the fixed portion along at least a majority of each longitudinal edge and the transverse edge towards the foot end to be hinged from a transverse edge of the flap towards the head end.
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A body bag, comprising:
- an elongate base layer having a head end, a foot end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, wherein the base layer includes a low friction material disposed across at least a portion of an interiorly facing surface;
- an elongate top layer positioned adjacent to the base layer and attached to the base layer around a perimeter to define an internal cavity;
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- an elongate flap provided in the top layer, wherein the flap extends across a majority of the length and width of the top layer and is openable to access the internal cavity, and wherein the flap is releasably securable to a fixed portion of the top layer by a fastener, and wherein the flap has a generally rectangular or rounded rectangular shape, and the fastener is disposed along at least a majority of each longitudinal edge of the flap, a foot end transverse edge of the flap, and a majority of a head end transverse edge of the flap and does not extend over one head end corner portion.
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A method of fitting a body bag to a deceased patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the body bag comprising:
- an elongate base layer having a head end, a foot end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, wherein the base layer includes a low friction material disposed across at least a portion of an interiorly facing surface;
- an elongate top layer positioned adjacent to the base layer and attached to the base layer around a perimeter to define an internal cavity;
- and
- an elongate flap provided in the top layer, wherein the flap extends across a majority of the length and width of the top layer and is openable to access the internal cavity, and wherein the flap is releasably securable to a fixed portion of the top layer by a fastener;
- unfastening the fastener to release the flap on a foot end transverse edge and each longitudinal edge;
- opening the flap by folding the flap from a head end transverse edge;
- positioning the foot end of the body bag under the head and shoulders of the deceased patient in a supine position;
- pulling the foot end of the body bag downwards underneath the deceased patient towards the foot end to slide the deceased patient into the cavity;
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- fastening the flap.
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