Collapsible restraining enclosure for a bed
AssigneeVivax Medical Corporation
InventorsThomas D. Ellen, John J. Gildea
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Abstract
A collapsible enclosure for restraining a patient to an area about a bed comprises a frame having a horizontal eave portion, a horizontal base portion opposing the horizontal cave portion, and at least two vertical members upstanding from the horizontal base portion for supporting the horizontal cave portion. The frame collapses as an integral unit for storage and transfer. A net assembly secured to the frame defines an area about a bed such that a patient is allowed to move freely within the area.
Claims23
An enclosure for restraining a patient to an area about a bed, comprising:
- a frame for surrounding a bed, the frame having:
- an upper laterally extending support;
- a first upstanding support coupled to a first side of the upper laterally extending support;
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- a second upstanding support coupled to a second side of the upper laterally extending support, wherein at least one of the first upstanding support, the second upstanding support and the upper laterally extending support is movable relative to at least one of the other supports for folding the frame for transport or storage;
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- a canopy assembly secured to the frame for defining an area about the bed such that a patient is allowed to move freely within the area.
An enclosure for restraining a patient to a bed area, comprising:
- two elongated upper supports having a head portion and a foot portion with a pivotable coupling spaced between the head portion and the foot portion of each elongated upper support;
- two transverse upper supports coupled to the two elongated upper supports;
- two elongated base supports having a head portion and a foot portion with a pivotable coupling spaced between the head portion and the foot portion of each elongated base support;
- two transverse base supports coupled to the two elongated base supports;
- four upstanding supports for supporting the elongated and transverse upper supports above the elongated and transverse base supports, respectively, each upstanding support having an upper end and a base end;
- four upper connectors for movably connecting the upper ends of the four upstanding supports with the elongated and the transverse upper supports to form four upper corners such that the upper ends of the four upstanding supports, the elongated upper supports and the transverse upper supports are fixable relative to one another in use, and foldable relative to one another for storage;
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- four base connectors for movably connecting the base ends of the four upstanding supports with the elongated and the transverse base supports to form four base corners such that the base ends of the four upstanding supports, the elongated base supports and the transverse base supports are fixable relative to one another in use, and foldable relative to one another for storage.
An enclosure for restraining a patient to an area about a bed, comprising:
- first means for defining a bed-shaped area having four corners;
- second means for supporting a head portion of the first means above the bed;
- third means for supporting a foot portion of the first means above the bed, wherein at least one of the first means, the second means and the third means is movable relative to at least one of the other for folding the enclosure for transport or storage;
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- fourth means secured to the first means for defining an area about the bed such that the patient is allowed to move freely within the area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.