Protective cover and patient security apparatus
AssigneeContour Fabricators, Inc.
InventorJohn Schaefer
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Abstract
A sheet assembly adapted to occupy a position beneath a patient and an upper surface of a patient support. The assembly has overlying upper and lower pliable sheets formed of a material of low density gradient and having central sections from which upper and lower flaps extend laterally. The lower flaps may be secured to the patient support and the upper flaps may be elevated to and maintained at a level above that of the upper surface of the patient support, thereby providing a safeguard against the patient's falling off the support surface.
Claims27
A sheet assembly for use with a patient support forming a support surface having length and width dimensions, said assembly comprising a lower sheet having a selected length dimension and a width dimension greater than that of said support surface whereby when said lower sheet is placed on said support surface opposite sides of said sheet may form lower flaps having marginal edges extending beyond opposite sides of said support surface;
- an upper sheet overlying said lower sheet, said upper sheet having a selected length dimension and a width dimension greater than that of said support surface whereby opposite sides of said upper sheet form upper flaps having marginal edges and overlying said lower flaps;
- means fixing said upper and lower sheets to one another inward from the marginal edges of the respective flaps whereby the upper and lower flaps are free from one another;
- and coupling means carried by said upper flaps for coupling said upper flaps to said support at a level above that of said support surface.
The combination of a sheet assembly and a person support member, said support member having an upper support surface, said support surface having length and width dimensions, said sheet assembly overlying said support surface and comprising a lower sheet and an upper sheet overlying said lower sheet, each of said sheets having a length dimension extending longitudinally of said support surface and a width dimension greater than that of said support surface whereby opposite sides of said lower and upper sheets extend beyond opposite sides of said support surface and form lower and upper flaps respectively;
- securing means carried by said lower sheet and securing said lower sheet to said support member, said upper sheet having a width dimension greater than that of said lower sheet whereby opposite sides of said upper sheet form upper flaps overlying and extending beyond said lower flaps;
- means securing said upper and lower sheets to one another inward of said lower and upper flaps whereby said upper flaps overlie said lower flaps but are free therefrom;
- anchor means carried by said support adjacent said opposite sides of said support surface and extending upward to a level above that of said support surface;
- and coupling means carried by said upper flaps and engageable with said anchor means for supporting and maintaining said upper flaps in an elevated position above said upper surface and in which said upper flaps form a safeguard against a person's falling off said support surface.
A sheet assembly comprising an upper sheet and a lower sheet, each of said sheets having planar central sections, length and width dimensions, and opposite side edges, said sheets being arranged with said central sections in overlying relation and secured to one another inward from said opposite sides edges thereby forming upper and lower flaps at the opposite side edges of the upper and lower sheets, said upper and lower flaps being free from one another thereby enabling said upper and lower flaps to be movable relative to one another from one position in which they confront one another to another position in which they diverge;
- securing means carried by said lower flaps for securing the latter to a support at one level;
- and coupling mans carried by said upper flaps for securing the latter at a level above that of said one level.
A sheet assembly for use with a patient support having a patient support surface, said sheet assembly being capable of restraining such patient from falling off said support surface, said assembly comprising a patient supporting section for overlying said support surface and underlying said patient;
- lower flaps joined to and extending beyond opposite sides of said section;
- upper flaps joined to said section and overlying said lower flaps;
- securing means carried by said lower flaps for securing said lower flaps to said patient support;
- and coupling means carried by said upper flaps for securing said upper flaps at an elevated position relative to said section.
A sheet assembly comprising at least one sheet having a central section from opposite sides of which lower and upper flaps extend laterally, said upper flaps overlying said lower flaps and being free to be elevated relative to said lower flaps, and said lower flaps being free to be lowered relative to said upper flaps.
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