Bed rail padding device

A bed rail padding device for covering bed rails of a hospital bed to inhibit a patient from being injured when the patient is experiencing a seizure, said device comprising:

• a hospital bed having a plurality of side rails being distributed around a perimeter of said hospital bed wherein each of said plurality of side rails is configured to inhibit the patient from falling off of said hospital bed, said plurality of side rails including a set of lateral side rails and a front side rail and a back side rail, each of said set of lateral side rails having a front edge and a back edge and a top edge and a sloped edge which slopes upwardly between said front edge and said top edge;
• a plurality of side rail covers, each of said plurality of side rail covers being positionable over a respective one of said plurality of side rails of said hospital bed such that each of said plurality of side rail covers substantially encloses said respective side rail of said hospital bed, each of said plurality of side rail covers being comprised of a resiliently compressible material wherein each of said plurality of side rail covers is configured to inhibit the patient from being injured in the event that the patient experiences the seizure which results in the patient striking laterally against said side rails of said hospital bed, said plurality of side rail covers including a front side rail cover and a back side rail cover and a set of lateral side rail covers, said front side rail cover having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly from said top wall such that said perimeter wall of said front side rail covers defines an interior space of said front side rail cover thereby enabling said interior space of said front side rail cover to insertably receive said front side rail of said hospital bed, said back side rail cover having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly from said top wall of said back side rail cover such that said perimeter wall of said back side rail cover defines an interior space of said back side rail cover to insertably receive said back side rail of said hospital bed, said perimeter wall of said back side rail cover having a front side and a back side and a bottom edge, said bottom edge of said front side curving upwardly toward said top wall of said back side rail cover to accommodate a pillow on said hospital bed, said bottom edge of said back side curving upwardly toward said top wall of said back side rail cover to accommodate said pillow on said hospital bed, each of said set of lateral side rail covers having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly from said top wall of a respective lateral side rail cover, said perimeter wall of each of said set of lateral side rail covers having a forward side and a sloped side which slopes upwardly between said forward side and said top wall of a respective lateral side rail cover thereby enabling said forward side and said sloped side of said perimeter wall of each of said set of lateral side rail covers to conform to said front edge and said sloped edge of a respective lateral side rail of said hospital bed;
• a plurality of cushions, each of said plurality cushions being strategically positioned on a respective one of said plurality of side rail covers such that each of said plurality of cushions extends over said respective side rail of said hospital bed on which said respective side rail cover is positioned wherein each of said plurality of cushions is configured to inhibit the patient from being injured when the patient strikes downwardly on said respective side rail of said hospital bed in the event that the patient is experiencing the seizure, each of said plurality of cushions having a thickness being greater than a thickness of said respective side rail cover on which each of said plurality of cushions is positioned wherein each of said plurality of cushions is configured to enhance protection for the patient when the patient strikes downwardly on said respective side rail of said hospital bed when the patient is experiencing the seizure, said cushion on said front side rail cover extending along a full length of said top wall of said front side rail cover, said cushion on said back side rail cover extending along a full length of said top wall of said back side rail cover, said cushion on a respective lateral side rail cover extending along a full length of said top wall of said respective lateral side rail cover such that said cushion on said respective lateral side rail cover terminates at said sloped side of said perimeter wall of said respective lateral side rail cover;
• a plurality of straps, each of said plurality of straps being coupled to and extending downwardly from a respective one of said plurality of said side rail covers, each of said plurality of straps on a respective one of said plurality of side rail covers being extendable beneath said respective side rail of said hospital bed on which said respective side rail cover is positioned for securing said respective side rail cover on said respective side rail of said hospital bed, a respective pair of said plurality of straps on a respective one of said plurality of side rail covers being releasably matable to each other to inhibit said respective side rail cover from being removed from said respective side rail of said hospital bed, each of said plurality of straps associated with said front side rail cover having an upper end being attached to a bottom edge of said perimeter wall of said front side rail cover, said plurality of straps associated with said front side rail cover including a set of front straps and a set of back straps, each of said set of front straps being positioned on a front side of said perimeter wall of said front side rail cover, each of said set of back straps being positioned on a back side of said perimeter wall of said front side rail cover, a respective one of said set of front straps being releasably matable to a respective one of said set of back straps, each of said plurality of straps associated with said back side rail cover having an upper end being attached to a bottom edge of said perimeter wall of said back side rail cover, said plurality of straps associated with said back side rail cover including a set of front straps and a set of back straps, each of said set of front straps associated with said back side rail cover being positioned on a front side of said perimeter wall of said back side rail cover, each of said set of back straps associated with said back side rail cover being positioned on a back side of said perimeter wall of said back side rail cover, a respective one of said set of front straps associated with said back side rail cover being releasably matable to a respective one of said set of back straps associated with said back side rail cover, each of said plurality of straps associated with a respective one of said pair of lateral side rail covers having an upper end being attached to a bottom edge of said perimeter wall of said respective lateral side rail cover, said plurality of straps associated with each of said pair of lateral side rail covers including a set of front straps and a set of back straps, each of said set of front straps associated with a respective lateral side rail cover being positioned on a front side of said perimeter wall of said respective lateral side rail cover, each of said set of back straps associated with a respective lateral side rail cover being positioned on a back side of said perimeter wall of said respective lateral side rail cover, a respective one of said set of front straps associated with a respective lateral side rail cover being releasably matable to a respective one of said set of back straps associated with said respective lateral side rail cover;
• a plurality of first mating members, each of said plurality of first mating members being attached to a front surface of a respective one of said plurality of straps, each of said plurality of first mating members being positioned adjacent to a bottom end of said respective strap;
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• a plurality of second mating members, each of said plurality of second mating members being attached to said front surface of a respective one of said plurality of straps, each of said plurality of second mating members being positioned adjacent to said bottom end of said respective strap on which said second mating members are disposed, said first mating member on a respective strap being releasably matable to said second mating member on a corresponding one of said plurality of straps for mating said respective strap to said corresponding strap.