Device for moving or positioning a patient in a bed
OwnerMargaret T. Fedeleinventor
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Abstract
A device for moving a patient in a bed is disclosed and includes a base and movable platform mounted in superimposed relation to the base. The base provides a horizontally extending, substantially smooth and uninterrupted path over the top surface of the bed and bed linens. The platform is mounted to the base for low friction guided movement thereover, preferably by means of a track and rollers. The combined base and platform are preferably relatively thin in cross-section and formed with sloping edges so that the patient can be rolled onto the platform and moved by means of the platform by a single attendant. The movable platform is also preferably sloped to resist slipping of the patient and enhance movement of the platform over the base.
Claims7
A device for moving a patient in a bed comprising:
- a horizontally extending base formed to provide a substantially smooth and uninterrupted horizontally extending path over the top surface of said bed;
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- a horizontally extending relatively rigid platform formed for support of a portion of said patient thereon and mounted in superimposed relation to a portion of said base, said platform and said base being cooperatively formed for low friction guided simultaneous reciprocation of all portions of said platform to and fro over said base along said horizontally extending path to enable movement of said patient by a single attendant unimpeded by bed linens or the like.
In a device for moving a patient in a bed including a horizontally extending base, and a horizontally extending platform formed for support of a portion of said patient thereon and mounted in superimposed relation to a portion of said base, at least one of said platform and said base being provided with horizontally extending track means formed for low friction guided movement of said platform over said base, and said base and said platform have a combined height and configuration enabling said patient to be rolled onto said platform from a side thereof, the improvement comprising:
- said track means is formed as a pair of relatively spaced apart tracks in said base, said base being formed as a generally rectangular member elongated in the direction of said horizontally extending track means, said base further having a width dimension about equal to the width of said patient at the buttocks, said tracks being positioned in said base proximate the sides thereof, said base being substantially closed intermediate said tracks, and handle means secured to said platform and adapted for engagement by an attendant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.