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US 4,227,271 AGranted
Foot supporting strap for hospital bed
OwnerThomas S. Kulkainventor
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Abstract
A foot supporting strap for beds including a strap having fastening means secured to the ends thereof and to the frame of the bed for detachably mounting the strap to the frame. Means are provided on the underside of the strap for spacing the strap from the mattress whereby in the regions adjacent the spacing means there is formed a space into which the feet of the patient can at least partially extend. The strap thus provides a brace against which the feet of the patient can push to permit movement of the patient to a more comfortable position.
Claims8
A foot supporting strap for beds comprising:
- (a) a strap having a length longer than the width of the bed whereby the ends of the strap extend downwardly over the sides of the bed;
- (b) fastening means secured respectively to the ends of said strap and the frame of said bed for detachably mounting said strap to said frame;
- (c) means on the underside of said strap for spacing said strap from the mattress of the bed at two or more longitudinally spaced locations whereby in the regions adjacent said spacing means there is formed a space into which the feet of the patient can at least partially extend, said strap providing a brace against which the feet of the patient can push to permit movement of the patient to a more comfortable position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.