Apparatus for transferring patients

An apparatus for transferring a patient, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a bed having a bed bottom and a bed frame;
• (b) an elongate support frame connected to and extending above said bed;
• said support frame being at least partially turnable essentially on the horizontal level with respect to a vertical axis;
• (c) an underlay for extending beneath the patient;
• (d) transfer means for moving the patient on the underlay;
• said transfer means being supported by said support frame;
• said transfer means including lifting means located between said support frame and said bottom of said bed such that said lifting means is operable to vertically adjust said support frame and said bed bottom with respect to each other;
• (e) auxiliary support connected to the support frame such that the auxiliary support turns along with the support frame while the support frame is turned in relation to the vertical axis;
• said auxiliary support being attached to the support frame in a vertically turnable fashion, and in connection to the auxiliary support there are arranged means for securing the auxiliary support rigidly in place in the vertical direction, at least when the support frame is turned to an angle with respect to the lengthwise axis of the bed;
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• (f) locking means having an elongate member located between the auxiliary support and the bed frame, such that by intermediation of said member the auxiliary support and the bed frame in collaboration support the support frame while the patient is being transported.

An apparatus for transferring a patient, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a bed having a bed bottom and a bed frame;
• (b) an elongate support frame connected to and extending above said bed;
• (c) an underlay for extending beneath the patient;
• said underlay being attached with suspending members to the support frame at support points while the apparatus is in use, said support points of the suspending members being spaced apart with at least one of the support points remaining outside a straight line passing through two or more other said points;
• said suspending members being arranged on reels and said reels being loaded with springs so that in a rest position the suspending means are coiled on the reels from which reels the suspending means can be pulled out and fastened to the underlay;
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• (d) transfer means for moving the patient on the underlay supported by said support frame;
• said transfer means including lifting means located between said support frame and said bottom of said bed such that said lifting means is operable to vertically adjust said support frame and said bed bottom with respect to each other.

An apparatus for transferring a patient, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a bed having a bed bottom and a bed frame;
• (b) an elongate support frame connected to and extending above said bed;
• (c) an underlay for extending beneath the patient, said underlay being of a flexible material and in all essential dimensions corresponds to the mattress of the bed;
• and said underlay further including support rails fitted along the long edges of said underlay;
• and said underlay being provided with an opening located in the middle area of the underlay and constructed and arranged such that a hose can be connected to said opening;
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• (d) transfer means for moving the patient on the underlay supported by said support frame;
• said transfer means including lifting means located between said support frame and said bottom of said bed such that said lifting means is operable to vertically adjust said support frame and said bed bottom with respect to each other.

An apparatus for transferring a patient, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a bed having a bed bottom and a bed frame;
• (b) an elongate support frame connected to and extending above said bed;
• said support frame being provided with a swing device including a crossbar and suspending members, said crossbar being attached to said support frame such that it turns in an essentially vertical fashion, and that said crossbar can selectively swing, suspended from the support frame;
• said swing device including an actuator for moving the crossbar and further the patient;
• (c) an underlay fastened to said support frame with said suspending members for extending beneath the patient;
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• (d) transfer means for moving the patient on the underlay supported by said support frame;
• said transfer means including lifting means located between said support frame and said bottom of said bed such that said lifting means is operable to vertically adjust said support frame and said bed bottom with respect to each other.

An apparatus for transferring a patient, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a bed having first and second opposite ends and having a bed bottom and a bed frame;
• (b) an elongate support frame connected to and extending above said bed;
• (c) an underlay for extending beneath the patient;
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• (d) transfer means for moving the patient on the underlay supported by said support frame;
• said transfer means including lifting means located between said support frame and said bottom of said bed such that said lifting means is operable to vertically adjust said support frame and said bed bottom with respect to each other;
• said support frame including essentially vertical frame parts arranged at both ends of the bed, and a connecting, essentially horizontal frame part;
• said vertical frame parts being directly connected to the bed frame, said bed bottom being vertically adjustable with respect to said bed frame, and said lifting means being operable to lift the bed bottom.

An apparatus for transferring a patient, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a bed having first and second opposite ends and having a bed bottom and a bed frame;
• (b) an elongate support frame connected to and extending above said bed;
• said support frame including essentially vertical frame parts arranged at both ends of the bed, and a connecting, essentially horizontal frame part;
• said horizontal frame part being detachably fastened to the second vertical frame part, and said horizontal frame part being turnable essentially on the horizontal level;
• (c) an underlay for extending beneath the patient;
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• (d) transfer means for moving the patient on the underlay supported by said support frame;
• said transfer means including lifting means located between said support frame and said bottom of said bed such that said lifting means is operable to vertically adjust said support frame and said bed bottom with respect to each other.