Portable patient moving device
OwnerFred Holberginventor
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Abstract
A portable patient moving device which is detachably connected to a bed frame. A first and a second detachable bearing support is connected to the bed frame, and supports near the head end thereof a shaft for rotation. A plurality of straps have one end connected to the shaft, and extend along the length of the bed to a patient support. By rotating the shaft, it is possible to move a patient which has been placed on the patient support longitudinally the bed frame. The entire device may be conveniently detached from the bed frame and moved to another bed frame as necessary.
Claims11
A portable patient moving device comprising:
- a first detachable bearing support having an attachment means for detachably securing the bearing support to one side of a bed frame;
- a second detachable bearing support having an attachment means for detachably securing the bearing support to another side of said bed frame;
- a shaft having on one end thereof a handle, supported for rotation by said bearing supports;
- a plurality of straps connected at one end to said shaft for extending along the length of a bed supported on said frame;
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- a patient support connected at one end to a free end of each of said straps, said patient support for moving along the bed in response to rotation of said shaft by said handle whereby a patient on said patient support is moved along a length of said bed.
A portable patient moving device comprising:
- a shaft having means on one end thereof for rotating said shaft;
- a plurality of straps connected at one end to said shaft, for extending along a length of a bed;
- a pair of bearing supports detachably supported to a frame of said bed, each of said supports comprising:
- a support plate having a slot for receiving said shaft;
- roller members supported about said slot for supporting said shaft for rotation;
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- clamping members connected to said plate for detachably securing said bearing support to said bed frame;
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- a patient support connected to a free end of said straps, said patient support for moving along a length of said bed in response to rotation of said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.