See through side shield
OwnerScott David Rabeinventor
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Abstract
There is shown a see through side shield for use in a hospital bed which prevents a patient from becoming entrapped between a bed rail and a mattress. The see through side shield includes a hand that snugly fits over a lateral rail of the bed rail, typically the top lateral rail. The see through side shield further includes a partition that extends to cover a vertical opening between a top lateral side edge of the mattress and the bottom lateral rail of the bed rail. The partition is mounted to at least one lateral rail of the bed rail using a tightly fitting clamp. To permanently mount the partition, the clamp is riveted to the bed rail. Typically, the see through side shield is transparent being made of a polycarbonate material.
Claims30
A shield for use with a hospital bed for preventing entrapment of a patient between a mattress and a bed rail of said hospital bed or between a pair of spaced rails of said bed rail, said bed rail including a plurality of lateral rails interposed between a plurality of end rails, wherein a top side edge of said mattress and a bottom lateral rail of said bed rail forms a first vertical shaped opening, said shield comprising:
- at least one hand having an interior surface for contacting at least one lateral rail of said plurality of lateral rails;
- a vertically extending partition which extends from said at least one hand, said partition being sized and shaped to substantially cover said first vertical shaped opening;
- and
- securing means for securing said shield solely to said bed rail.
A bedrail system for use with a hospital bed for preventing entrapment of a patient, said hospital bed including a mattress having a top lateral side edge, said bedrail system comprising:
- a rail system having a plurality of lateral rails interposed between a plurality of end rails, said plurality of lateral rails including a bottom lateral rail such that said bottom lateral rail and said top lateral side edge of said mattress forms a first vertical shaped opening;
- a shield having at least one hand having an interior surface for contacting at least one lateral rail of said plurality of lateral rails;
- said shield further including a vertically extending partition which extends from said at least one hand, said partition being sized and shaped to substantially cover said first vertical shaped opening, said shield being secured solely to said rail system;
- and
- securing means for securing said shield to said rail system.
A hospital bed that prevents patient entrapment, said hospital bed comprising:
- a mattress having a top lateral side edge;
- a rail system having a plurality of lateral rails interposed between a plurality of end rails, wherein said top lateral side edge and a bottom lateral rail of said plurality of lateral rails forms a first vertical shaped opening;
- a shield having at least one hand having an interior surface for contacting at least one lateral rail of said plurality of lateral rails;
- said shield further including a vertically extending partition which extends from said at least one hand, said partition being sized and shaped to substantially said first vertical shaped opening, said shield being solely secured to said rail system;
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- securing means for securing said shield to said rail system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.