Hospital bed and lifting and turning device

• US 3,302,219 A
• Filed: 01/14/1966
• Issued: 02/07/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1966
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joe F. Harris
• Original Assignee: Joe F. Harris
• Inventors: Harris, Joe F.
• Application Number:
  US04/520,704
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• US Class Current: 5/85.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/32 lying
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/001 with means for turning-over the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/1015 Cables, chains or cords
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/1032 Endless belts
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/1055 Suspended platforms, frames or sheets for patient in lying position

Claims

1. A PORTABLE LIFTING AND TURNING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A HOSPITAL BED AND THE LIKE COMPRISING SPACED VERTICAL MEMBERS INCLUDING A LOWER HOLLOW MEMBER AND A THREADED UPPER MEMBER EXTENDING INTO SAID HOLLOW MEMBER, SPACED ELONGATED RODS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS AND MOUNTED ON THE UPPER ENDS THEREOF, A FLEXIBLE COVER MEMBER HAVING ITS OPPOSITE EDGES CONNECTED TO SAID SPACED ELONGATED RODS, A SPROCKET WHEEL SECURED TO EACH ELONGATED ROD AND AN ENDLESS SPROCKET CHAIN CARRIED BY SAID WHEELS FOR TURNING SAID RODS IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO WIND SAID COVER MEMBER ON ONE OF SAID ELONGATED RODS WHILE UNWINDING IT FROM ANOTHER OF SAID RODS, A BEARING ON EACH HOLLOW MEMBER, A SPROCKET WHEEL WITH AN INTERNAL THREAD ON EACH HOLLOW MEMBER SUPPORTED BY SAID BEARING AND EACH THREADED UPPER MEMBER ENGAGING ITS RESPECTIVE INTERNALLY THREADED SPROCKET WHEEL, WHEREBY SAID FLEXIBLE COVER MEMBER MAY BE RAISED AND LOWERED.