Hospital bed
First Claim
1. A hospital bed comprising a frame, a pair of rollers extending longitudinally of the frame along the opposite sides of said frame in the region of reclining patient height, an endless length of flexible material extending along the rollers forming a patient support surface therebetween, means for traversing the length of flexible material around said rollers for moving the patient support surface laterally to turn the patient including drive means for rotating at least one of said rollers and, restraining means for preventing said endless length of flexible material from "riding" along said rollers, that is to say for preventing the overall width of said flexible material from becoming reduced longitudinally of said rollers, said restraining means comprising means at the lateral edges of said endless length of flexible material whereby said flexible material lateral edges engage said frame.
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Abstract
A hospital bed comprising a frame and a patient support surface constituted by an endless length of flexible material extending around a pair of rollers at the opposite sides of the bed, means being provided for traversing the material around said rollers. The flexible material will preferably be an open mesh material to assist in the healing and prevention of pressure sores.
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7 Claims
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1. A hospital bed comprising a frame, a pair of rollers extending longitudinally of the frame along the opposite sides of said frame in the region of reclining patient height, an endless length of flexible material extending along the rollers forming a patient support surface therebetween, means for traversing the length of flexible material around said rollers for moving the patient support surface laterally to turn the patient including drive means for rotating at least one of said rollers and, restraining means for preventing said endless length of flexible material from "riding" along said rollers, that is to say for preventing the overall width of said flexible material from becoming reduced longitudinally of said rollers, said restraining means comprising means at the lateral edges of said endless length of flexible material whereby said flexible material lateral edges engage said frame.
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2. A hospital bed comprising a frame;
- a pair of rollers extending longitudinally of the frame along the opposite sides of said frame and in the region of reclining patient height;
an endless length of flexible material extending around the rollers to constitute a patient support surface between said rollers, means for traversing the length of flexible material around said rollers for moving the patient support surface laterally to turn the patient and, restraining means for preventing said endless length of flexible material from "riding" along the rollers, that is to say for preventing the overall width of said flexible material from becoming reduced longitudinally of said rollers, said restraining means being constituted by flexible beading extending along the side edges of said endless length of flexible material and engaging track constituted by lengths of narrow throated extruded sections of material extending along adjacent parts of said frame between said pair of rollers in said region of reclining patient height.
- a pair of rollers extending longitudinally of the frame along the opposite sides of said frame and in the region of reclining patient height;
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3. A hospital bed comprising:
- a frame;
a pair of rollers extending longitudinally of the frame along the opposite sides of the frame and in the region of reclining patient height;
an endless length of flexible material extending around the rollers to constitute, between the rollers, a patient support surface;
means for traversing the length of flexible material around said rollers for moving the patient support surface laterally to turn the patient;
at least one further roller at a lower height than said pair of rollers in the region of reclining patient height;
means for adjusting the position of the at least one further roller, around which the endless length of material passes, to vary the tension in said endless length of flexible material and to adjust the degree of sag in said patient support surface; and
, restraining means for preventing said endless length of flexible material from "riding" along said rollers, whereby the overall width of the flexible material would be reduced longitudinally of said rollers, the restraining means being constituted by flexible beading extending along the side edges of said engless length of flexible material and engaging tracks constituted by lengths of narrow throated extruded sections of material extending along adjacent parts of the frame between said pair of rollers in the region of reclining patient height. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
- a frame;
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