Combined bed chair, tray, and footrest
First Claim
1. A combination bedchair, footrest, and tray device for a bedridden patient, said device being adapted to be releasably secured to a bed, and comprising a rectangular table and footrest frame resting on the floor and having four vertical corner posts, a plurality of horizontal connecting members securing the corner posts together and forming support means for an upper tray or table surface member and a lower footrest, a table surface member and a footrest secured to the frame at appropriate upper and lower locations, first arm means on the frame adapted to releasably and firmly secure the frame to the side of a bed, a patient back and side support bedchair member having a back and sides adapted to be releasably connected to the frame so as to rest on the bed and extend around the back of the patient supporting and allowing the patient to sit directly on the side of the bed, and second arm means mounted on the frame adapted to releasably connect the bedchair member to the frame such that the bedchair member will support the patient and bias the frame toward the bed.
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Abstract
A combination bedchair, tray, and footrest construction for use of invalids to enable them to sit up in bed with secure back and foot support. The bedchair has no bottom and is provided with a back member and side or arm members which are secured to a removable table and footrest frame device which is also secured to a siderail of the bed.
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- 1. A combination bedchair, footrest, and tray device for a bedridden patient, said device being adapted to be releasably secured to a bed, and comprising a rectangular table and footrest frame resting on the floor and having four vertical corner posts, a plurality of horizontal connecting members securing the corner posts together and forming support means for an upper tray or table surface member and a lower footrest, a table surface member and a footrest secured to the frame at appropriate upper and lower locations, first arm means on the frame adapted to releasably and firmly secure the frame to the side of a bed, a patient back and side support bedchair member having a back and sides adapted to be releasably connected to the frame so as to rest on the bed and extend around the back of the patient supporting and allowing the patient to sit directly on the side of the bed, and second arm means mounted on the frame adapted to releasably connect the bedchair member to the frame such that the bedchair member will support the patient and bias the frame toward the bed.
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