Invalid bed arrangement with bed pan facility

• US 5,806,114 A
• Filed: 10/11/1996
• Issued: 09/15/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Morgan, William D., William A. Morgan
• Original Assignee: Morgan, William D., William A. Morgan
• Inventors: Morgan, William D., Morgan, William A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US08/731,282
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 5/604, 5/602, 5/620, 5/618, 5/614
• US Class Current: 5/604
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/0009 Obstetrical tables or delivery beds chairs for gynaecological purposes A61G15/005
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/02 with toilet conveniences, or specially adapted for use with toilets

Abstract

An invalid bed arrangement with bed pan facility including a bed frame. Also included is a seat assembly for allowing a user to be selectively uprighted. The seat assembly further has a bottom portion with U-shaped cut out formed in an end thereof. Further provided is a leg rest assembly adapted to be selectively positioned remote the seat assembly. The leg rest assembly comprises a U-shaped protrusion, whereby the leg rest assembly may be maneuvered between a first orientation with the leg rest situated adjacent the seat assembly and the U-shaped protrusion thereof engaging the U-shaped cut out of the bottom portion of the seat assembly and a second orientation with the leg rest situated distant the seat assembly. Finally, a bed pan is situated adjacent the U-shaped cut out of the bottom portion of the seat assembly.

Claims

1. An invalid bed arrangement with bed pan facility comprising:

a seat assembly (22) for allowing a user to be selectively uprighted, the seat assembly including a U-shaped cut out (28) formed therein and a bottom portion;

a leg rest assembly (36) adapted to be selectively positioned remote the seat assembly, the leg rest assembly comprising a U-shaped protrusion (38), whereby the leg rest assembly may be maneuvered between a first orientation with the leg rest situated adjacent the seat assembly and the U-shaped protrusion thereof engaging the U-shaped cut out of the, seat assembly and a second orientation with the leg rest situated distant the seat assembly; and

a bed pan (62) situated adjacent the U-shaped cut out and the bottom portion of the seat assembly

wherein the seat assembly is situated on a first bed frame (82) with universal wheels situated thereon; and

wherein the bed pan (62) is fixed below the U-shaped cut out of the seat assembly; and

wherein the leg rest assembly is situated on a second bed frame (84) with universal wheels situated thereon, wherein the leg rest assembly may be slidably situated distant the seat assembly for allowing use of the bed pan;

a coupling mechanism (86) for maintaining the leg rest within the proximity of the seat assembly during use of the bed pan; and

wherein the coupling mechanism includes a pair of members (88) extending perpendicularly from the bed frames of each assembly, wherein the members are pivotally coupled at ends thereof.

2. An invalid bed arrangement with bed pan facility as set forth in claim 1 and further including a pair of mattresses comprising a first mattress capable of covering the seat assembly wherein the first mattress has a U-shaped cut out situated contiguously with the U-shaped cut out of the seat assembly and a second mattress capable of covering the leg rest assembly with the second mattress having a U-shaped protrusion situated contiguously with the U-shaped protrusion of the leg rest assembly, wherein the mattresses, seat assembly and the leg rest assembly have pile fasteners situated thereon for allowing the removable coupling of mattresses to the respective assembly.

3. An invalid bed arrangement with bed pan facility as set forth in claim 1 and further including a bed frame with a lower rectangular portion having a pair of parallel lower longitudinal rails with a pair of parallel lower lateral rails perpendicularly coupled therebetween, an upper rectangular portion having a pair of parallel upper longitudinal rails with a pair of parallel upper lateral rails perpendicularly coupled therebetween, and four primary stanchions vertically coupled between corners of the upper rectangular portion and the lower rectangular portion of the bed frame.