Bed enclosure
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1. A bed and bed enclosure in combination, comprising:
- a) a bed including a framework, a mattress support, and a mattress supported by the mattress support; and
b) a bed enclosure including;
(i) a tent having opposed side walls, opposed end walls, and an open bottom, wherein each wall of the tent has a lower edge on the bottom;
(ii) a mattress cover with an upper edge, wherein the lower edge of each wall of the tent is removably connected to the upper edge of the mattress cover along the length of the lower edge of each wall, the mattress cover including a storage area that completely encloses the mattress and having a closeable opening outside the tent that permits removal and insertion of the mattress into the storage area; and
(iii) a frame, including four lower support members, connected to and supporting the tent;
wherein the bed and the bed enclosure are respectively configured such that the mattress cover will abut the mattress support when the bed and the four lower support members of the bed enclosure frame are directly supported, with the four lower support members of the bed enclosure frame simultaneously supported independently of the bed, on the same support structure.
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Abstract
A bed enclosure comprises a frame, a tent supported by the frame, and a mattress cover for preventing access to a mattress from the interior of the tent.
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1. A bed and bed enclosure in combination, comprising:
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a) a bed including a framework, a mattress support, and a mattress supported by the mattress support; and b) a bed enclosure including; (i) a tent having opposed side walls, opposed end walls, and an open bottom, wherein each wall of the tent has a lower edge on the bottom; (ii) a mattress cover with an upper edge, wherein the lower edge of each wall of the tent is removably connected to the upper edge of the mattress cover along the length of the lower edge of each wall, the mattress cover including a storage area that completely encloses the mattress and having a closeable opening outside the tent that permits removal and insertion of the mattress into the storage area; and (iii) a frame, including four lower support members, connected to and supporting the tent; wherein the bed and the bed enclosure are respectively configured such that the mattress cover will abut the mattress support when the bed and the four lower support members of the bed enclosure frame are directly supported, with the four lower support members of the bed enclosure frame simultaneously supported independently of the bed, on the same support structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A bed enclosure for a bed on a support surface, comprising:
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a) a frame, including an upper portion and a lower portion and configured to be directly supported on the support surface, the lower portion of the frame including first and second frame members and a third frame member that extends from the first frame member to the second frame member such that the lower portion of the frame defines an open region that is not obstructed by another frame member and is sized to allow the frame to be re-positioned from a position where the frame is not around the bed to a position where the framed is substantially around the bed solely through horizontal movement of the frame relative to the bed along the support surface; b) a tent supported by the frame above the bed, the tent comprising opposed side walls, opposed end walls, and an open bottom forming a three dimensional interior section of the tent, wherein each wall of the tent has a lower edge on the bottom; and c) a mattress cover removably connected at an upper edge to the lower edge of each wall of the tent, wherein the tent and mattress cover restrict egress from the bed enclosure by a patient located therein. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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