Hospital bed with retractable mattress section and removable bed pan
First Claim
1. A hospital bed comprising:
- a bed frame;
a mattress disposed on the bed frame, said mattress having stationary cushions and moveable cushions, with said moveable cushions located in a central portion of said mattress and configured for sliding along an axis said hospital bed for accessing a central opening extending through the mattress in a mid-section of said hospital bed;
a drawer mounted beneath said mid-section of said bed, extendable from an inward position to an extended position in which said drawer extends outward of said mid-section of said hospital bed;
a bed pan removable mounted in said drawer, wherein said bed pan is disposed beneath said central opening when said drawer is disposed in said inward position and said bed pan is disposed outward and aside of said mattress when said drawer is disposed in said extended position; and
forward and rearward splash plates lining said central opening in said mid-section of said bed.
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Abstract
A hospital bed (12) is provided having a slidably extendable drawer (14) in which a removable bed pan (16) is disposed. The drawer (14) fits under the mid-section of the bed, and the bed is provided with a mattress (20) having stationary cushions (22) and moveable cushions (24). The moveable cushions (24) are located in a central portion of the mattress (20) and configured for sliding out from underneath a person lying on the bed (12). A pair of cushion guide tracks (56) are provided which are have a serpentine profile, such that sections (48, 50) of the movable cushions (24) may be lowered and them moved from beneath the body of a person for accessing a central opening (26) beneath which the removable bed pan (16) is located when the drawer (14) is inserted fully into the mid-section of the bed (12).
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18 Claims
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1. A hospital bed comprising:
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a bed frame; a mattress disposed on the bed frame, said mattress having stationary cushions and moveable cushions, with said moveable cushions located in a central portion of said mattress and configured for sliding along an axis said hospital bed for accessing a central opening extending through the mattress in a mid-section of said hospital bed; a drawer mounted beneath said mid-section of said bed, extendable from an inward position to an extended position in which said drawer extends outward of said mid-section of said hospital bed; a bed pan removable mounted in said drawer, wherein said bed pan is disposed beneath said central opening when said drawer is disposed in said inward position and said bed pan is disposed outward and aside of said mattress when said drawer is disposed in said extended position; and forward and rearward splash plates lining said central opening in said mid-section of said bed. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A hospital bed comprising:
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a bed frame; a mattress disposed on the bed frame, said mattress having stationary cushions and moveable cushions, with said moveable cushions located in a central portion of said mattress and configured for sliding along an axis said hospital bed for accessing a central opening extending through the mattress in a mid-section of said hospital bed; a drawer mounted beneath said mid-section of said bed, extendable from an inward position to an extended position in which said drawer extends outward of said mid-section of said hospital bed; a bed pan removable mounted in said drawer, wherein said bed pan is disposed beneath said central opening when said drawer is disposed in said inward position and said bed pan is disposed outward and aside of said mattress when said drawer is disposed in said extended position; and a bed pan cover plate extending downward from beneath and moveable with said moveable cushions, said cover plate extending horizontally along a plane for moving with said moveable cushions to cover said bed pan when said moveable cushions are disposed to cover said central opening, and disposed aside of said bed pan when said moveable cushions are disposed aside of said central opening. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A hospital bed comprising:
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a bed frame; a mattress disposed on the bed frame, said mattress having stationary cushions and moveable cushions, with said moveable cushions located in a central portion of said mattress and configured for sliding along an axis said hospital bed for accessing a central opening extending through the mattress in a mid-section of said hospital bed; a drawer mounted beneath said mid-section of said bed, extendable from an inward position to an extended position in which said drawer extends outward of said mid-section of said hospital bed; a bed pan removable mounted in said drawer, wherein said bed pan is disposed beneath said central opening when said drawer is disposed in said inward position and said bed pan is disposed outward and aside of said mattress when said drawer is disposed in said extended position; and a plurality of plate segments with each of said moveable cushions mounted to respective ones of said plate segments, wherein said plate segments are disposed edge-to-edge with mating edges pivotally joined together. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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