BED STEP STOOL AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20180325760A1
• Filed: 07/23/2018
• Published: 11/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vincent J. Baiera
• Original Assignee: Vincent J. Baiera
• Inventors: Baiera, Vincent J., Bowser, Michael R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,213,353 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 12/00 Step-stools
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/053 Aids for getting into, or out of, bed, e.g. steps, chairs, cane-like supports

Abstract

A bed step stool for assisting a user into and out of bed including opposite sides, a head, and a foot. The bed step stool includes a first support to be disposed closer to the head of the bed; a second support to be disposed closer to the foot of the bed; and a step assembly supported between the first support and the second support, the step assembly to enable the user to step thereon for assisting the user into and out of the bed.

Claims

1. A bed step stool for assisting a user into and out of bed including opposite sides, a head, and a foot, comprising:

a first support to be disposed closer to the head of the bed;

a second support to be disposed closer to the foot of the bed;

a step assembly supported between the first support and the second support, the step assembly to enable the user to step thereon for assisting the user into and out of the bed.

2. The bed step stool of claim 1, wherein the bed includes a height at which the user is supported thereon and the first support includes a guardrail having a height greater than the height of the bed, the guardrail engageable by the user for assisting the user into and out of the bed and forming a barrier to help prevent the user from accidentally rolling off of the bed.

3. The bed step stool of claim 2, wherein the guardrail of the first support includes an upside-down U-shaped tall grab bar.

4. The bed step stool of claim 2, wherein the guardrail is adjustable in height.

5. The bed step stool of claim 2, wherein the second support includes a guardrail having a height shorter than the guardrail of the first support.

6. The bed step stool of claim 5, wherein the guardrail of the second support includes an angled bar.

7. The bed step stool of claim 5, wherein the guardrail of the second support is adjustable in height.

8. The bed step stool of claim 1, further including a motion-detecting lighting assembly that illuminates the step assembly upon detected motion of the user.

9. The bed step stool of claim 1, wherein the first support and the second support define a pathway for entry and exit with respect to the bed that is perpendicular with respect to the sides of the bed whereby the user goes between the first support and the second support to step onto the step assembly.

10. The bed step stool of claim 1, wherein the first support includes a taller guardrail including front and rear legs that define a first plane, the second support includes a shorter guardrail including front and rear legs that define a second plane, and the first plane and the second plane are parallel to each and perpendicular to planes defined by the sides of the bed.

11. The bed step stool of claim 1, wherein the bed includes opposite sides that define respective planes, a head, and a foot, the first support to be disposed closer to the head of the bed and defining a first plane;

the second support, which is shorter than the first support, to be disposed closer to the foot of the bed and defining a second plane, the first plane and the second plane being parallel to each and perpendicular to the planes defined by the sides of the bed.