Combined bed chair, tray, and footrest

• US 5,046,206 A
• Filed: 01/15/1991
• Issued: 09/10/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James H. Broyles
• Original Assignee: James H. Broyles
• Inventors: Broyles, James H.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRETTEL, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US07/641,302
• Time in Patent Office: 238 Days
• Field of Search: 5/431, 5/432, 5/445, 5/503, 5/507, 297/217, 108/49
• US Class Current: 5/646
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 83/02 Tables combined with seats folding or stowable tables with separable parts combined with seats A47B3/063; foldable table and seat units A47B3/14
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/028 with a table attached thereto
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00

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.

Claims

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.

2. A combination device, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said vertical corner posts are arranged as a pair of front corner posts remote from the bed and a second pair of corner posts adjacent to the bed, wherein the first arm means comprise "L"-shaped arms pivotally connected to the two front corner posts bed and adapted to hook over a side rail of the bed, the second arm means comprise angled arm members each having a pivot connection at one end to one of the two corner posts and a "T"-shaped connection member at the other end remote from the pivot connection having upwardly and downwardly extending ends with recesses and adapted to be firmly and releasably connected to the sides of the bedchair member.

3. A combination device, as set forth in claim 2, wherein the bedchair member comprises a plurality of vertically spaced "U"-shaped members having spaces there between defining a curved, upwardly, and backwardly inclined back portion and two side armrest portions which include end members of generally "C"-shaped configuration having downwardly and upwardly projecting end portions adapted to engage and be releasably secured to recesses in the upwardly and downwardly extending ends of the "T"-shaped connection members of the second arm means.

4. A combination bedchair, footrest, and tray device, as set forth in claim 3, wherein the recesses in the upwardly extending ends of the "T"-shaped connection members include narrow, vertical slots facing the tray to receive the downwardly projecting end portions of the "C"-shaped end members so as to facilitate connection of the "C" and "T"-shaped connection members.

5. A combination device, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bedchair member comprises a plurality of vertically spaced "U"-shaped members having spacers there between defining a curved and upwardly extending back portion and side portions, the side portions including end members of generally "C"-shaped having end portions adapted to releasably engage, and be secured to, the second arm means.

6. A combination device as set forth in claim 1, which includes removable connector means associated with the table or tray member and the footrest support means such that the parts of the table and footrest frame can be at least partly disassembled and collapsed for portibility purposes.