Traction attachment for beds

Claim 1

A TRACTION ATTACHMENT FOR A BED HAVING A MATTRESS AND AN UNDERLYING BED SPRING, SAID ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A BASEBOARD INSERTABLE HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN THE MATTRESS AND BED SPRING AND HAVING AN END PORTION ADAPTED TO EXTEND BEYOND ONE END OF THE MATTRESS AND PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING, AN UPSTANDING PEG MOUNTED ADJUSTABLY THROUGH SAID OPENING OF THE BASEBOARD AND ADAPTED TO EXTEND ABOVE THE TOP OF THE MATTRESS, A CONNECTOR ELEMENT LONGITUDINALLY ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID PEG AND SNUGLY ENGAGING THE PEG AND ADAPTED TO REST UPON SAID END PORTION OF THE BASEBOARD, SAID CONNECTOR ELEMENT HAVING A RECESS FORMED IN ITS TOP REARWARDLY OF SAID PEG, A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL END BOARD ENGAGED EDGEWISE WITHIN SAID RECESS AND PROJECTING ABOVE SAID BASEBOARD AND CONNECTOR ELEMENT AND ADAPTED TO ABUT THE END OF THE MATTRESS, AND AN ELASTIC TRACE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A BODY PORTION OF A PATIENT RESTING UPON THE MATTRESS AND HAVING A LOOP PORTION CONNECTED WITH SAID PEG, WHEREBY THE PATIENT MAY ADJUST HIS POSITION UPON THE MATTRESS AND STRETCH SAID TRACE TO PLACE SAID BODY PORTION IN TRACTION WITHOUT THE NEED OF OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE.