Infant hand restraint drape and method of using

Claim 2

An infant hand restraint drape, comprising: a sheet of flexible material for placement of the infant thereon, said sheet having flap means on opposite sides of the placed infant and secured to the sheet after placement of the infant to receive the infant''s arms and prevent movement thereof to the front of the infant''s body, said drape including a pair of side edges and an end edge connecting the side edges, said flap means comprising corner portions of the drape defined by said side edges and end edge, and said drape including means for securing the corner portions of the drape to said sheet about the infant''s arms.

Claim 3

The drape of claim 1 wherein the securing means comprises a pair of tape strips extending outwardly from said sheet adjacent the juncture of each of said side edges and the end edge of said sheet.

Claim 4

The drape of claim 1 wherein the securing means comprises a zone of adhesive adjacent the juncture of said end edge and side edges.

Claim 5

The drape of claim 1 wherein the securing means comprises a pair of adhesive zones spaced from said end edge and side edges of the sheet and locatEd adjacent the infant''s body when positioned generally centrally between the side edges of the sheet.

Claim 6

The drape of claim 1 wherein the securing means comprises a pair of first zones of a cohesive material adjacent the juncture of said end edge and side edges, and a pair of second zones of cohesive material spaced from said end and side edges and located adjacent the infant''s body when positioned generally centrally between the side edges of the sheet, said first and second zones being attached together to secure the corner positions to the sheet adjacent the infant''s body.

Claim 7

An infant hand restraint drape, comprising: a sheet of flexible material having a front surface, a pair of side edges and an end edge connecting the side edges defining corner portions of the sheet, said infant being placed on the front surface of the sheet with its neck adjacent said end edge and intermediate the side edges, and means for securing said corner portions of the sheet about the infant''s arms to the front surface of the sheet adjacent the infant''s body to prevent movement of the arms to the front of its body.

Claim 8

An infant hand restraint drape, comprising: a sheet of flexible material having a front surface, a pair of side edges and an end edge connecting the side edges defining corner portions of the sheet, said infant being placed on the front surface of the sheet with its neck adjacent said end edge and intermediate the side edges, and means for securing said corner portions of the sheet about the infant''s arms to the front surface of the sheet adjacent the infant''s body to prevent movement of the arms to the front of its body.

Claim 9

The drape of claim 6 wherein the securing means comprises, a pair of tape strips adjacent the juncture of each of said side edges and the end edge of the sheet.

Claim 10

The drape of claim 7 including release sheets covering at least a portion of said tape strips.

Claim 11

The drape of claim 7 including indicia of the front surface of the sheet indicating the location for securement of the tape strips.

Claim 12

The drape of claim 6 including indicia on the front surface of the sheet designating a location for placement of the infant on the sheet.

Claim 15

A drape for use in a confined area, comprising: a sheet of flexible material having a front surface, a back surface, a pair of side edges, and a pair of end edges connecting the side edges; a pair of folds along diagonal fold lines extending between one of said end edges and said side edges, with the juncture of the diagonal fold lines and said one end edge being intermediate the longitudinal center line of the sheet and said side edges, said diagonal fold lines defining a pair of corner portions of the sheet being folded against the front surface of the sheet; a fan fold of the sheet along a plurality of fold lines extending laterally between said side edges, said lateral fold lines reducing the length of the drape.

Claim 16

A drape for use in a confined area, comprising: a sheet of flexible material having a front surface, a back surface, a pair of side edges, and a pair of end edges connecting the side edges; a pair of folds along diagonal fold lines extending between one of said end edges and said side edges, with the juncture of the diagonal fold lines and said one end edge being intermediate the longitudinal center line of the sheet and said side edges, said diagonal fold lines defining a pair of corner portions of the sheet being folded against the front surface of the sheet; a fan fold of the sheet along a plurality of fold lines extending laterally between said side edges, said lateral fold lines reducing the length of the drape.

Claim 17

The drape of claim 12 including a pair of folds of the fan folded sheet along longitudinally extending fold lines located intermediate said side edges and the longitudinal center line of the sheet.

Claim 18

The drape of claim 13 including a fold of the longitudinally folded sheet along the longitudinal center line of the sheet.

Claim 19

The drape of claim 13 wherein said longitudinal fold lines are located approximately mid-way between the side edges and the longitudinal center line of the sheet.

Claim 20

The drape of claim 12 wherein one of said lateral fold lines is located adjacent side edges of said corner portions.

Claim 21

The drape of claim 12 including a pair of tape strips having outer portions extending from said side edges adjacent the juncture of the side edges and said one end edge, said outer portions of the strips being folded intermediate the corner portions and the front surface of said sheet.