US4672698A
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Bed rail cushion system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-02-07
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Granted: 1987-06-16
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Expires: 2006-02-07
Abstract
Abstract Rigid bed rail pads with resilient outer surfaces for headboard, footboard and siderails of hospital style beds are disclosed wherein the padding is dimensioned to provide a gap free junction between the padded rails and the bed mattress so as to avoid patient injury. The pads are readily removed and cleaned and allow normal raising and lowering of siderails on a hospital bed while the pads are in position.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald F. Sands
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 07:32
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G7/00; A61G7/05; A61G7/0507; A47; A47C; A47C21/00; A47C21/08; A61G7/0508; A61G7/0509; A61G7/052; A61G7/0522
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
In combination with a patient's bed of the type having a mattress and a pair of siderails each movable between a lowered position for facilitating patient ingress and egress and a raised position for preventing a patient from inadvertently falling out of bed, a bed rail cushion including at least two like siderail pads, each siderail pad having an inverted generally "J" shaped cross-sectional configuration with an inner relatively rigid frame defining a cavity for receiving a bed siderail and a resilient padding surrounding the frame, the pad being removably positioned on the bed with the siderail within the cavity and movable with the siderail between said lowered and raised positions, the padding being of a thickness sufficient to firmly abut the lateral edge of the mattress completely filling the gap between the rail and the mattress when the pad is positioned on the siderail and the siderail is in a raised position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
In combination with a patient's bed of the type having a mattress and a pair of siderails each movable between a lowered position for facilitating patient ingress and egress and a raised position for preventing a patient from inadvertently falling out of bed, a bed rail cushion including at least two like siderail pads, each siderail pad having an inverted generally "J" shaped cross-sectional configuration with an inner relatively rigid frame defining a cavity for receiving a bed siderail and a resilient padding surrounding the frame, the pad being removably positioned on the bed with the siderail within the cavity and movable with the siderail between said lowered and raised positions, the padding being of a thickness sufficient to firmly abut the lateral edge of the mattress completely filling the gap between the rail and the mattress when the pad is positioned on the siderail and the siderail is in a raised position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 1 wherein each siderail pad further includes a vinyl sheath covering the padding to provide an easily sanitized surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 1 wherein the inner frame comprises an upper rail and a pair of generally flat spaced apart elongated side walls depending from the upper rail and defining therebetween said bed siderail receiving cavity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 3 wherein the upper rail and side walls are wooden.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 1 further including a headboard pad having an inverted generally "U" shaped cross-sectional configuration with an inner relatively rigid frame and a resilient padding surrounding the frame.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 5 wherein the headboard pad further includes a vinyl sheath covering the padding to provide an easily sanitized surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 6 wherein the inner relatively rigid frame of the headboard pad comprises an upper rail and a pair of generally flat spaced apart elongated side walls depending from the upper rail and defining therebetween a bed headboard receiving cavity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 7 wherein the upper rail and side walls are wooden.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 1 further including a footboard pad having an inverted generally "U" shaped cross-sectional configuration with an inner relatively rigid frame and a resilient padding surrounding the frame.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 9 wherein the footboard pad further includes a vinyl sheath covering the padding to provide an easily sanitized surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 10 wherein the inner frame comprises an upper rail and a pair of generally flat spaced apart elongated side walls depending from the upper rail and defining therebetween a bed footboard receiving cavity.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 11 wherein the upper rail and side walls are wooden.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The bed rail cushion system of claim 1 further including a headboard pad and a footboard pad each having an inverted generally "U" shaped cross-sectional configuration with inner relatively rigid frames and resilient padding surround the frames, and with vinyl sheaths covering the padding to provide an easily sanitized surface.
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