Collapsible bed-pan support for invalids

Claim 1

A collapsible bed-pan support for bed-ridden persons, and the like, comprising: an upper body-supporting surface having a head-end and a feet-end; a lower flat surface for resting on a bed, or the like having a head-end and a feet-end; an annular surface connecting said upper body-supporting surface and said lower flat surface together and defining a substantially hollow interior that may be inflated for erecting the bed-pan support, said annular surface comprising a front surface; one of said surfaces having means for injecting aN inflating gas into said substantially hollow interior; said upper body-supporting surface being sloped and inclining upwardly in a direction from said head-end toward said feed-end; means for spacing said upper body-supporting surface from said lower flat surface, said means for spacing comprising an upper portion connected to the interior surface of said upper body-supporting surface and a lower portion connected to the interior surface of said lower flat surface; said means for spacing mounting said upper body-supporting surface with respect to said lower flat surface, when the bed-pan support is inflated, such that said upper body-supporting surface slopes and inclines upwardly in a direction from said head-end thereof toward the feet-end thereof, so that the patient under whom the bed-pan is placed has his body gradually elevated from the back toward the thighs; said front surface of said annular surface defining a substantially U-shaped cutout for receiving and supporting a bed-pan; said upper body-supporting surface comprising pair of troughs, one on one lateral side of said U-shaped cutout, and the other on the other lateral side of said U-shaped cutout, for supporting and resting thereon a thigh of the patient.