Beds – Attachment or accessory – Self-help support – grip or handhold
Patent
1993-06-28
1995-03-28
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Attachment or accessory
Self-help support, grip or handhold
5426, 55031, A47C 2002
Patent
active
054004500
ABSTRACT:
A manual support apparatus for use with a bed having a mattress portion for providing a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer into and out of bed independently, and enhance in-bed mobility. The manual support apparatus has three primary parts: a planar plate member, a support tube having at least one leg and at least one tubular member. The tubular member has an internal bore for slidable receipt of the support tube leg, and is attached to the plate member by suitable means. The plate member is placed under the bed's mattress portion such that the tubular member is adjacent and substantially perpendicular to the mattress.
In another embodiment, the manual support apparatus includes a planar plate member and at least one support tube attached directly to the plate member. Alternatively, the manual support apparatus can have a unitary construction, including a planar plate portion and at least one support tube portion.
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