Beds – With means for relocating an invalid – Horizontally sliding patient support surface
Patent
1997-12-01
1999-08-10
Trettel, Michael
Beds
With means for relocating an invalid
Horizontally sliding patient support surface
5 8117, 5 861, A61G 710
Patent
active
059338849
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a technique for the care and benefit of the physically impaired, more particularly relates to a method for movement of a horizontally resting subject.
BACKGROUND ART
Moving a seriously physically impaired care-receiver resting horizontally on a bed to another location for treatment or a mental break requires the entire body of the care-receiver to be lifted up or the upper part of the body to be held and the lower part of the body to be pulled off to move the care-receiver to a wheelchair etc. When moving a care-receiver in this way, it is heavy labor for the care-giver to remain upright. Accordingly, this task is considerably hard for the elderly or less strong women.
On the other hand, recently, lifting devices for lifting up and moving care-receivers have been developed. These lifting devices, however, are not only high in price, but also force an unnatural posture on the care-receivers when lifting Therefore, these lifting devices cannot be said to be preferable.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present invention was made in consideration of these current circumstances and has as its object the provision of a method of moving a care-receiver enabling even less strong care-giver to independently and easily perform the task of moving a care-receiver so important and essential to care.
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of moving a horizontally resting subject comprising inserting a flexible sheet under the horizontally resting subject, wrapping one edge of the flexible sheet around a pulling rod, and manually pulling the rod with the edge of the flexible sheet wrapped around it so as to move the horizontally resting subject.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be described with reference to the Figures, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bed;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the bed;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the bed;
FIG. 4 is a side view of a movable bed shown schematically;
FIG. 5 is a side view of a rod;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a bed;
FIG. 7 is a side view of a bed;
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a bed;
FIG. 9 is a side view of a bed;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a bed;
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a sheet;
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a sheet;
FIG. 13 is a plan view of still another embodiment of a sheet;
FIG. 14 is a plan view of still another embodiment of a sheet;
FIG. 15 is a side view of a dual use chair-movable bed shown schematically; and
FIG. 16 is a side view of the dual use chair-movable bed shown schematically.
BEST MODE FOR WORKING THE INVENTION
Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, 1 is a stationary bed, 2 is a movable bed, and 3 is a care-receiver lying horizontally on the stationary bed 1. The movable bed 2, as shown in FIG. 4, is provided with a frame 5 provided with rollers 4, a pantograph mechanism 7 pivotally attached to the frame 5 and able to slide in the longitudinal direction along the bottom surface of a bed board 6, and a rotary lever 8 for moving the pantograph mechanism 7 up and down and can be adjusted in height by turning the rotary lever 8.
In the method of moving a care-receiver 3 according to the present invention, as the tools for moving the care-receiver 3, the flexible sheet 9 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and the pulling rod 10 shown in FIG. 5 are used. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the sheet 9 is rectangular in shape. The longitudinal span of the sheet 9 is formed to a dimension somewhat longer than the standard height of an adult and the lateral span of the sheet 9 to a dimension considerably larger than the standard lateral span of an adult.
Further, the sheet 9 is formed from a smooth fabric or plastic material with a low frictional resistance. In the embodiment shown from FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the sheet 9 is comprised of low density polyethylene. The sheet 9 may also be formed in whole or part from a mesh-like structure. Further, the sheet 9 may be formed to be porous in whole or part so improve the air ability. Furthe
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