Beds – Bedclothing – And means to facilitate changing thereof
Patent
1993-06-15
1995-03-07
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Bedclothing
And means to facilitate changing thereof
5453, 5469, 5912, A61G 704, A41F 100
Patent
active
053945760
ABSTRACT:
A fastening device for flexible sheeting members that must be reliably joined at times and easily disengaged at other times is provided along with a method for using same in connection with a patient support system that includes a pressurizable chamber. A male member desirably has two sections formed of relatively softer material. The female member desirably includes a pair of opposed wing members configured so that external pressure exerted against each wing member toward the other wing member has the effect of leveraging the wing members to positively lock the fastening device. A cord closure has a manually operable release mechanism, which is spring biased to engage a cord member anchored at opposite ends to a flexible sheet secured to the fastening device. The operator selects where along the length of the cord member the cord closure is to be engaged to shorten the length of the flexible sheet. In this way, the fastening device can be selectively pulled down below the patient support surface so as not to contact the patient.
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Kennemer Edric
Soltani Sohrab
SSI Medical Services, Inc.
Trettel Michael F.
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