Beds – Receptacle or support for use with bed – Planar support
Reexamination Certificate
2003-04-01
2004-06-01
Grosz, Alexander (Department: 3673)
Beds
Receptacle or support for use with bed
Planar support
C108S049000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06742204
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the general art of beds, and to the particular field of accessories for beds.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
Many people become bedridden for various times. These times can vary from a day or two to permanent. Such bedridden people often eat in bed as well as watch television, read, work or the like while they remain bedridden. The art contains many examples of trays and supports that can be used for these purposes.
Most of the known trays and supports require a person to place the tray or support in position adjacent to the bedridden person so that person can use the tray or support. After use, the tray or support must be removed which, again, requires the assistance of someone other than the bedridden person. Thus, the person is dependent on someone else to carry out such a basic task. This requires the bedridden person to wait for meals, and/or for cleanup after meals until someone can assist them. This is inconvenient and poor for morale.
Still further, once a tray is positioned, a bedridden person may shift his or her position. This may place the person in an awkward position relative to the tray. The person may then have to request further assistance in re-positioning the tray.
Furthermore, as mentioned above, bed trays are often multi-use items which support books, work, and the like, in addition to food trays and items associated with eating. Each use may have an ideal position relative to the bedridden person, and each of these positions may be different from other positions. Thus, each time a bedridden person desires to change a use of the tray, he may be forced to request assistance.
Therefore, there is a need for a support tray for use by a bedridden person which can be moved into the most effective location without assistance.
Presently, bed trays are often stored away from a bed in order to keep them out of the way when they are not in use. This requires assistance and produces the above-discussed drawbacks. This also may be wasteful of valuable space.
Therefore, there is a need for a support tray for use by a bedridden person which can be stored in a location that is readily accessible when needed so no assistance is required to move the tray into a use position.
PRINCIPAL OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is a main object of the present invention to provide a support tray adjacent to a bed.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a support tray for use by a bedridden person which can be moved into the most effective location without assistance.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a support tray for use by a bedridden person and which can be stored in a location that is readily accessible when needed so no assistance is required to move the tray into a use position.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
These, and other, objects are achieved by a bed tray unit which comprises a bed having a head section, a foot section, two sides, a longitudinal axis extending between the head section and the foot section, and a transverse axis extending between the two sides; a tray-mounting rail connected at one end thereof to the foot section of the bed and at a second end thereof to the head section of the bed and extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bed, the tray-mounting rail being located adjacent to one side of the bed; a tray unit movably mounted on the tray-mounting rail to move between adjacent to the foot section of the bed and adjacent to the head section of the bed; a motor unit mounted on the tray unit and having a rotatable output shaft; a roller mounted on the output shaft of the motor unit for rotation therewith and engaging the tray-mounting rail; and a control unit connecting the motor unit to a power source when the control unit is in an “on” condition.
The bedridden person can move the tray out of the way when the tray is not in use, but can also move the tray into the most effective position when desired without requiring any assistance from someone else.
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Grosz Alexander
Schoonover Donald R.
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