AU729034B2 - Turning restraining device - Google Patents

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AU729034B2
AU729034B2 AU52367/98A AU5236798A AU729034B2 AU 729034 B2 AU729034 B2 AU 729034B2 AU 52367/98 A AU52367/98 A AU 52367/98A AU 5236798 A AU5236798 A AU 5236798A AU 729034 B2 AU729034 B2 AU 729034B2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D15/00—Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders
    • A47D15/005—Restraining devices, e.g. safety belts, contoured cushions or side bumpers
    • A47D15/008—Restraining devices, e.g. safety belts, contoured cushions or side bumpers in beds, play-pens or cradles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C21/00—Attachments for beds, e.g. sheet holders, bed-cover holders; Ventilating, cooling or heating means in connection with bedsteads or mattresses
    • A47C21/08—Devices for prevention against falling-out, e.g. detachable sidewalls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/37—Restraining devices for the body or for body parts, e.g. slings; Restraining shirts
    • A61F5/3769—Restraining devices for the body or for body parts, e.g. slings; Restraining shirts for attaching the body to beds, wheel-chairs or the like
    • A61F5/3776—Restraining devices for the body or for body parts, e.g. slings; Restraining shirts for attaching the body to beds, wheel-chairs or the like by means of a blanket or belts

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Description

Turning Restraining Device The invention concerns a device for preventing a person being in bed from turning his body in one or the other direction from a position lying on the stomach to a position lying on the back, said device including an article of dress or a harness, which is put on or fastened around at least one part of the body, whereat two parts of a strap of about the same length extend from the back side of the article of dress or the harness and outwards to the two sides of the bed. Persons who are disposed for snoring can be prevented from snoring if they are sleeping on the stomach or on one of the two sides.
To sleep on the back might be dangerous. The device according to the invention will prevent a person from turning his body in one or the other direction from a position go lying on the stomach to a position lying on the back. However, the person can easily turn his body about 900 from a position on the stomach.
The present invention provides a device for preventing a person being in bed from turning his body in one or the other direction from a position lying on the stomach s15 to a position lying on the back, said device including an article of dress or a harness, *e which is put on or fastened around at least one part of the body, whereat two parts of a strap of about the same length extend from the backside of the article of dress or the harness and outwards to the two sides of the bed to be fastened there, each strap part being attached to the article of dress or the harness by a fixing point at one side of said gee.
20 article of dress or said harness, wherein the free end of said strap part is extended from o° said fixing point to the closest situated side of the bed and is fastened to this side, whereat the length of the two strap parts can be adjusted by means of a buckle or the like so that the strap parts are completely straightened when the person has turned his body not more than about 900. Two embodiments of the invention will be described and are shown in the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a person with the device according to a first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a front view of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a side view of the device according to the invention.
Fig. 4 is a front view of fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the invention.
[N:\LIBLL]02811 :TCW WO 98/23188 PCT/SE97/02001 2 Fig. 1 shows a bed in which a person is lying. One device according to the invention is put on the upper body and a second device according to the invention is put on the lower part of the body. The device includes an article of a dress 3.
Two strap parts 4, 5 are attached along the intire back side of the article of dress 3. The strap parts can alternatively be attached only at each side 6 of the article of dress instead of along the entire back side. The free ends 7, 8 of the strap parts are extended from the sides of the article of dress to the closest side 9, 10 of the bed and are attachable to these sides. The length of the two strap parts 4, 5 can be adjusted by means of a buckle 11 or the like so that the strap parts are compeltely straightened when the person has turned his body not more than about 900, see fig. 4.
The shown buckles 11 are shown also as means of attachment for the free ends of the strap parts.
A second embodiment of the invention is shown in fig. 5. In this embodiment a whole dress 3 is put on the person and a belt 12 is sewed up on the this dress. The strap 24 is fastened to the belt 12 by passing through at least two eyes 13, one on each side of the belt 12. The strap is fastened to the sides of the bed by attachments 10 as described above. A buckle 25 is arranged for straightening the strap.
The embodiments of the invention described above includes an article of dress 3. However, this part of the device can alternatively be a harness or the like. It is important that the harness is so formed that it can not rotate around the body of the person.

Claims (2)

1. Device for preventing a person being in bed from turning his body in one or the other direction from a position lying on the stomach to a position lying on the back, said device including an article of dress or a harness, which is put on or fastened around at least one part of the body, whereat two parts of a strap of about the same length extend from the backside of the article of dress or the harness and outwards to the two sides of the bed to be fastened there, each strap part being attached to the article of dress or the harness by a fixing point at one side of said article of dress or said harness, wherein the free end of said strap part is extended from said fixing point to the closest situated side of the bed and is fastened to this side, whereat the length of the two °strap parts can be adjusted by means of a buckle or the like so that the strap parts are completely straightened when the person has turned his body not more than about 900. Device according to claim 1, wherein the strap parts are one continuous band. 5 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the article of dress is put on the upper body.
4. Device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the article of dress is put on the lower part of the body. Device for preventing a person being in bed from turning his body in 20 one or the other direction from a position lying on the stomach to a position lying on the back, said device being substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 or Figure 5 of the accompanying drawings. Dated 9 June, 1999 Robert Ek 25 Patent Attorneys for the Applicant/Nominated Person SPRUSON FERGUSON [N:\LIBLL]02811:TCW
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SE9604395 1996-11-29
SE9604395A SE515931C2 (en) 1996-11-29 1996-11-29 Turnstiles for a person in bed position
PCT/SE1997/002001 WO1998023188A1 (en) 1996-11-29 1997-11-28 Turning restraining device

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CA (1) CA2273215A1 (en)
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SE515754C2 (en) * 2000-01-27 2001-10-08 Robert Ek Removable device, which prevents a snoring-prone person from taking a back position and clothing for use with the device
SE533768C2 (en) * 2009-05-06 2010-12-28 Zleep Zilent Ab Turn retardants

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US3265065A (en) * 1964-08-11 1966-08-09 Jillson Betty Restraining vest
GB1153370A (en) * 1967-01-23 1969-05-29 John Thornton Posey Patent Restraining Device.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3265065A (en) * 1964-08-11 1966-08-09 Jillson Betty Restraining vest
GB1153370A (en) * 1967-01-23 1969-05-29 John Thornton Posey Patent Restraining Device.

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