CA1058577A - Bedside article bag - Google Patents
Bedside article bagInfo
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- CA1058577A CA1058577A CA252,091A CA252091A CA1058577A CA 1058577 A CA1058577 A CA 1058577A CA 252091 A CA252091 A CA 252091A CA 1058577 A CA1058577 A CA 1058577A
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
This invention relates to an article bag which is attachable to a bed rail, for storage of articles conveniently accessible to a patient convalescing in a hospital bed or the like. The article bag is particularly suitable to attachment to the side rail of a bed, but may be alternately attached to the end or foot rail of a bed which has no suitable side rail.
This invention relates to an article bag which is attachable to a bed rail, for storage of articles conveniently accessible to a patient convalescing in a hospital bed or the like. The article bag is particularly suitable to attachment to the side rail of a bed, but may be alternately attached to the end or foot rail of a bed which has no suitable side rail.
Description
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This invention relates to an article bag for attachment to a bed rail.
The invention consists of an article bag for attachment to a bed rail having a first cloth flap and a second cloth flap including a common top portion which is adapted ~o be supported in saddle fashion over a rail, with the two flaps depending from each side of the rail. The first and second flap further includes first fastening means having first and second cooperating elements adjacent the top portlon for fastening the article bag together under the rail. Also, the first and second flaps further include ~ lO second fastening means having first and second flaps displaced from the top portion for fastening the article bag together under the rail. The second fasten m g means has first and second cooperating fasten m g elements on the first and second flaps displaced * om the top portion for fastening the first flap to the second flap. The first flap and second flap further embrace a plurality of pockets placed on each.
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The preferred bag described~herein comprises a substantially square ~; or rectangular panel of material having a central segment that is position-able over the top~of a bed rail ai~lowing two contiguous~side panels to ; depend from each side of the~rail~;m saddle fashion~.~ Each side panel includes 20 ~ a plurality of compartments or pockets`suitab~le for storage of magazines or personal articles. The central segment includes further snap fasteners to , secure the bag to the bed rail. Preferably the central segment also includes an elastic loop suitable for retaining a nurse call-button such that the button is most conveniently located to the reach of the patient. The pockets or compartments are of differing sizes to accommodate a variety of differènt articles. By pleating the rectangular panel, the capacity of the pockets, formed by a flat;facing material, can be greatly increased. The two contiguous side panels or flaps are fastened together by~additional snap fasteners such that a narrow profile is maintained even when numerous articles are stored in the bag. The narrow profile is important in order that the bag does not unduly expand causing interference with convenient ~' .
`~ ' lOS8S~7 attendance of the patient by staff personnel. Expansion of individual pockets, however, is permitted by a pleated type seam.
`: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front of the article bag.
Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 2-2 in Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of the article bag, continuing from the view in Figure 2, taken on the lines 3-3 in Figure 1~
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 4-4 in Fikure 1.
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1~)58577 Figure S is a plan view of the article bag laid flat.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the back of the article bag of Figure 1.
Figure i is a cross-sectional view of the article bag taken on the lines 7-7 in Figure 6.
Figure 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 8-8 in Figure 6.
Figure 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional exploded view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 9-9 in Figure 6.
Figure 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional exploded view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 10-10 in Figure 6.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREEERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to Figure 1, the article bag designated generally by the reference'numeral 10 is illustrated in perspective showing, in detail, one side of the bagt arbitrarily termed the front flap 12. The'article bag is constructed of - a cloth material with both a front flap 12 and a rear flap 14 both of which contain a plurality of pockets. A perspective view of the article bag 10, detailing the rear flap 14, is shown in the perspective view of Fi~ure 6. The article bag is saddled over a bed rail 16 such that the two flaps depend therefrom. The'front flap 12 is shorter than the rear flap in contemplation of the limited height between the bed rail 16 and the top of a mattress on a bed (not shown). In this respect, the front flap 12 faces the patient confined to his bed. The back flap 14 preferably depends at a greater length than the front panel, it not being so restricted by the bed.
1058S'77 soth ~laps 12 and 14 have a rolled pipin~ 18 around their peripheral border for purposes of appearance and strength.
The piping provides additional material for a border seam 20, as shown in the continuum illustrations of Figures 2 and 3 and Figure 5.
The front flap 12, as shown in Figure 1, includes two rows of pockets. A top row 22 has a series of four pockets, 22a b, c, and d, extending in depth to the border seam 20 at the bottom of the flap. The pockets are formed by a first over-lay panel 24 stitched to a backing panel 26 which is common toboth the front and back flaps. In part, the periphery of the overlay panel has a seam in co~mon with the border seam 20 of the flaps 12 and 14. The top of the overlay panel has a hem stitching 28.
In order to increase the capacity of the top row of 'pockets 22, the backing panel 26 has a series of overlying rib ; pleats 30 extending over both flaps, as shown in Flgure 5.
The rib pleats 30, shown in section in Figures 2 and 3, are secured in place by the border seam 20 at the bottom of the flaps and by an elongated cover patch 32 which is stitched to ' the'top of the backing panel by a border stitch 34 through a border piping 36. Vertical stitching 38, fastens the first overlay panel 24 to the center of the rib pleats 30~ as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The side'edges of the first overlay panel 24 have a side pleat 40, again to allow for the expansion of the pockets.
One of the pockets, 22c, includes a snap divider 42 ' allowing selective dividing of the pocket at the descretion of the user. This snap divider 42 is shown in cross section in Figure 4. The snap divider 42 includes reinforcing backing strips 44 sewn to the backing panel 24 and the overlay panel 24~
A series of conventional mating snap fasteners 46 (shown detached) may be eng~ged to divide the pocket 22c into two sub~pockets~
1~5857~7 ~ second overlay panel 48 on the ~ront Elap is fastaned to the backing panel 26 and over the first overlay panel 24 by the border seam 20 and common vertical stitching 38, which also divides the second overlay panel 48 into a second row of pockets 50. The row of pockets formed by the second overlay panel 48 are substantially shallower that the pockets 22 formed by the first overlay panel. The capacity of the pockets 50 can be increased moderatly by a center pleat 52 in the overlay panel at each pocket, as shown in Figures 1 and 5.
The back flap 14, shown in perspective in Figure 6, is constructed in a somewhat similar manner as the front flap.
A first overlay panel 52 is secured to the backing panel 26 at the sides by the common border stitching 20 and at the bottom by a separate bottom stitching 54. Vertical stitching 56 joining the overlay panel to the center of the rib pleats 30, divides the overlay panel 52 into a series of elon~ated-pockets 5B.
- A second overlay panel 60 is secured to the backing panel 26 below the first overlay panel 52 rather than over the panel as described with regard to the front flap 12. The second overlay panel is secured at the sides and bottom by the common border stitching 20. Vertical stitching 62, joining second overlay panel 60 to the backing panel 26, divides the second overlay panel 60 into a series of pockets 64. The vert-ical stitching in this instance is not joined to the rib pleats 30, but is simply secured to the backing panel along preselected lines as a variation to the previously described construction.
The dlfferences in the pocket arrangements for the front and back flaps 12 and 14, respectively, is most clearly illustrated in the cross-sectional view of Figure 7.
The article bag, as shown in unengaged state in Figure 5, is fastened to a bed rail in the following manner.
The article bag is saddled over the bed rail 16 with the two flaps 12 and 14 depending from the rail such that the cover - patch 32 is centered uppermost on the rail as shown in Figures 1, 6, 7 and 9~ A series of top snap fasteners 66 are attached through the rib pleats and side pleats 40, one element 66a of the fastener arranged generally on one side of the cover patch 32 and the other element 66b, arranged on the other side of the cover patch 32, as illustrated in Figure 5.
As schematically illustrated in Figure 10, the element 66a is alignable and engageable with the element 66br thereby secur-ing the front flap 12 to the back flap 14 just below the bed rail 16, as shown in Figure 7. The displacement of the fasteners from the bed rail 16 allows the article bag to be adapted to rails of varying size.
In order to maintain a narrow profile to the article bag, thereby minimlzing any inconvenience to attendants, the article bag includes a second series of snap fasteners 68 spaced across the bottom of the front flap 12 and across the lower portion of the longer back flap 14. One element 68a of the snap fasteners is secured through the bottom periphery of the front flap 12, as shown in Figure 1, and the other element 68b is secured through the lower portion of the back flap along the bottom of the first overlay panel 52 forming the top row of pockets 56. As shown schematically in Figure 8, the ; elements 68a on the front flap 12 are in alignment with the elements 68b on the back flap 14 such that the elements are engageable, thereby securing the two flaps together. This arrangement prevents the flaps from being accidentally raised, for example, when changing bed linen or walking against the article bag, thereby causing spillage of the contents.
~58S77 The article bag also includes two small elastic collars 70 which are secured under the peripheral piping 18 adjacent each end of the elongated cover patch 32. These collars 70 are included to retain a nurse call-button or a television remote control selector (not shown) which might otherwise become misplaced.
While in the foregoing specification an embodiment of the invention has been set forth in considerable detail for purposes of making a complete disclosure thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled i~ the art that numerous changes may be made in such details without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention.
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This invention relates to an article bag for attachment to a bed rail.
The invention consists of an article bag for attachment to a bed rail having a first cloth flap and a second cloth flap including a common top portion which is adapted ~o be supported in saddle fashion over a rail, with the two flaps depending from each side of the rail. The first and second flap further includes first fastening means having first and second cooperating elements adjacent the top portlon for fastening the article bag together under the rail. Also, the first and second flaps further include ~ lO second fastening means having first and second flaps displaced from the top portion for fastening the article bag together under the rail. The second fasten m g means has first and second cooperating fasten m g elements on the first and second flaps displaced * om the top portion for fastening the first flap to the second flap. The first flap and second flap further embrace a plurality of pockets placed on each.
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The preferred bag described~herein comprises a substantially square ~; or rectangular panel of material having a central segment that is position-able over the top~of a bed rail ai~lowing two contiguous~side panels to ; depend from each side of the~rail~;m saddle fashion~.~ Each side panel includes 20 ~ a plurality of compartments or pockets`suitab~le for storage of magazines or personal articles. The central segment includes further snap fasteners to , secure the bag to the bed rail. Preferably the central segment also includes an elastic loop suitable for retaining a nurse call-button such that the button is most conveniently located to the reach of the patient. The pockets or compartments are of differing sizes to accommodate a variety of differènt articles. By pleating the rectangular panel, the capacity of the pockets, formed by a flat;facing material, can be greatly increased. The two contiguous side panels or flaps are fastened together by~additional snap fasteners such that a narrow profile is maintained even when numerous articles are stored in the bag. The narrow profile is important in order that the bag does not unduly expand causing interference with convenient ~' .
`~ ' lOS8S~7 attendance of the patient by staff personnel. Expansion of individual pockets, however, is permitted by a pleated type seam.
`: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front of the article bag.
Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 2-2 in Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of the article bag, continuing from the view in Figure 2, taken on the lines 3-3 in Figure 1~
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 4-4 in Fikure 1.
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1~)58577 Figure S is a plan view of the article bag laid flat.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the back of the article bag of Figure 1.
Figure i is a cross-sectional view of the article bag taken on the lines 7-7 in Figure 6.
Figure 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 8-8 in Figure 6.
Figure 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional exploded view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 9-9 in Figure 6.
Figure 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional exploded view of a portion of the article bag taken on the lines 10-10 in Figure 6.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREEERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to Figure 1, the article bag designated generally by the reference'numeral 10 is illustrated in perspective showing, in detail, one side of the bagt arbitrarily termed the front flap 12. The'article bag is constructed of - a cloth material with both a front flap 12 and a rear flap 14 both of which contain a plurality of pockets. A perspective view of the article bag 10, detailing the rear flap 14, is shown in the perspective view of Fi~ure 6. The article bag is saddled over a bed rail 16 such that the two flaps depend therefrom. The'front flap 12 is shorter than the rear flap in contemplation of the limited height between the bed rail 16 and the top of a mattress on a bed (not shown). In this respect, the front flap 12 faces the patient confined to his bed. The back flap 14 preferably depends at a greater length than the front panel, it not being so restricted by the bed.
1058S'77 soth ~laps 12 and 14 have a rolled pipin~ 18 around their peripheral border for purposes of appearance and strength.
The piping provides additional material for a border seam 20, as shown in the continuum illustrations of Figures 2 and 3 and Figure 5.
The front flap 12, as shown in Figure 1, includes two rows of pockets. A top row 22 has a series of four pockets, 22a b, c, and d, extending in depth to the border seam 20 at the bottom of the flap. The pockets are formed by a first over-lay panel 24 stitched to a backing panel 26 which is common toboth the front and back flaps. In part, the periphery of the overlay panel has a seam in co~mon with the border seam 20 of the flaps 12 and 14. The top of the overlay panel has a hem stitching 28.
In order to increase the capacity of the top row of 'pockets 22, the backing panel 26 has a series of overlying rib ; pleats 30 extending over both flaps, as shown in Flgure 5.
The rib pleats 30, shown in section in Figures 2 and 3, are secured in place by the border seam 20 at the bottom of the flaps and by an elongated cover patch 32 which is stitched to ' the'top of the backing panel by a border stitch 34 through a border piping 36. Vertical stitching 38, fastens the first overlay panel 24 to the center of the rib pleats 30~ as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The side'edges of the first overlay panel 24 have a side pleat 40, again to allow for the expansion of the pockets.
One of the pockets, 22c, includes a snap divider 42 ' allowing selective dividing of the pocket at the descretion of the user. This snap divider 42 is shown in cross section in Figure 4. The snap divider 42 includes reinforcing backing strips 44 sewn to the backing panel 24 and the overlay panel 24~
A series of conventional mating snap fasteners 46 (shown detached) may be eng~ged to divide the pocket 22c into two sub~pockets~
1~5857~7 ~ second overlay panel 48 on the ~ront Elap is fastaned to the backing panel 26 and over the first overlay panel 24 by the border seam 20 and common vertical stitching 38, which also divides the second overlay panel 48 into a second row of pockets 50. The row of pockets formed by the second overlay panel 48 are substantially shallower that the pockets 22 formed by the first overlay panel. The capacity of the pockets 50 can be increased moderatly by a center pleat 52 in the overlay panel at each pocket, as shown in Figures 1 and 5.
The back flap 14, shown in perspective in Figure 6, is constructed in a somewhat similar manner as the front flap.
A first overlay panel 52 is secured to the backing panel 26 at the sides by the common border stitching 20 and at the bottom by a separate bottom stitching 54. Vertical stitching 56 joining the overlay panel to the center of the rib pleats 30, divides the overlay panel 52 into a series of elon~ated-pockets 5B.
- A second overlay panel 60 is secured to the backing panel 26 below the first overlay panel 52 rather than over the panel as described with regard to the front flap 12. The second overlay panel is secured at the sides and bottom by the common border stitching 20. Vertical stitching 62, joining second overlay panel 60 to the backing panel 26, divides the second overlay panel 60 into a series of pockets 64. The vert-ical stitching in this instance is not joined to the rib pleats 30, but is simply secured to the backing panel along preselected lines as a variation to the previously described construction.
The dlfferences in the pocket arrangements for the front and back flaps 12 and 14, respectively, is most clearly illustrated in the cross-sectional view of Figure 7.
The article bag, as shown in unengaged state in Figure 5, is fastened to a bed rail in the following manner.
The article bag is saddled over the bed rail 16 with the two flaps 12 and 14 depending from the rail such that the cover - patch 32 is centered uppermost on the rail as shown in Figures 1, 6, 7 and 9~ A series of top snap fasteners 66 are attached through the rib pleats and side pleats 40, one element 66a of the fastener arranged generally on one side of the cover patch 32 and the other element 66b, arranged on the other side of the cover patch 32, as illustrated in Figure 5.
As schematically illustrated in Figure 10, the element 66a is alignable and engageable with the element 66br thereby secur-ing the front flap 12 to the back flap 14 just below the bed rail 16, as shown in Figure 7. The displacement of the fasteners from the bed rail 16 allows the article bag to be adapted to rails of varying size.
In order to maintain a narrow profile to the article bag, thereby minimlzing any inconvenience to attendants, the article bag includes a second series of snap fasteners 68 spaced across the bottom of the front flap 12 and across the lower portion of the longer back flap 14. One element 68a of the snap fasteners is secured through the bottom periphery of the front flap 12, as shown in Figure 1, and the other element 68b is secured through the lower portion of the back flap along the bottom of the first overlay panel 52 forming the top row of pockets 56. As shown schematically in Figure 8, the ; elements 68a on the front flap 12 are in alignment with the elements 68b on the back flap 14 such that the elements are engageable, thereby securing the two flaps together. This arrangement prevents the flaps from being accidentally raised, for example, when changing bed linen or walking against the article bag, thereby causing spillage of the contents.
~58S77 The article bag also includes two small elastic collars 70 which are secured under the peripheral piping 18 adjacent each end of the elongated cover patch 32. These collars 70 are included to retain a nurse call-button or a television remote control selector (not shown) which might otherwise become misplaced.
While in the foregoing specification an embodiment of the invention has been set forth in considerable detail for purposes of making a complete disclosure thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled i~ the art that numerous changes may be made in such details without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention.
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Claims (9)
1. An article bag for attachment to a bed rail comprising a first cloth flap and a second cloth flap said flaps having a common top portion adapted to be supported in saddle fashion over a rail with said flaps depending from each side of the rail, first fastening means having first and second cooperating fastening elements on said first and second flaps adjacent said top portion for fastening said article bag together under the rail, second fastening means having first and second cooperating fastening elements on said first and second flaps displaced from said top portion for fasten-ing said article bag together under the rail, second fastening means having first and second cooperating fastening elements on said first and second flaps displaced from said top portion for fastening said first flap to said second flap, a plurality of first pockets on said first flap and a plurality of second pockets on said second flap.
2. The article bag of Claim 1 wherein said first and second flaps and said common top portion are formed of a continuous backing panel, and at least one first overlay panel across the backing panel having sides and a bottom attached to said backing panel on said first flap and at least one second overlay panel across the backing panel having sides and a bottom attached to said backing panel on said second flap, said overlay panels and backing panel having means for dividing said backing panel and said overlay panels into said pluraltiy of pockets.
3. The article bag of Claim 2 wherein said means for dividing said overlay panels into said plurality of pockets comprises a series of parallel pleats in said backing panel running the length of said panel from said first flap to said second flap, and a series of stitchings interconnecting said overlay panels with said backing panel along said pleats.
4. The article bag of Claim 3 wherein said common top portion of said first and second flaps includes at least one collar adapted to retain a call-button and the like.
5. The article bag of Claim 3 wherein said common top portion of said first and second flaps has a cover patch attached to said backing panel across said series of pleats.
6. The article bag of Claim 1 wherein said fasten-ing means comprise snap fasteners.
7. The article bag of Claim 2 having two first overlay panels across the backing panel having sides and bottoms attached to said backing panels one of said first overlay panels having shorter sides and being attached over said other first overlay panel with common attachment means at said sides and bottom with said other overlay panel.
8. The article bag of Claim 7 having two second overlay panels across the backing panel, one of said overlay panels having sides and bottom attached to said backing panel and the other of said overlay panels having sides and bottom attached to said backing panel below said aforesaid backing panel.
9. The article bag of Claim 2 wherein said means for dividing said overlay panels into said pluraltiy of pockets comprises a plurality of fastener means arranged in series interconnecting said overlay panels with said backing panel.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA252,091A CA1058577A (en) | 1976-05-10 | 1976-05-10 | Bedside article bag |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA252,091A CA1058577A (en) | 1976-05-10 | 1976-05-10 | Bedside article bag |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US8286806B2 (en) | 2009-06-05 | 2012-10-16 | Joseph William Norris | Storage device for call cords and related patient care equipment |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US8286806B2 (en) | 2009-06-05 | 2012-10-16 | Joseph William Norris | Storage device for call cords and related patient care equipment |
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