CA1095655A - Bed toiletry and bath basin with throwaway liners - Google Patents

Bed toiletry and bath basin with throwaway liners

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CA1095655A
CA1095655A CA325,067A CA325067A CA1095655A CA 1095655 A CA1095655 A CA 1095655A CA 325067 A CA325067 A CA 325067A CA 1095655 A CA1095655 A CA 1095655A
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Georgia E. Glintz
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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A receptacle as provided for disposition upon a bed and includes a form retentive but foldable body constructed of water impervious material and defining a bottom wall extending between and from whose outer marginal periph-erally continuous, integral and upwardly extending peripheral walls project.
One of the peripheral walls has a lower opening formed therethrough and a flexible and upwardly opening liner constructed of water impervious material is removably seated in the receptacle, the marginal portion of the liner corresponding to the aforementioned one peripheral wall of the receptacle including a flexible drain outlet neck projectable through the opening formed and the wall of the receptacle remote from the wall having the opening formed therein includes an upwardly opening depression formed therein for seatingly receiving the neck of a person disposed within the receptacle and a plurality of downwardly concave arched support bows are removably supported from and span between opposite side walls of the receptacle with the bows generally paralleling each other and spaced along the length of the receptacle between the notched wall and the wall having the aforementioned opening formed therein.
A flexible non-transparent drape is removably disposed over and supported from the bows and the drape includes marginal portions which overlap the exteriors of the side walls of the receptacle between which the bows extend and the wall of the receptacle in which the aforementioned opening is formed.

Description

1~95655 There are many instances when persons must be given baths while lying on a bed or similar support surface. Although sponge baths are often given in hospitals, sponge baths are not always as complete as may be desired, In addition, some persons required to remain in a prone position while lying on a bed must perform toilet functions and some other persons are incapable of controlling toilet fuctions, Accordingly, a need exists for structure whereby persons disposed in prone positions on beds or other suitable supports may be given more complete baths and/or body functions may be performed without soiling the beds.
Although various forms of devices have been heretofore designed for the purpose of enabling bedridden persons to perform toilet functions and other apparatus has been provided for facilitating bathing persons disposed on beds, very few of these previously know structures are capable of adequately affording the capability of bedridden persons to be completely bathed and/or to perform toilet functions, The problems cf the prior art are overcome by the present invention which provides a receptacle for containing a person to have a bed bath and for performing toilet functions, the receptacle including a form retentive, but foldable, body constructed of water impervious material and defining a bottom wall extending between and from whose outer margin peripherally continuous, integral and upwardly extending opposite side and end walls project, ona of the peripheral walls having an opening - formed through a lower portion thereof, and a flexible and up-wardly opening liner constructed of water impervious material removably seated in and conforming, substantially, to the interior shape of the receptacle, the marginal portion of the liner ; corresponding to the one peripheral wall including an elongated flexible drain outlet neck projectable through the opening and sd/ -1-1~95655 of suffic;ent length to enable the free ~nd of the neck to be tied closed and up in elevated pOSition a~ove the opening to prevent liqu;ds from witllin the liner to drain therefrom through the opening.
Thc bed toiletry and bath and bath basin assembly of the instant invention thus includes an upwardly opening receptacle constructed of form retentive but foldable and water impervious material. ~ flexible upwardly opening liner is provided for disposition within the receptacle and one peripheral wall of the receptacle includes a lower opening formed therethrough and the corresponding marginal portion of the liner includes an elongated flexible drain outlet neck projectable through the aforementioned opening, A plurality of downwardly opening bows may-be removably supported from and extena between opposite sides of the receptacle and a flexible non~transparent drape may be disposed over and supported from the bows with lower marginal portions overlying the outer surfaces of the correspondil~g walls of the receptacle.
In addition, the inner surface of~the lower margin of the drape may,include a downwardly projecting skirt portion which overlaps the inner surfaces of the corresponding walls of the receptacle.
Also, the wall of the receptacle remote from the wall having the drain opening formed th~rein may be proviaed with an upwardly opening recess for seatingly receiving the back of the neck of a person disposed within the receptacle. Still further, soft - .
water absorbent foot boots may be provided to be worn by a person disposed within the receptacle in order to afford additional foot -traction to that person on the wet inner surfaces'and,or the liner.
The present invention will be described in greater detail herein'below and with reference to the drawings wherein:
' Figure 1, appearing on the same sheet as Figure 5, is a perspective view of the instant invention in operative associa-tion with a bed and with a person disposed within the basin or ' sd~ 2_ ~

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Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 2~2 of Figure l;
Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 3-3 of Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 4~4 of Figure 2;

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sa/ ~ 2A-Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 5--5 of Figure 1;
Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevational view illustratlng the manner in which one of the ends of one of the drape supporting bow6 i6 supported from the receptacle;
Figure 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 7--7 of Figure 6;
Figure 8 is a fragmentary hori~ontal sectional view taken substan-tially upon the plane indicated by the section line 8--8 of Figure 6; and Figure 9 is a front elevational view of a foot boot to be worn by a user of the lnstant invention.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates a bed and the numeral 12 generally designates the bed toiletry and bath basin assembly of the instant invention. The assembly 12 includes an upwardly opening receptacle 14 constructed of form retentive, but foldable and water impervious material. The receptacle 14 includes a bottom wall 16 extending between and interco~necting integral up~tanding opposite side walls 18 and 20 and opposite end walls 22 and 24. The side walls 18 and 20 generally parallel each other as do the end walls 22 and 24 and the receptacle 14 i8 therefore generally rectangular in plan shape.
However, the four corners of the receptacle 14 are rounded as at 26.
Further, the end wall 22 has a lower opening 28 formed therein and the end wall 24 has an upwardly opening notch or recess 30 formed therein.
As may be seen from Figure 1 of the drawings, the receptacle 14 is disposable on the bed 12 and a person 32 is lengthwise receivable within the receptacle 14 with her neck 34 cradled in the upwardly opening recess or notch 30 and her head 36 disposed outwardb of the end wall 24 and restlng upon a pillow 38 disposed on the bed 10.
An upwardly openlng shallow liner 40 conforming to the shape of the interior of the receptacle 14 is received within the latter and that portion ~(~95655 of the liner 40 opposing the inner surface of the end wall 22 has an elongated flexible drain outlet neck 42 formed integrally ther~w~th and which is re-movab}y projectable through the open~ng 28. A drain receptacle 44 may be difiposed on the floor 46 at the corresponding end of the bed lO to receive dralnage from the liner 40 through the neck 42.
The side walls 18 and 20 of the receptacle 14 include upwardly open-ing socket mounts 48 spaced therealong and the lower ends of downwardly open-ing arched bows 50 are removably receivable in the upwardly opening socket mount 48. Further, a flexible drape 52 constructed of non-transparent material is provided and is disposed over and supported from the bows 50 with the opposite side marginal edge portions of the drape 52 overlapping the exterior surfaces of the side walls 18 and 20. In addition, the marginal portion of the drape 52 corresponding to the end wall 22 drapes over the exterior of the end wall 22.
Thc side walls 18 and 20 include longitudinally spaced adhesive tabs 56 which overlap and are adhesively secured to adjacent marginal portions of the drape 52 whereby the latter may be removab b ~ecured in position over the bows 50. Further, the marginal portions of the drape 52 corresponding to the side walls 18 and 20 and the end wall 22 include a continuous depending skirt 60 extending therealong and securcd to the inner surface of the lower marginal portions thereof. The skirt 60 overlap the inner surfaces of the side walls 18 and 20 and the end wall 22. The skirt 60, however, has a plurality of windows 62 formed therein along opposite sides of the receptacle 14 to re-ceive the lower ends of the bows 50 therethrough.
The receptacle 14, tha liner 40, the socket mounts 48, the bows 50 and the drape 52 may all be constructed of plastic material. Further, the liner 40 is of lightweight construction and inexpensive to produce and there-fore is to be considered as disposable.
With attention invited more specifically to Figure 9 of the drawings, there may be seen a foot boot 66 which is hollow and may be slipped onto the l~9S655 feet of the user 32. The boot 66 is constructed of soft, flexible sponge-like water absorbent material and may ~herefore be worn by the person 32 in order ~o be afforded additional foot traction against the wetted inner sur-faces of the liner 40. Further, the foot boot 66 may be worn by the person 32 while wetted 80 as to ~often the skin upon the feet of the u6er 32. Also, the foot boots 66 may be wctted with medicated liquidJ if desired.
When the person 32 is dispoæed within the receptacle 14, the person 32 rests comfortably inasmuch as the receptacle 14, although being constructed of shape retentive material, is foldable and thus capable of conforming to the contours of the mattress 68 of the bed lO with the weight of the person 32 on the mattress 68. In addition, the pillow 38 provides ample support for the person's head 36.
In use, the liner 40 is disposed within the receptacle 14 and the user 32 is then placed within the liner 14. The assembly 12 may be utilized to perform complete bathing operations on the person 32 without wetting the bed and water and soap solution utilized to wash the person 32 may drain from within the liner 14 through the neck 42 and into the receptacle 44.
Still further, if it is necessary for the person 32 to perform toilet func-tions, the liner 14 may be readily rinsed from the the interior thereof and drained through the neck 42.
The drape 52 msy be used to obscure the portions of the body of the person 32 beneath the drape 52 and it is envisioned that the assembly 12 may be very useful in treating burned patients. Of course, in some lnstances, a di~posable fabrlc sheet may be placed between the person 32 and the inner sur-face of the liner 40.
In any event, the liner 40 serves to line the basin or receptacle 14 and to maintain the i~terior theroof clean. Further, by using disposable liners 40 the person 32 i8 assured of having all surfaces of the assembly 12 with which her body will normally contact clean each time the liner 40 is changed. Also, the receptacle 14 includes an anchor tie assembly 70 secured ~956S~

to the central portion of the exterior of the end wall 22 ad~acent the open-ing 28 and the tie assembly 70 may be used to tie clo~ed and elevate the neck 42 whereby water or other liquids within the liner may be retained therein against drainage therefrom through the neck 42.

Claims (6)

The embodiments of the invention, in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A receptacle for containing a person to have a bed bath and for performing toilet functions, said receptacle including a form retentive, but foldable, body constructed of water impervious material and defining a bottom wall extending between and from whose outer margin peripherally continuous, integral and upwardly extending opposite side and end walls project, one of said peripheral walls having an opening formed through a lower portion thereof, and a flexible and upwardly opening liner constructed of a water impervious material removably seated in and conforming, substantially, to the interior shape of said receptacle, the marginal portion of said liner corresponding to said one peripheral wall including an elongated flexible drain outlet neck projectable through said opening, a plurality of downwardly concave arched support bows removably supported from and spanning said receptacle between opposite side walls thereof with said bows generally paralleling each other and spaced along the length of said receptacle between said one wall and the wall opposite said one wall, and a flexible non-transparent drape removably disposed over and supported from said bows, said drape including marginal portions overlapping the exteriors of one of said end walls and said opposite side walls, said drape marginal portions include skirt portions projecting downwardly from the inner surfaces thereof spaced above the corresponding marginal edges of said drape and lapped over the inner surfaces of said one end wall and said opposite side walls.
2. The combination of claim 1 wherein the peripheral wall remote from said one wall includes an upwardly opening depression formed therein adapted to seatingly receive the neck of a person disposed in said receptacle.
3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said opposite side walls and said drape include coacting fastening means operative to releasably secure said drape marginal portions to said side walls.
4. The combination of claim 1 including a pair of foot boots to be worn on the feet of said person, said foot boots being constructed of soft flexible and water absorptive material adapted to afford foot traction between said feet and said liner, even when the interior of the latter is wet
5. The combination of claim 4 wherein the peripheral wall remote from said one wall includes an upwardly opening depression formed therein adapted to seatingly receive the neck of a person disposed in said receptacle.
6. A receptacle for containing a person to have a bed bath and for performing toilet functions, said receptacle including a form retentive, but foldable, body constructed of water im-pervious material and defining a bottom wall extending between and from whose outer margin peripherally continuous, integral and upwardly extending opposite side and end walls project, one of said peripheral walls having an opening formed through a lower portion thereof, and a flexible and upwardly opening liner con-structed of water impervious material removably seated in and conforming, substantially, to the interior shape of said recep-tacle, the marginal portion of said liner corresponding to said one peripheral wall including an elongated flexible drain outlet neck projectable through said opening and of sufficient length to enable the free end of the neck to be tied closed and up in elevated position above said opening to prevent liquids from within said liner to drain therefrom through said opening.
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