NZ510944A

NZ510944A - Orthopedic bed aide

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Publication number: NZ510944A
Application number: NZ51094401A
Authority: NZ
Inventors: Paul Thomas Alexander Batt
Original assignee: Paul Thomas Alexander Batt
Priority date: 2001-04-04
Filing date: 2001-04-04
Publication date: 2002-03-01

Abstract

An orthopedic bed aide comprising of foam pads and blocks that can be used in pairs or individually for the correct support of a patient, is disclosed. The set of foam pads comprises of a rubber back pad for raising the patient who needs constant turning in bed, a foot pad for raising the patients feet and a foot block for the patient to rest or push their feet against to make themselves more comfortable or help them get out of bed. The set of natural foam rubber back pads for raising the patients back has two widths, 92cm for a single bed and 86cm for a double bed. The raised angles from the horizontal of the back pads are 33 degrees, 40 degrees and 45 degrees. The foot pad for raising the patients feet has two widths, 92cm for a single bed and 86cm for a double bed and are raised from the horizontal by 25 degrees and 30 degrees. The foot block is in the form of a T-shaped pad. The foot block is made from a hard foam rubber with two soft foam rubber pads on either side of the T for the patients to rest their feet on or against. The hard rubber in the middle of the T is for the patient to push on with a foot to help them get out of bed without using their hands. The foot block comes in one width of 86cm. The back and foot pads can be made out of firm airtight plastic with an air valve for portable or military use.

Description

<div class="application article clearfix" id="description"> PATENTS FORM NO. 5 Patents Act 1953 No 5 iPHill^a) Date. tt-.-.JO. CLoDl COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (b) . i (©f-w&), (c). Y<?sA ..TlV\acv>?vs . .SpA" . .Xi^vfV.. ^Jr. ..OarYUru... . IVleu). X<2^c*C\d ..N^uJ hereby declare the invention, for which I (QfcMrfe) pray that a patent may be granted to me (oFtts), and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement (d) Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand Te Pou Fttftur Hou INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY • ••CFFrCE--OF"N:Z. • •••-'■8-OCT 2007 RECEIVED (a) Where priority as provided by subsection (2) or subsection (3) of section 11 of the Patents Act 1953 is desired in respect of one or more provisional specifications, quote number or numbers and date or dates (b) Insert title of invention (c) State (in full) name, address, and nationality of applicant or applicants as in application form (d) Here begin full description of invention. The continuation of the specification should be upon paper of the same size as this form, on one side only, with the lines well spaced and with a margin of 2.5 cm on the left hand part of the paper. The completion of the description should be followed by the words "What I (or we) claim is" after which should be written the claim or claims numbered consecutively. (See note below.) The specification and the duplicate thereof must be signed at the end NOTE.-The claims must relate to a single invention, must be clear and succinct, and must be fairly based on the matter disclosed in the specification. They should form in brief a clear statement of that which constitutes the invention. Applicants should be careful that their claims include neither more nor less than they desire to protect by their patent. Any unnecessary multiplicity of claims or prolixity of language should be avoided. Claims should not be made for the efficiency or advantages of the invention. Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand Tc Pou flihui Hmqi Hou PATENTS FORM NO. 6 Patents Act 1953 DECLARATION AS TO INVENTORSHIP (SECTION 10 (5)) rtHE] (a). foul ..THaQMQfQ... hereby declare that the true and first inventor^) of the invention disclosed in the complete specification filed in pursuance of my (or our) application(s) numbered (b) .S.l O. I and dated the (c).day of .0<u~oh&:2001.. iS(°rare)..^\....rTW^ . ft WW>e<: . and that my (oF-otir) right to apply for a patent for the invention is as follows'fe; .. r. QX& ,.\s .... .. QvX>v\abfe.. .. uiwck- To be signed by applicant^ Return this form to The Commissioner of Patents Intellectual Property Office New Zecr+anelr PO Box 30 687, Lower Hutt, New Zealand INTEL! ECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF N.Z. - 8 OCT 2001 received (a) Insert name(s) of applicant(s) (b) Insert number accorded the provisional specification (if applicable) (c) Insert the day, month and year (d) Insert full name(s) of inventor(s) (e) This need not be filled in if the inventor(s) named above is or are an applicant or applicants, or if the right to apply is as stated on the application form Application No: 510944 Specification: Orthopedic Bed Aide. This invention relates to orthopedic beds. This invention more particularly relates to a set of foam rubber back pads for raising a patient who needs constant turning in bed, a set of foot pads for raising the patients feet and a set of foot blocks for patients to rest or push their feet against to make themselves more comfortable or help them get out of bed. The orthopedic bed aide comprise of a number of foam pads and blocks that can be used in pairs or individually depending on the patients needs. The orthopedic supports for the correct support of a patient comprising of a set of natural foam rubber back pads for raising the patients back, a set of foot pads raising the patients feet, and a set of foot blocks for patients to rest their feet on or push against. The back supports come in two widths, 92cm single bed and 68cm double bed and comes in 45 degrees, 40 degrees, and 33 degrees as seen in the drawings on pages 1-6 and figures 1-12. The foot supports come in two widths, 92cm single bed and 68cm double bed and come in 30 degrees, and 25 degrees as seen in pages 7-10 and figsl3-20. Foot block number 1 the T-shaped block is for patients with neck injuries. It is made out of hard foam rubber with two 6cm soft foam rubber pads on ether side of the T-for the patients to rest their feet on. The hard rubber in the middle of the T-is for the patient to push on with a foot to help them get out of bed without using their hands. It comes in one width 68cm as seen on pages 11-12 figs 21-24 The foot block number 2 is made of firm foam rubber for patients to rest their feet on when using the back pads to stop them sliding down the bed as seen on page 13 figs 25-27. The back and foot pads can be made out of firm airtight plastic with an air valve (the type of valve would depend on the company making them) for portable or military use as seen in pages 1-2 and 7-8 and figs 1-4 and 13-16. The figures and the dimensions are supplied on a separate page. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF N.Z. 1 0 JAN 2002 received Dimensions for pages 1-13. Page l.FIG 1 (1) 92cm, (2) 47.5cm, (3) 47.5cm, (4) 65cm,(5) 45°(6) valve.FIG 2 (2) 47.5cm, (3) 47.5cn (4) 65cm, (5) 45*(6)valve. Page 2 FIG 3 (1) 68cm, (2) 47.5cm, (3) 47.5cm, (4) 65cm, (5), 45,(6) valve. FIG 4 (2) 47.5cm, (3) 47.5cm, (4) 65cm, (5) 45t(6)valve. Page 3 FIG 5 (1) 92cm, (2) 40cm, (3) 55cm, (4) 68cm, (5) 40fFIG 6 (2) 40cm (3) 55cm, (4) 68cm, (5)40! Page 4 FIG 7 (1) 68cm, (2) 40cm, (3) 55cm, (4) 68cm, (5) 40° FIG 8 (2) 40cm, (3) 55cm, (4) 68cm, (5)40? Page 5 FIG 9 (1) 92cm, (2) 23cm, (3) 87cm, (4) 90cm, (5) 33? FIG 10 (2) 23cm, (3) 87cm, (4) 90cm (5) 33° Page 6 FIG 11 (1) 68cm, (2) 40cm, (3) 55cm, (4) 68cm, (5) 33° FIG 12 (2) 23cm, (3) 87cm, (4) 90cm, (5) 33° Page 7 FIG 13 (1) 92cm, (2) 20cm, (3) 87cm, (4) 90cm, (5) 30°(6) valve. FIG 14 (2) 20cm, (3) 90cm, (4 92cm, (5) 30°,(6) valve. Page 8 FIG 15 (1) 86cm, (2) 20cm, (3) 90cm, (4) 97cm, (5) 30°,(6) valve. FIG 16 (2) 20cm, (3) 90cm, (4 92cm, (5) 30°,(6) valve. Page 9 FIG 17 (1) 92cm, (2) 15cm, (3) 95cm, (4) 97cm, (5) 25°FIG 18 (2) 15cm,(3) 95cm, (4) 97cm (5) 25* Page 10 FIG 19 (1) 68cm, (2) 15cm, (3) 95cm, (4) 97cm, (5) 25° FIG 20 (2) 15cm, (3) 95cm, (4) 97cm, (5) 25° Page 11 FIG 21 (1) 68cm, (2) 11cm, (3) 20cm, (4) 20cm, (5) 20cm, (6) 24cm, (7) 16cm, (8) 6cm. FIG 22 (1) 68cm, (4) 20cm, (5) 20cm, (6) 24cm. Page 12 FIG 23 (1) 68cm, (2) 20cm, (3) 20cm, (4) 20cm, (5) 20cm, (6) 24cm, (7) 16cm, (8) 6cm. FIG 24 (1) 68cm, (4) 20cm, (5) 20cm, (6) 24cm. Page 13 FIG 25 (1) 68cm, (2) 20cm, (3) 30cm. FIG 26 (1) 68cm, (2) 20cm. FIG 27 (2) 20cm, (3) 30cm. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF N.Z. 1 3 DEC 2001 received WHAT I CLAIM: Application No: 510944 </div>

Claims

<div class="application article clearfix printTableText" id="claims"> Claims:

Claim 1: Orthopedic supports for the correct support of a patient comprising of: (a) a set of natural foam rubber back pads for raising the patients back, (b) a set of foot pads for raising the patients feet, (c) and a set of T-shaped foot blocks patients to rest their feet on or push against.
Claim 2: Orthopedic supports of claim l,the back supports come in two widths, 92cm standard width of a single bed and 68cm half the width of a standard double bed and comes in inclined surfaces of 45 degrees, 40 degrees, and 33 degrees from the horizontal.
Claim 3: Orthopedic supports of claim 1, the foot pads come in two widths, 92cm single bed and 68cm double bed and have an inclined surface of 30 degrees and 25 degrees from the horizontal.
Claim 4: Orthopedic supports of claim 1, the foot block comes in 68cm width and is made of firm foam rubber for patients to rest their feet on when using back pads to stop them sliding down the bed.
Claim 5: Orthopedic supports of claim 4, the T-shaped foot block are for patients with neck injuries; it is made out of hard foam rubber with two glued on soft 6cm thick foam rubber pads on either side of the T for the patients to rest their feet on;the hard rubber in the middle of the T is for the patient tc push on with a foot to help them get out of bed without using their hands;it comes in one width 68cm.
Claim 6: Orthopedic supports of claim 2 or 3, the back and foot pads can be made out of firm airtight plastic with an air valve (the type of valve would depend on the company making them) for portable or military use as seen on pages (1,2,7,8,).
Claim 7: Orthopedic supports substantially are herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF N.Z. 1 3 DEC 2001 received </div>