US1416733A - Hospital screen - Google Patents

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D. E. MATSON. HOSPITAL SCREEN. Awucmou man FEB- 1. 1920.

Patented May23,1922.

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DAVID E. WATSON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO "WILLIAM A. CARLSON, 03E MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

HOSPITAL SCREEN.

Application filed February 7, 1920.

such a device in the simplest possible manner and is primarily designed to be light in weight with. a single supporting standard properly balanced tohold the curtains of the screen in various positions-as may be desired.

A feature of my invention isin adesign of screen which can be moved readily from place to place without having the supporting means or base of the screen catch on the legs of a bed or other objects when it is being moved, and particularly to make the screen applicable for use in hospitals and sick rooms.

A further object of my invention is in a screen with a construction in which the curtains are held freely depending from the supports without any frame cross members extending below the point of supporting of the curtain throughout its length, except the single central standard, which is connected to the base. This construction allows free access below the supporting members of the screen, as the curtains can be readily raised or pushed asideto allow a person to walk under thescreen at any place up to the central supporting standard This feature of the invention is very essential in the use of this screen in hospitals as it is often desirable. when the patients bed is screened in, for the nurse or doctor to get things outside of the screen and with ordinary constructed devices it is necessary for them to go around the entire screen in many instances. This feature is entirely obviated by niy device.

Another object of my invention is in a device which can be folded into a small space with the curtains attached thereto. or the end curtains can be moved into various positions and also if it is desired the entire screen can be collapsed and stored away or packed for shipment, Thescreen forms Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 19232.

Serial No. 3563M.

a supporting means for various medical articles at the head of the supporting standard.

The peculiar and novel features and construction of my screen will be more minutely set forth in the specification and claims.

In the drawings forming part A of this specification Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of my screen as it would appear in use.

Figure 2 illustrates a plan View of the same.

Figure 3 is a detail of a portion of the screen.

Figure 4 is a detail of a :portion of the screen.

Figure 5 is a detail of a portion of the screen.

The drawings illustrate the screen A. which is formed with a supporting standard 10 made of tubing or other suitable material and secured to the large circular base portion 11 in any suitable manner so as to rigidly hold the standard 10 in upright, vertical position.

A curtain supporting hollow rod 12 is secured centrally between its ends to the sup port 18, which is formed with a depending lug or stub shaft 14. which engages in the upper end of the standard 10 to pivotally support the rod 12 horizontally to the upper end of the standard. The rod 12 forms the central or body portion of the screen A and is rotatable horizontally in the standard 10.

Extension, screen supporting, tubular rods 15 are pivotally connected by the offset ends 16 to the ends of the rod 112. The rods can be turned horizontally to either side of the rod 12 so as to told the screen into a compact state or to move the screen into the de sired position for use. If desired. extension curtain supporting rods 17 can be pivotally secured at 18 to the rods 15 to form a large screen. These extensions 17 are attached by oftset endsin the-same manner as the ends 16 of the rods 15 to pivot-ally secure the same to the free ends of the supporting rods 15.

The flexible curtains 19 and 20 are supported by the rods 15 and the central body rod 12 overlapping each other at the stand ard 10, as illustrated in Figure 1. The our tains 19 and 20 hang freely without any obstructions or frame members across or through the body portion, the rods 15 engaging in the hems 21 and 22, respectively, along the upper edge of the outer ends of the curtains, while rod 12 engages the hems 28 and 24; along the inner portions of the curtains, allowing the curtains to depend freely from the supports.

Each of the curtains is formed with a cut away portion 25 at the connection of the rods 15 and the pivoted ends 16. The outer ends of the hem port-ions 23 and 24 are formed with openings 26, through which the offset ends 16 of the rods 15 pass and engage to hold the ends of the curtains and the hems 23 and 241 in place on the supporting rod 12. The inner ends of the curtains 19 and 20 are formed at the hems 23 and 2 1 with straps 27 and 28, respectively, which engage a suitable snap fastener attached to the curtains 19 and 20, respectively, to hold the ends of the curtains overlapping the standard 10. Each curtain 19 and 20 is formed with a notch portion 29 to allow the hooks 30 to project from the support 13,witl1out interference with the curtains. The hooks 30 form a convenient means for hanging medical appliances, such as douche bags to be supported by the standard 10. The cut away portion 25, together with the holding opening 26 keeps the curtains smooth on the supporting rods without pulling or tearing at the pivot point of the rods 12 and 15 and holds the curtains smooth and neatly in place in any position of the supporting rods.

The round circular base allows the screen to be moved from place to placevery readily and it will be seen that this construction of base will prevent the same from catching on the bed legs or any other object while it is being moved. The flat nature of the base also is very desirable as it allows the physibest embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set forth within the scope of thefollowing claims:

1. A screen, comprising a single supporting standard, a main curtain supporting rod pivoted centrally to the upper end of said standard and adapted to extend horizontally thereto, extension curtain supporting rods pivoted to the ends of said main supportlng rod and a curtain adapted to be supported by said main and extension rods with its body and lower portion freely depending therefrom to give access from one side to the other of said screen at any point throughout the length thereof on either side of the main supporting standard.

2. A screen, including a single, vertical standard, a horizontally disposed curtain supporting member, pivoted centrally to the upper end of said standard and adapted to extend horizontally thereto. extension curtain supporting members pivotally secured to said main curtain supporting member to allow the free ends of the same to swing to either side of said main'supporting member and curtains adapted to be engaged by said supporting members in the hem extending longitudinally along one edge of the same and adapted to overlap at, the standard of said screen, said curtains being cut away'at the pivotal points of said extension members.

3. A screen, comprising a single supporting standard, a base for said standard, a horizontally disposed main curtain supporting member, pivoted centrally to the upper end of said standard and adapted to extend horizontally thereto, extension curtain supporting members pivoted to said main member, a curtain having a hem along its longitudinal edge adapted to be engaged'by said supporting members, a recess formed in said curtain at the supporting hemand' means adapted to hold said curtain against wrinkling or sliding away from the ends of the main supporting member when said extension members are folded toward the same.

4. An adjustable screen for ahospital bed having in combination, a base member, a single supporting standard rising from said base member, a horizontal bar mounted on the top of said standard to rotate thereon and extending at each side thereof, said bar being provided with vertical holes thereto adjacent its ends, rods of smaller diameter than said bar having their ends down-turned and journaled in said holes so that said rods can swing to either side of said bar, the standard member and extending vertically therefrom, a member rotatably supported at the top of said member having hooks projecting 1aterally therefrom, a horizontal curtain supporting rod carried by said member and extend ing substantially equal distances at each side thereof, curtain supporting rods ournaled in the ends of said last mentioned rod and adapted to swing over the same, a depending curtain supported by said last mentioned rods and extending along and supported by said first mentioned rod at their ends, said curtain having cut-out portions for preventing engagement with said hooks.

DAVID E. MATSON.

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