US1916832A - Hospital bedside unit - Google Patents

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HOSPITAL BEDSIDE UNIT lFiled April lO, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 4, 1933. J. FEHL. ET A1.

HOSPITAL BEDSIDE UNIT Filed April l0, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INMENTORS,

BV @wl/M ATTORNEY Jlllyi?, 1933. I FEHL ET AL 1,916,832

' HOSPITAL BEDSIDE UNIT Filed April l0, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVNTORS /Mwu/ ATTORNEY Patented July 4, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE JOHN FEHL .AND ALVA. BELCI-IER, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL BEDSIDE UNT Application led. April 10,

This invention relates to an improved hospital bedside unit.

In hospitals it is desirable to provide certain essentials for the care and comfort of a patient as well as for the use of the doctors and nurses, for instance: A dressing table for the convenience of the doctor and to support water pitcher, glasses, sputum cup and medicine for the patient, feeding trays or tables, costumers or rods clamped to the bed for the purpose of supporting a clysis bottle, a Murphy-drip container, an enema case, douche bag, or other irrigation device, also provision-must be made for the care of the patients clothing and toilet necessities. All these separate articles tend to clutter up the wards, the table often must be cleared for the doctor, feeding trays are frequently difficult fory the patient to eat from due to his or her condition, and the use of a costumer or clothes tree is highly unsatisfactory, while the lack of provision for thepersonal belongings of the patient near him is undesirable. wWhere the present clothes tree is used for irrigation purposes the tree is usually placed at the foot of the bed'in a direct line with the patients vision, thereby causing him nervousness and annoyance; vThe container cannot be raised or lowered to another hook without removing from the hook which it is on causing the clysis needles or enema tubes to slip from their positions causing pain and discomfort to the patient. Only a few trees are kept in a ward as they are unsightly in appearance, collect dust and dirt, take up much needed space.

make shift is used such as fastening to the framework of a bedside screen. The rods that are clamped to the beds are also unsatisfactory as these are alsok in the line of the Vand a source of annoyance for they are easily upset, and a ar of the table often slides Sometimes in case ofv vemergency a tree is not available and some 1931. Serial No. 529,024.

the cup beyond the patients reach. As the sputum is sometimes desired for microscopical examination it is also essential that in such cases it be preserved.

It is desirable to keep the personal belongl ings of the patient near him for his greater peace of mind and comfort and this is impossible in most wards unless cabinets of some kind are provided.

The customary feeding trays are not satisfactory nor are the travelling tables on wheels as the patient has difficulty in *comfortably using either of them.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a bedside unit which provides a table, a surgical dressing table and convalescent feeding tray, bedside table and reading rack, clysis rod, sputum cup and holder, compartments for personal belongings, drawer and rack for papers and magazines combined in a single bedside unit which is compact and neat in appearance. A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a bedside unit carrying a bedside table which is collapsible when not in use and adjustable for use to fit the requirements and comfort of the patient and which can be used as a reading rack, feeding table, etc. Still another object of the invention is the provision of a sanitary container for the personal effects of the patient. Other objects are an improved clysis rod in conjunction with a bedside unit, provision fora sputum cup container available to the patient but removed from the table. Other objects will appear more fully hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a bedside unit embodying the principles of our invention.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the right side of Figure 1. Y Y

Figure 3 is a view in rear elevation.

Figure 4 is a partial plan view showing the bedside table extended for use.

Figure 5 is a partial view in side elevation showing the bedside table extended for use and its adjustability for different heights.

Figure 6 is a partial view in side elevation showing the bedside table top extended and elevated for use as a reading rack.

Figure 7 is a4 sectional view of Figure 6 along the line 7, 7, looking in the direction of the arrows.

In carrying out our invention we provide a bedside unit 1 having a flat top preferably of rubber 2, supported by oontainer preferably made of metal, below top 2, within con` tainer 3, we provide a drawer 4 and thereunder a slide 5. AA compartment 6 is below slide and is closed by door 7, having latch 8, an open end compartment 9 is below container 3 and is secured thereto. Legs 10 support vcontainer 3 and are provided with casters 11, which are connected to legs 10 by toggle brakes 12 which vcan be engaged and disengaged with the foot. On one side we provide brackets 13, 14, 15,16, having circular holes therethrough for rods 17, 18. A manually operated set screw 13 is carried by bracket 13 to bear against rod 17 to secure it in any desired position as to height with respect to the bracket 13. ARod 17 is a part of an M frame 19 composed of rods 17, 21, 23, joined at top and bottom as shown while rod 18 is a part of a corresponding M frame 20 composed of rods 18, 22, 24. Bedside feeding table iscarried by frame 2G which latter has lugs 27', 28, sliding between rods 22, 2- land 21,23. Rod 47 joining rods 23, 24, re-

f Atains frame 26 upright when'table'is not in use and forming a support when the table is raised and Vswung through an yangle of 900 toi the horizontal, lugs 27, 28, bearing against the topjunctions of rods 21, 23 and 22,` 24. A latch 29 holds top 25 to frame 26011 one side,

topV 25 being'pivotally connectedat31 to frame 26V on the other side. Top 25 has an upturnedside 30;v When it is desired to use the feeding tableas a reading rack', latch 29 is unfastened and table top 25 is raised-as shown in Figures 6 and 7. A piv'oted U support32 dropping into-the desired notches 33 of cross frame supports 34, 35. Table 25 is again made available vfor useas a table by raising it slightly and pushing U support 32 out of notches 33 and allowing top 25 to drop into the horizontal when latch 29 again snaps top 25 to frame26. The Vheight of table 25 can be adjusted by raising the rods 17, 18,in their brackets to the Vdesired heightl manually tightening set screw 1'3". Top 25 when no longer desired for use lifted by handle 3G secured to frame 26 to the vertical andallowed to slide down between rods 47,47, until lugs 27, 28, rest at the bottom junctions of'rods 21, 23', v 22, 24. A rack 3.7.is secured to rods 21,23, 22, 24. y

The rear of ther unit has bracket 38 for sputum cup container 39, hook 40` for the wash basin, towel rod 41wash cloth rod 42, soap and toilet articles compartment 43.

te preferably construct the unit 1 of metal and the supporting legs ,10 are hollow, such construction enables us to utilize one of the legs as a sheath `for the extensible clysis rod 44, which consists'of two or more sections 44', 44". Section 44 is a hollow cylinder having a collar 45 and set screw 46 and section 44 is asolid rod terminating in a hinged end portion 49 adapted to be swung to the horizontal to support an enema douche bag oi' other irrigation container. A set screw 48 is adaptedto secure sections'44 at any.v height with respect to leg 10. The set 'screw arrangement also permits of rotation of rod 44 by loosening set screw 46 andthen tightening. i

Slide 5vcan be used as a convalescent table or for the convenience of the physician or nurse in making dressings.

Compartment 6 is available for the patients clothing whilecompartment 9'is adapted for use for the patients slippers and shoes removing them from the Hoor.

The rubber top 2 is particularly desirable as it is sanitary, can be washed, disinfected, reduces noise in the ward, prevents breakage of glassware. The sputum cup is removed from the top and yet is readily available to the'patient. The toilet requisites are all on the rear out of sight and yet readily available. rThe mounting of the unit on casters together with its lightness makes it easily moved about by handles 50 while its sturdy construction together lwith the toggle 'brakes permits of a patient resting his weight safely thereon.

It will thus be seen that wehave provided a compact bedside hospital unit of neat appearance that is sanitary and supplied in a single unit a noiseless top table, a. bedside feeding table and reading ack, a surgical dressing table, a clysis rod, clothing compartment, a drawer fora. patients personal belongings, a magazine and paper rack, a slipper compartment, a toilet articles compartment and. other conveniences for the patient,doctor and nurse.

yllliatlwe claim is: Y

1. A bedside unit, a bedside feeding table carried by said unit, said ybedsidefeeding table comprising a flat top, a frame supporting said top, said frame carrying lugs,A said lugs adapted to slide in slots of supporting rods, support-ing rods mounted onsaid unit, cross bars connecting said supporting rods at the top to retain said top and frame vertical and cooperating'with said lugsl and supporting rods to maintain said top and frame in horizontal position when saidtop and frame are vertically raised to their limiting position and lowered to the horizontal.

2. A bedside unit, a bedside feeding table carried by said unit, vsaid bedside feeding table comprising a. Hat top, a frame supporting said top, said Vframe carrying lugs, said lugs adapted to slidein slotsof supporting rods, said supporting rods mounted onsaid unit, cross bars connecting said supporting frames at the top to retain said top and lframe vertical and cooperating With said lugs and said* supporting rods at any desired elevation.

supporting rods to maintain said top and frame in horizontal position When said top and frame are vertically raised to their limiting position and lowered to the horizontal, said supporting rods adjustable as to height in said mountings and means for securing Signed at Jersey City, in the county of i Hudson and State of New Jersey this 1st day of April A. D. 1931.

ALVA BELCHER. JOHN FEHL.

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