US540016A - Bed-bottom attachment for invalids - Google Patents

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(No Model.) Y y J. H. DAVIS 8u H. M. KEITH.

BBD BOTToM ATTACHMENT PoR lUWALIDS.

` No. 540,016. Patented May 28, 1895.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,016, dated May es, 1895.

` Application tiled September 27, 1394. vSerial No. 524,224l (N o model.)

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Beit known that we, JOHN H. DAVIS, resid- Y ing at Milford, and HORACE M. KEITH, residing at Commerce, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBed-Bottom Attachments for Invalids, of'which the following is a specification.

Our improvement is an improved attach'- IO ment for a bedstead for supporting the head portion of the bed in a raised position for the comfort of the invalid; and the object of our improvement is to provide such a supporting bed-section complete for, attachment to the r 5 under sides of the rails of the bedstead, without requiring any change inthe bedstead or in the bottom upon which the bed rests g' and to provide such bed supporting part with hangers whereon a shelf is mounted and adapted for adjustment in the arc of a circle to incline it to suit the occupant ot' the bed. This attachment is shown in the accompanying drawings as applied to a bedstead and the improvements will be pointed out in the claims in connection with these drawings, in

whichi Figure 1 shows, in perspective, the device complete as an attachment for bedsteads, which may be of different widths. Fig'. 2

3C shows the device in vertical section as applied- 3 5 The frame which forms the head-section device, is of strap-metal consisting of two sideV pieces l, 1, connected by a lapping extensible plate 2, so that the side pieces can be set nearer together or farther apart. The other 4o ends of these side pieces are L shaped Vand serve as the pivot connecting parts of the strap-frame. Links 3, 3 are pivoted to these L shaped ends and are jointed to the crankarms'4, 4 of a horizontal rock-rod which I make of two lapping parts 5, 5, connected by a screw 6, passing through a slot 7, in one of the parts, whereby the rod can be made longer or shorter to correspond with the width of the strap-frame.

The head-section can be made of greater or less width by connecting the extensible plate by slots 8, 8 and screws 9, 9 and this construction, in connection with that of the divided l `2 with the right angled endsof the side frames steads of different widthsv as I shall presently state.

The side straps 1, 1, are connected by Wires 10, preferably coiled tlatwise to form a bottom to the head-section to support the bed when the section is raised and these wires coiled as stated, permit of increasing or diminishing the width of the head-section.

The sideplates are connected at their L shaped ends to brackets 11, by pivots 12, While the divided armed rock-rod is mounted in brackets 13, and these brackets 11, and 13 are adapted for attachment to the under sides of the side rails of the bed-stead, so that the side `straps of the head-section will stand close to the inner sides of the bedstead rails and when ldepressed will lie upon the bed bottom 14.

stead, or in the bed-bottom.

p By rocking the armed rock-rod the headsection can be raised and lowered to the position desired by the invalid because the rodarms 4, 4 serve as cranks which act upon the L shaped ends of the head-section straps,

through the links 3, 3, which stand horizontal and serve as abutments to sustain the headsection when raised. For securing the headsection when raised I utilize one of the links 3 as a ratchet-bar into the teeth of which engages a dog 15, which is hung to the bracket 13, so as to act in a horizontal position and this dog is formed with a handle-16, at the side of Vthe bedstead which handle serves to Weight the dog to maintain its engagement with the ratchet teeth of the link. The armed rock-rod projects at the side of the bedstead to receive a crank-handle 17 by which to operate the said rod when it is desired to raise or to lower the head-section and this can be done by the invalid as b oth the crank-handle and the dog are within reach. To raise the head-section the crank-handle is movedtoward the foot and to lower the head-section IOO the dog is lifted to release its engagement with the ratchet-link. n

As a supportfor medicine, food, drink, and books for the invalid, a shelf 18 is hung upon and movable with the frame of the head-section by means of hangers 19 19, fastened in eyes or loops 20, 20 at the corners connecting the frame-straps, clam p-screws 21 holding the hangers secure and allowing their removal when the shelf is not needed. In raising the head section the dog slides over the ratchetteeth and locks the rockrod when the desired position of the invalid is obtained.. When the dog is lifted the head-section falls to place the invalid in a recumbentposition and even in this position the shelf may be used as a book-support. The hangers for supporting the shelf are made of two lapping parts each provided with holes and screws so that they can be made longer or shorter to set the shelf higher or lower as may be desired, while the shelf itself can be set at any desired angle by connecting lugs 22 at each end of the shelf with lugs 23 on the hangers, by pivot screws 24 with nuts so as to clamp the lugs together and hold the shelf When set. By this arrangement of the hangers the shelf is firmly supported across the bed in front of the invalid, who, if desired, can rest the head or the arms upon the shelf vor use the shelf for writing. For this purpose the shelf can be turned on its pivot to set it at the desired angle for the convenience of the occupant. The upper ends of the hangers are curved and this construction serves to set the .shelf more or less away from the occupant by moving the hangers in their loops more or less. It is important to notice that the provision for making the frame parts and the rod adjustable is to allow the bearing brackets of the rod to be secured to the rails of bedsteads of different widths and to bring the frame parts close to the inner sides of the rails so as not to interfere with the bed which lies between the frame parts.

We claim as our improvement- 1. In an invalid bed the bed-bottom, con sisting of the L parts, the rod 5, having the arms 4t, 4, the links 3, 3, one of which has ratchet teeth, the bearing brackets l1, 11, to which the L parts are pivoted, the bearing brackets 13, 13, for the rod and the weighteddog 15, pivoted to one of said brackets 13, and engaging the ratchet-link, the said brackets being secured to the under sides of the bedstead-rails to fix the bed-bottom section as an attachment.

2. In an invalid bed, the bed-bottom-section, consisting of the L parts having a bottom of wires 10 coiled flatwise for expansion, and a plate 2, connecting and longitudinally adjustable upon the upper ends of the L parts, the rod of coupled lapping parts 5, 5, longitudinally adjustable upon each other, each coupled part having an arm 4, the links 3, 3, one of which has ratchet-teeth, bracketbear -ings for the L parts and for the rod, and the bracket-bearings to the under sides of the bedstead-rails.

3. In an invalid bed, the bed-bottom se'ction, consisting of the L parts connected at4 their upper ends, having loops or eyes 20, 2O in the top connecting part, a bed supporting bottom 10, and forming an adjustable frame pivoted to the bedstead-rails, in combination with the hanging brackets 19, 19, having curved ends passing through said loops, and a shelf pivotally secured to the lower ends of said hanging brackets, whereby the adjustment of the curved ends of the brackets in the loops will set the shelf to the proper proximity to the occupant, and the adjustment of the shelf upon its pivots will set it at the desired angle upon the brackets.

JOI-IN H. DAVIS. HORACE M. KEITH. In presence of- DAVID S. HOWARD', lG. L. SEAGRAVE.

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