Patent ID: 9248064
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A47G,A61G

Claim Text:
1. A sheet receiver for a patient repositioning system comprising: a housing adapted to be supported at a first end of a bed deck; a pulling device located in the housing, and located primarily within an internal compartment of the housing; the housing having an access door adapted to open and to close so as to provide access to the internal compartment, the housing also having an elongated slot extending along a first end thereof; a connector having an innermost end secured to the pulling device within the internal compartment and an outermost end removably attachable to a sheet located on a mattress supported on the bed deck, the connector spanning substantially the length of the slot; and at least one securement element located on an outer surface of the housing and adapted to cooperate with a corresponding securement element associated with the mattress.