Patent ID: 9414977
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A61G

Claim Text:
1. A system for use with a bed having a frame and a supporting surface supported by the frame, the system comprising: a sheet having a bottom surface adapted to be placed above the supporting surface of the bed and a top surface opposite the bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is at least partially formed of a first material having a first coefficient of friction, and the top surface is at least partially formed of a second material having a second coefficient of friction, and wherein the second coefficient of friction is higher than the first coefficient of friction such that the top surface provides greater slipping resistance than the bottom surface; a plurality of tether straps connected to the sheet and extending from the sheet, each tether strap being configured for connection to the bed, wherein the plurality of tether straps comprise at least a first pair of tether straps connected proximate at least one of a top edge of the sheet and a bottom edge of the sheet opposite the top edge; a sliding member formed of a low friction material and connected to the bottom surface of the sheet, the sliding member having a fixed portion that is fixed to the bottom surface of the sheet and a free portion that is moveable over a range of movement with respect to the bottom surface of the sheet along a lateral direction extending between side edges of the sheet, wherein at least a portion of the bottom surface of the sheet is configured to slide against the sliding member within the range of movement of the sliding member when the sheet is moved along the lateral direction; and a second sliding member formed of the low friction material and connected to the bottom surface of the sheet, the second sliding member having a second fixed portion that is fixed to the bottom surface of the sheet and a second free portion that is moveable over a second range of movement with respect to the bottom surface of the sheet along the lateral direction, wherein the sliding member comprises a first sheet of flexible material connected to the bottom surface of the sheet along a longitudinal direction extending between the top and bottom edges, wherein the second sliding member comprises a second sheet of the flexible material connected to the bottom surface of the sheet along the longitudinal direction such that the sliding member is substantially parallel to the second sliding member and wherein the sliding member and second sliding member are separate and spaced from each other.