TURNING RESTRAINING DEVICE

Abstract: A restraining device includes an article of dress (3) or a harness, which is put on or fastened around at least one part of the body. Two parts (4, 5) of a strap of about the same length extend from the backside of the article of dress (3) or the harness and outwards to the two sides (9) of the bed. In order to prevent a person being in bed from turning his body in one of the other directions from a position lying on the stomach to a position lying on the back, said strap parts (4, 5) are attached along the entire backside of the article of dress (3) or harness or are attached to the sides (6) of the article of dress (3) or harness. The free ends (7, 8) of the strap parts (4, 5) are extended from the sides of the article of dress/harness to the closest side (9) of the bed (1) and are attachable to this side (9), whereat the length of the two strap parts (4, 5) can be adjusted by means of a buckle (11) or the like so that the strap parts (4, 5) are completely straightened when the person has turned his body not more than about 90 DEG .

Description: TURNING RESTRAINING DEVICE The invention concerns a device for preventing a person being in bed from turning his body in one or the other direction from a position lying on the stomach to a position lying on the back, said device including an article of dress or a harness, which is put on or fastened around at least one part of the body, whereat two parts of a strap of about the same length extend from the back side of the article of dress or the harness and ourwards to the two sides of the bed. Persons who are disposed for snoring can be prevented from snoring if they are sleeping on the stomach or on one of the two sides. To sleep on the back might be dangerous. The device according to the invention will prevent a person from turning his body in one or the other direction from a position lying on the stomach to a position lying the back. However, the person can easily turn his body about 90° from a position on the stomach. The device according to the invention has the characteristing features stated in the following claims. Two embodiments of the invention will be described and are shown in the accompanying drawings . Fig. 1 is a plan view of a person with the device according to a first embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of the device according to the invention. Fig. 4 is a front view of fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the inven- tion. Fig. 1 shows a bed in which a person is lying. One device according to the invention is put on the upper body and a second device according to the invention is put on the lower part of the body. The device includes an article of a dress 3. Two strap parts 4, 5 are attached along the intire back side of the article of dress 3. The strap parts can alternatively be attached only at each side 6 of the article of dress instead of along the entire back side. The free ends 7, 8 of the strap parts are extended from the sides of the article of dress to the closest side 9, 10 of the bed and are attachable to these sides. The length of the two strap parts 4, 5 can be adjusted by means of a buckle 11 or the like so that the strap parts are compeltely straightened when the person has turned his body not more than about 90°, see fig. 4. The shown buckles 11 are shown also as means of attachment for the free ends of the strap parts. A second embodiment of the invention is shown in fig. 5. In this embodiment a whole dress 3 is put on the person and a belt 12 is sewed up on the this dress. The strap 24 is fastened to the belt 12 by passing through at least two eyes 13, one on each side of the belt 12. The strap is fastened to the sides of the bed by attachments 10 as described above. A buckle 25 is arranged for straightening the strap. The embodiments of the invention described above includes an article of dress 3. However, this part of the device can alternatively be a harness or the like. It is important that the harness is so formed that it can not rotate around the body of the person.

Claims: CLAIMS 1. Device for preventing a person being in bed from turning his body in one of the other direction from a position lying on the stomach to a position lying on the back, said device including an article of dress (3) or a harness, which is put on or fastened around at least one part of the body, whereat two parts (4, 5) of a strap of about the same length extend from the backside of the article of dress (3) or the harness and outwards to the two sides (9) of the bed, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the strap parts (4, 5) are attached along the entire backside of the article of dress (3) or the harness or are attached to the sides (6) of the article of dress (3) or the harness and that the free ends (7, 8) of the strap parts (4, 5) are extended from the sides of the article of dress/harness to the closest side (9, 10) of the bed (1) and are attachable to this side (9, 10), whereat the length of the two strap parts (4, 5) can be adjusted by means of a buckle (11) or the like so that the strap parts (4, 5) are completely straightened when the person has turned his body not more than about 90°. 2. Device according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the strap parts are one continuous band. 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the article of dress is put on the upper body. 4. Device according to claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i - z e d i n that the article of dress is put on the lower part of the body. AMENDED CLAIMS [received by the International Bureau on 6 April 1998 (06.04.98); original claim 1 amended; remaining claims unchanged (1 page)] 1. Device for preventing a person being in bed from turning his body in one of the other direction from a position lying on the stomach to a position lying on the back, said device including an article of dress (3) or a harness, which is put on or fastened around at least one part of the body, whereat two parts (4, 5) of a strap of about the same length extend from the backside of the article of dress (3) or the harness and outwards to the two sides (9) of the bed to be fastened there, each strap part being attached to the article of dress (3) or the harness by a fixing point at one side of said article of dress or said harness, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the free end (7, 8) of said strap part (4, 5) is extended from said fixing point to the closest situated side (9, 10) of the bed (1) and is fastened to this side (9, 10), whereat the length of the two strap parts (4, 5) can be adjusted by means of a buckle (11) or the like so that the strap parts (4, 5) are completely straightened when the person has turned his body not more than about 90°. 2. Device according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the strap parts are one continuous band. 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the article of dress is put on the upper body. 4. Device according to claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the article of dress is put on the lower part of the body.

Inventors: EK ROBERT, EK, ROBERT
Applicants: EK ROBERT, EK, ROBERT
Application year: 1997
Main classification: A47C21
IPC codes: A47C21, A47D15, A61F5