Improvements in Invalid Bed-rests.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left; 18th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1895
Improvements in Invalid Bed-rests.
1, ELIZABETH LOUISA RUTTY, of St. Leonards Street, Bromley-by-Bow, in
the County of Middlesex, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in invalid bed-rests and is designed more
especially for comfortably supporting a patient whilst sitting up in bed.
According to my invention the bed-rest consists essentially of a sloping back
having arms and provided with suitably arranged side pieces that serve to support
pillows upon which the head of the patient can be comfortably rested on either
side. The bed-rest thus constitutes a sort of arm-chair that will rest firmly upon
the bed without any tendency to tip up with the weight of the patient. The
before mentioned arms may be furnished with a swinging or detachable cross-piece
near their front, and said cross-piece may either be made in the form of a plain
board in which case it will serve as a convenient table for the patient's use, or it
may be padded in which case it will serve as a support for the patient's head
should the patient for any reason desire to assume a bent forward position.
The sloping back may be made capable of sliding entirely out of the framework
in which it is carried so that the patient can be easily allowed to recline on the
bed without first having to remove the entire bed-rest. The said sloping back
can also be made capable of turning about a pivotal connection so that its
inclination can be varied, suitable means being provided for locking it in the
requisite position.
The before mentioned side pieces for carrying pillows may consist of light
boards held in place by brackets or stays projecting from the arms or other
appropriate parts of the bed-rest and can be adjusted to any angle.
The bed-rest may be so constructed as to be capable of folding up into a
comparatively small compass so as to occupy but little space when out of use, and
thus be conveniently carried about from place to place.
Dated this 18th day of February 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London,. W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Invalid Bed-rests.
I, ELIZABETH LOUISA RUTTY, of St. Leonards Street, Bromley-by-Bow, in
the County of Middlesex, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in invalid bed-rests.
According to iny invention the bed-rest consists essentially of an adjustable back
having hinged or movable arms which may be provided with suitably arranged
side pieces or frames upon which the head of the patient can be comfortably rested
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page_text: on either side. The bed-rest thus constitutes a kind of adjustable arm-chair that
can be readily adjusted to suit the desired position of the patient and at the same
time firmly supported on the bed without any tendency to tip up when the attitude
of the patient is changed.
In order that my said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect I will describe the drawing hereunto aunexed in which :
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bed-rest and
Figure 2 a side elevation thereof.
A is the adjustable back, B the arms, and C the side pieces for supporting
pillows.
The arms are composed of wooden frames having a padded upper portion and
these frames are connected to stationary upright posts B' by means of hinges B².
The adjustable back A is connected to the aforesaid posts B1 by thumb-
screws which pass through dises a and b carried respectively by the back A and
stationary posts B'. These discs offer increased bearing surfaces so that by
tightly screwing up the aforesaid thumb-screws D the back A can be securely
held at any inclination to which it is set.
The aforesaid hinges B2 connecting the arm-frames to the posts B¹ enable the
arms to be readily turned about the said hinges so as to occupy various positions in
a horizontal plane, according to the requirements of the patient.
ccare resilient metal rods or bars connected at their lower ends to the arm-
frames and carrying at their upper ends the pillow-rests C upon which pillows can
be laid and supported. Instead of employing pillows these rests C may be padded
with any desired soft material, as shewn in the drawing.
In some cases the front ends of the arms B may be provided with screw
fastenings for enabling a detachable cross-piece to be connected thereto. This
cross-piece may be either in the form of a plain board in which case it would serve
as a convenient table for the patient's use, or may be padded, in which case it
would serve as a front support for the patient's head to rest upon should the
patient for any reason desire to assume a bent forward position.
If desired the said rods or bars c may be slotted at the parts where they are
connected to the arm-frames so as to permit of the position of the pillow-rests to
be adjusted to the required height.
When the bed rest is in use, the back A may receive additional support by
resting against the head of bed.
The various parts composing the bed-rest can be readily taken apart when the
bed-rest is not in use so as to occupy but little space.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :―
1. A bed-rest in which a pivoted adjustable back and hinged arms are employed
substantially as described.
2. A bed-rest comprising a pivoted back A, hinged arms B, pillow supports C
and stationary posts B' to which the back and the arms are connected substantially
as described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 18th day of November 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.