Patent ID: 7971596

Claim:
A portable confinement device for confining a person upon a mattress, the device comprising: a) a frame having: i) a base having first and second tubular base sides which are parallel to one another and set apart from one another at a preselected distance, and ii) an upright portion having first and second bridge sections, and at least four supports, each of the first and second bridge sections having a center section and two parallel legs depending from the center section, wherein the first bridge section is attached to each of the first and second base sides, each of the legs of the second bridge section is attached, respectively, to one of the legs of the first bridge section, and each of the supports is attached to one of the first and second base sides and to one of the legs of the first and second bridge sections; and b) a flexible enclosure having a bottom and being supported by the frame and adapted to receive a mattress, the enclosure further having a floor, sides, and a roof defining an interior space, wherein at least one of the sides has a fastenable first opening to permit a person ingress to and egress from the interior space, the first opening being adapted to be unfastened only from outside of the enclosure, and at least one of the roof and the sides having a mesh window for providing ventilation and light to the interior space; wherein the bottom of the enclosure rests upon the base to stabilize the confinement device from tipping over.