Patent ID: 8001632

Claim:
A foot protection device for use in combination with a bed having a mattress with a top surface and bedding, the device comprising: a fixed, non-foldable top member; a first leg having a first end and second end; a second leg having a first end and second end, wherein the use position of the legs places each leg at an angle greater than 90° with respect to the top member wherein the first leg and the second leg are pivotally attached at a first end thereof to the top member and foldable between a use and a storage position, the use position wherein the folding member is capable of holding the bedding spaced apart from a patient lying on the top surface of the mattress, wherein the use position of the legs places each leg at an angle greater than 90° with respect to the top member; wherein the second end of the first leg and the second end of the second leg have feet engaged therewith; and wherein the storage position allows the legs to remain attached to the top member yet lay against one another and next to the top member.