Abstract: A restrainer device for infants for maintaining an infant generally stationary to prevent the infant from rolling while sleeping comprising a planar surface and two support cushions arranged in a spaced-apart relationship to each other on the planar surface. The planar surface preferably is a sheet or panel of fabric and at least one of the support cushions are releasably attached to the planar surface.

Abstract: A patient repositioning and position maintenance device wherein the apparatus includes a rectangular sheet of fabric material which is folded and fastened such that a rectangular patient resting area is disposed between a pair of cushioned cylinders. The rectangular patient resting area portion of the fabric material is placed beneath the shoulder and hip area of a bedfast patient such that a cushioned cylinder is located on each side of the patient in a position between the patient and a bed rail. Additionally, a soft-covered triangular cushion is removably or permanently attached to the sheet at a point equidistant from each cylindrical cushion so that the triangular cushion is located between the patient's legs. The device is used to reposition the patient either by sliding the patient along the bed longitudinally, or by rolling the patient over. Finally, after the patient is repositioned, the cushioned cylinders are used to maintain the patient in a stable position.

Abstract: An anti-thrust seating system and low profile, adjustable back system primarily intended for use in a wheelchair. The anti-thrust seating system includes a base seating member with a forward section to support the user's thighs and a rearward section to support the user's buttocks including the ischial tuberosities. The upper surfaces of the forward and rearward sections meet to form an edge extending across the base seating member. The upper surface of the rearward section has two portions which form a first step face or anti-thrust barrier to the user's ischial tuberosities. The seating system further includes at least one separate step means that can be removably positioned adjacent and rearwardly of the first step face wherein the separate step means has a second step face. The separate step means also has an upper surface which serves to effectively extend the thigh supporting surface or shelf rearwardly.

Abstract: A beach pillow including a foam--e.g. a polyester--within a case enclosure covered by a terrycloth material so as to be machine-washable and dryable. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a bottom-side of the case is provided with a releasable hook-and-loop type adhesive backing to adhere with a comparable adhesive material at a facing side of a towel, to allow for the holding of the pillow to the towel in a substantially vertical position when the towel is draped over a chair. A fastener at a corner extremity of the case permits the pillow to be easily carried about, and its temporary securement to a fixed object to be held thereby under varying wind conditions.

Abstract: A bolster structure for infant side sleeping support and positioning having a rectangular apron to which a first pillow is secured along and adjacent one end thereof. A second pillow is preferably provided which is independently demountably associated with the apron in various orientations with hook and loop fastening means.

Abstract: A medical patient restraint device is provided for additional comfort while restraining patients during surgical procedures such as the circumcision of infants. The patient restraint device has a generally planar support member which is sized to receive and support a patient in a lying position thereon. The support member defines opposite side edges. A pair of support straps are fixed to the support member and extend along respective side edge portions in a generally parallel relationship. The pair of support straps are laterally spaced apart a distance sufficient to receive the patient therebetween with the support straps being parallel to and adjacent the sides of the patient. Individual restraining straps are provided for releasable connection to respective ones of the patient's arms and legs.

Abstract: A device for retaining bedclothes in position on a bed by use of one or more bands transversely encircling a mattress and a band extending around the foot end of a set of box springs to hold a top sheet and/or other item of bedclothes having a retaining flap in a fixed position at the foot of the bed. The band can be elastic or non-elastic.

Abstract: A cushion support for infants for use in cooperation with infant transport apparatus such as car seats, the support apparatus aiding in maintaining the infant's body in a proper posture. The apparatus is a T-shaped cushion member having a plurality of hook and loop fasteners, the T-shaped cushion member conformable to the shape of the car seat or baby seat, the hook and loop fasteners permitting the planar cushion to be rolled and secured to provide for lateral cushion support adjacent the infant's head and to permit the positioning of lateral cushion supports on the baby's sides.

Abstract: A beach blanket assembly includes a beach blanket, an inflatable beach bumper, and a multiplicity of stakes. The beach blanket has a central portion and a surrounding peripheral border wherein the peripheral border is held in a supported generally upright position by the stakes and the inflatable beach bumper. The stakes each have a lower end portion which is embedded in the beach surface and an upper end portion which abuts the inflatable beach bumper. The upper end portions are further releasably attached to the peripheral border of the beach blanket. A multiplicity of fastener type hook and loop material patches permits the peripheral border of the blanket to be releasably attachable to the inflatable bumper. An alternative embodiment of the present beach blanket assembly includes a beach blanket and a multiplicity of stakes which are shaped and configured to support the entire peripheral border of the beach blanket above the beach surface as well as securely anchor the beach blanket to the beach surface.

Abstract: A roll-up body support cushion is disclosed. A cushion having first and second opposed surfaces is filled with pillow fill. The cushion has a length and a width and is flexible such that it can be rolled up in a direction substantially parallel to its long sides. At least one strip of a releasable fastening device is secured to the first opposed surface of the cushion. The strip of releasable fastening material is positioned substantially parallel to the length of the cushion. At least one strip of a complementary releasable fastening device is secured to the second opposed surface of the cushion. The strip of complementary releasable fastening device is positioned substantially parallel to the length of the cushion and in juxtaposition to the respective strip of releasable fastening device secured to the first opposed surface.

Abstract: A sleeping bag carrying and storage enclosure (10) is disclosed and has as its two main components a sleeping bag cover (11) and automatic closure system (21). Sleeping bag cover (11) is configured to receive a standard rectangular sleeping bag (1) in its unrolled position and the automatic closure system (21) configured to latch automatically in response to the sleeping bag being rolled up into its normal storage position. The automatic closure system has strategically placed fabric hook and latch fasteners (22) and (23), more commonly known by its brand name VELCRO.TM.. Here, a pair of first portions of fabric hook and closure fastener (22) are fixed at points on the upper sky facing surface (16) of head panel portion (15), each toward the marginal side edges of the head panel portion.

Abstract: A support pillow having two resilient pads and a bottom panel connecting between the two pads. The two pads are in spaced relationship with one another so as to define a channel to receive an infant placed on its side within the channel. The infant's head and possibly arms extend out one open end of the channel, and his legs extend out the other oppositely disposed open end of the channel. The channel is defined by planar walls of the spaced pads. The planar walls of the pads are soft so as to be somewhat conformable to the natural curvature of the infant's body when the width of the channel is adjusted with the opposing planar walls pressed snugly against the infant, one wall against his back, and the other wall against his chest area. The planar walls support the body with wide surface area contact and thereby comfort and adequate holding pressures are gained. Capabilities for adjusting the width of the channel are provide with adjustable fasteners such as hook and loop.

Abstract: A beach blanket includes a central fabric web, having a plurality of perimeter flap members defining individual pockets thereabout, with the flap members arranged to accommodate various portions of a granular material therewithin for securement of a beach blanket relative to an underlying beach surface.

Abstract: A mattress construction includes a water mattress and a resilient peripheral cushion extending about the water mattress. A flexible cover is positioned on the resilient cushion, with the resilient cushion including a peripheral inner rail and a peripheral outer rail, the interior surface of the inner rail providing peripheral support for the water mattress. The inner and outer rails are interengaged whereby the inner rail resists upward movement of the outer rail.

Abstract: A pillow has a base portion against which the user rests his/her head and a lateral support portion which supports the user's head to resist rotation thereof about the axis of the user's neck. The pillow may also have a recess formed in the support portion for partially accommodating the user's head and thereby resisting relative movement between the pillow and the user's head. Further, the support portion may have a sufficient length so that, in use, it rests on a shoulder of the user to provide further stability to the pillow. A removable cover may be provided, and the pillow is preferably constructed from an expanded foam rubber or synthetic plastics material. In a second preferred embodiment the pillow is provided with two spaced lateral support potions on opposite sides of the base portion. The pillow may be rolled or folded into a compressed condition with the aid of cooperating hook and loop type fastener.

Abstract: A mattress pad primarily intended for use with a standard hospital bed frame to reduce the development of decubitus ulcers or bed sores in patients using the pad. The pad is multi-layered and includes a cover or casing containing interior strata of a plastic film layer atop a fluid bladder layer supported on an underlying layer of foam. The pad is specially designed to reduce lateral and normal pressures and forces on the patient which can lead to the development of such ulcers. The reduction of the lateral shearing forces is accomplished in a number of ways including by oversizing the plastic film layer and fluid bladder layer on the underlying layer of foam and by positioning microbeads between the plastic film layer and fluid bladder layer to dramatically reduce the frictional drag or lateral shearing forces between the layers.

Abstract: A flat lying sleeping bag including, in combination, a full body length flat bottom layer having a head end, bounded by a first transverse end edge, a foot end, bounded by a second transverse end edge, and a torso section lying therebetween wherein all the ends and sections are bounded by spaced apart first and second longitudinal side edges and including a plurality of individual disconnectable connectors mounted in spaced apart arrangement along the lower half of the side edges and along the second transverse end edge, and at least one shorter upper layer having a lower body portion defined by a transverse bottom end edge, for registration with the bottom layer second transverse end edge, and longitudinal first and second side edges spaced slightly further apart than the bottom layer side edges, and an upper body portion defined by a transverse top end edge terminating substantially below the bottom layer first transverse end edge and spaced apart second side wings that extend mutually outward substantially

Abstract: An inflatable mattress construction having use as a maternity mattress. The mattress is provided with a central, generally cylindrical cavity which extends through the thickness of the mattress. The lower end of the cavity is enclosed by a bottom panel, while a top panel is located within the cavity and the peripheral edge of the top panel is sealed to the upper surface of the mattress bordering the cavity. The central portion of the top panel is secured to the bottom panel. A gas, such as air, can be supplied to the chamber between the panels to thereby inflate the upper panel and adjust the depth of the cavity to accomodate the abdomen of a pregnant woman.

Abstract: A flexible member which extends about foot high is transversely mounted at the foot end of the flat mattress for supporting bedclothes at the foot end area to reduce the pressure on the upward pointed toes when a person sleeps face-up. Detachable and/or pivotable mounting means allow the flexible member to be mounted on either side and on either end of said mattress. Further, provision may be made to allow the flexible member to be selectively positioned along the length of the mattress. The flexible member is provided with electrical heating device and thermostat control for warming up the feet area.

Abstract: A multipositional infant support system includes a flexible panel that permits a pair of cushions to be arranged in various positions to support and secure an infant in a variety of positions.

Abstract: A body transfer mat includes a generally rectangular sheet having a center support section and right and left wing portions extending from the center section. Each wing portion is foldable upon itself with fasteners to maintain the wings in the folded position, so that the wing portions will not drag on the floor when the sheet is supported on a conventional gurney. Handles are located on the underside of the sheet on each side of the central support section, and are used to pull a patient located on the sheet from a gurney to a separate table or bed. The wing portions include cooperable fasteners so as to enable the wing portions to be secured over the top of a patient during transfer of the patient on the sheet. Preferably, reinforcing straps are mounted on the upper surface of the central support section, through which the handles are fastened. In a second embodiment of the invention, a pair of wing portions are provided on each side of the central support section, to permit the transfer of large patients.

Abstract: A convertible pillow having two head rolls coupled by a headrest in a spaced-apart relationship, each having a support member coupled thereto allowing for conversion into a variety of configurations. Attachment members are coupled to the head rolls and the support members for holding convertible pillow in a pillow configuration, and in a head immobilizing configuration. The convertible pillow is securely attached to a mattress by placing a mattress sock over the end of the mattress and attaching the convertible pillow to the mattress sock by the attachment members.

Abstract: A mattress intended for use in hospital facilities, and having replaceable parts is disclosed. The mattress is made up of an upper layer of one foam material and a lower thicker layer, itself having two layers. The first lower layer is constructed to give a reclining body flexible support. The second lower layer supports and acts as a base for the first lower layer. The upper and lower foam layers are covered by a water and moisture impervious cover. The cover is formed in two halves, an upper half enclosing the upper layer on the top and sides and a lower half enclosing the lower layer on the bottom, the sides and a portion of the top. The two halves of the cover are joined together by a zipper around the side walls of the mattress to entirely enclose two inner foam layers.

Abstract: A cushion protection system for incontinent individuals is disclosed, including a moisture impervious flexible base sheet. The sheet includes a raised panel extending about the side edges and projecting above a top seating surface thereof such that moisture is not permitted to seep through the sheet. Attachment provisions allow securement of the base sheet to a seating device. A moisture absorbent pad is provided with fasteners that will facilitate secure yet releasable attachment of the pad to the flexible base sheet. The pad may be provided of washable, reusable material, or may be supplied as disposable units, formed of absorbent material.

Abstract: A utility pad for infants and toddlers which includes a flexible, rectangular fabric tube filled with a resilient, flexible material and extending peripherally around an interior space. The tube carries a plurality of cooperating engaging elements on one side thereof positioned so that the tube can be folded double into a U-shape and there retained by registering, interengaging ones of said engaging elements disposed at the superimposed opposite ends of the tube doubled into a U-shape. Carrying straps extend outwardly from opposite sides of the tube. A flat sheet is detachably secured across the bottom of the tube to close the space surrounded by the tube and form a sleeping surface for an infant.