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The disclosure and prior art relates to bed devices and more particularly pertains to a new bed device for facilitating a bed ridden individual to defecate and urinate without assistance.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bed frame that may be positioned on a support surface. A mattress lies on the bed frame and a user lies on the mattress. The mattress has an opening extending therethrough and the opening is aligned with the user's buttocks when the user lies on the mattress. A toilet unit is movably coupled to the mattress and the toilet unit receives feces and urine from the user. The toilet unit is fluidly coupled to a sewer thereby facilitating the feces and urine to be flushed into the sewer. Moreover, the toilet unit is aligned with the opening in the mattress. A control unit is coupled to the bed frame and the control unit is electrically coupled to the toilet unit to control operational parameters of the toilet unit.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A mattress 22 lies on the bed frame 12 and a user 24 lies thereon. The mattress 22 has a top surface 26, a bottom surface 28 and a perimeter surface 30 extending therebetween. The perimeter surface 30 has a first lateral side 32, a second lateral side 34 and a front side 36. Moreover, the mattress 22 has an opening 38 extending through the top 26 and bottom 28 surfaces. The opening 38 is centrally positioned on the mattress 22 such that the opening 38 is aligned with the user's buttocks 40 when the user 24 lies on the mattress 22. The opening 38 has a bounding surface 42 and the bounding surface 42 has a forward side 44, a rearward side 46, a first lateral side 48 and a second lateral side 50.
The mattress 22 has a cut 52 extending through the top 26 and bottom 28 surfaces. The cut 52 extends between the first lateral side 32 and the second lateral side 34 of the mattress 22. Thus, the cut 52 defines a first half 54 of the mattress 22 that is hingedly coupled to a second half 56 of the mattress 22. The opening 38 is positioned on the second half 56 and the first half 54 is selectively urged between an inclined position and a flat position. A first actuator 58 is coupled between the bed frame 12 and the mattress 22. The first actuator 58 selectively urges the first half 54 of the mattress 22 to a selected point between the inclined position and the flat position. The first actuator 58 may be an electric piston or the like.
A toilet unit 60 is provided and the toilet unit 60 is movably coupled to the mattress 22 to receive feces and urine from the user 24. The toilet unit 60 is fluidly coupled to a sewer 62 thereby facilitating the feces and urine to be flushed into the sewer 62. The toilet unit 60 is aligned with the opening 38 in the mattress 22. The toilet unit 60 comprises a bowl 64 that has a top edge 66 and a bottom side 68. The bowl 64 is coupled to the bed frame 12 and the top edge 66 is aligned with the opening 38 in the mattress 22. Thus, the bowl 64 receives the feces and urine.
The bottom side 68 has an opening 70 extending therethrough to pass the feces and urine outwardly from the bowl 64. A pipe 72 is fluidly coupled to the bottom side 68 of the bowl 64. The pipe 72 is aligned with the opening 70 in the bowl 64 to transport the feces and urine outwardly from the bowl 64. The pipe 72 has a distal end 74 with respect to the bowl 64 and the distal end 74 of the pipe 72 is fluidly coupled to the sewer 62. The sewer 62 may be a sewer line that is conventional to building construction.
A seat 76 is provided that has a first end 78 and a second end 80. The seat 76 is curved between the first 78 and second 80 ends such that the seat 76 has a horseshoe shape. The seat 76 is aligned with the opening 38 in the mattress 22. Moreover, the seat 76 is positioned on the top edge 66 of the bowl 64. The seat 76 may be a toilet seat of any conventional design.
A second actuator 82 is coupled between the bed frame 12 and the seat 76. The second actuator 82 selectively urges the seat 76 into a lifted position having the seat 76 being spaced from the top edge 66 of the bowl 64. In this way the seat 76 abuts the user's buttocks 40. The second actuator 82 selectively urges the seat 76 into a lowered position having the seat 76 lying on the top edge 66 of the bowl 64. The second actuator 82 may be an electric piston or the like.
A pair of first nozzles 84 is provided and each of the first nozzles 84 is coupled to an inside surface 86 of the bowl 64. Each of the first nozzles 84 has a distal end 88 with respect to the inside surface 86 and the distal end 88 corresponding to each of the first nozzles 84 is open. A second nozzle 90 is coupled to the inside surface 86 of the bowl 64. The second nozzle 90 has a distal end 92 with respect to the inside surface 86 and the distal end of the second nozzle 90 is open. The distal end 92 of the second nozzle 90 is directed toward the top edge 66 of the bowl 64. A third nozzle 94 is coupled to the inside surface 86 of the bowl 64. The third nozzle 94 has a distal end 96 with respect to the bowl 64 and the distal end 96 of the third nozzle 94 is open. The distal end 96 of the third nozzle 94 is directed toward the opening 38.
A first pump 98 is coupled to the bed frame 12 and the first pump 98 is fluidly coupled to the third nozzle 94. The first pump 98 urges air through the third nozzle 94 thereby facilitating the third nozzle 94 to dry the user 24. The first pump 98 may be an electric air pump or the like. A second pump 100 is coupled to the bowl 64 and the second pump 100 is fluidly coupled between each of the first 84 and second 90 nozzles. The second pump 100 may be an electric fluid pump or the like.
The second pump 100 is fluidly coupled to a fluid source 102 thereby facilitating the second pump 100 to selectively urge a fluid outwardly from each of the first 84 and second 90 nozzles. The fluid source 102 may be a water line or the like and the fluid may be water. Each of the first nozzles 84 directs the fluid along the inside surface 86 of the bowl 64 to rinse the feces and urine from the bowl 64. The second nozzle 90 directs the fluid upwardly onto the user's buttocks 40 to rinse the user 24.
A pair of panels 104 is each slidably coupled to the mattress 22. Each of the panels 104 is positioned in a closed position having each of the panels 104 covering the opening 38 in the mattress 22. The user's buttocks 40 lie on the panels 104 when the panels 104 are in the closed position. Each of the panels 104 is positioned in an open position having each of the panels 104 extending outwardly from an associated one of the first 32 and second 34 lateral sides of the mattress 22. Thus, the opening 38 is exposed when the panels 104 are positioned in the open position. Each of the panels 104 may be comprised of a resiliently compressible material to enhance comfort for the user 24. Additionally, each of the panels 104 may be comprised of a fluid impermeable material.
A pair of third actuators 106 is provided and each of the third actuators 106 is coupled to the bed frame 12. Each of the third actuators 106 is mechanically coupled to an associated one of the panels 104. Moreover, each of the third actuators 106 selectively urges the associated panel 104 between the open position and the closed position. Each of the third actuators 106 may comprise an electric rack and pinion actuator or the like.
A first roller 108 is rotatably coupled to the mattress 22 and the first roller 108 is aligned with the forward side 44 of the opening 38 in the mattress 22. A second roller 110 is rotatably coupled to the mattress 22 and the second roller 110 is aligned with the rearward side 46 of the opening 38 in the mattress 22. A sheet 112 is rolled around the first roller 108 and the second roller 110 such that the sheet 112 extends across the opening 38. The sheet 112 has a plurality of removable sections 114. The removable sections 114 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed along an entire length of the sheet 112. The sheet 112 may be perforated around each of the removable sections 114 thereby facilitating the removable sections 114 to be selectively torn away from the sheet 112. The sheet 112 may be comprised of a fluid absorbent material or the like.
A motor 116 is coupled to the first roller 108 such that the motor 116 selectively rolls the sheet 112 across the opening 38. The motor 116 sequentially positions each of the removable sections 114 over the opening 38. Each of the panels 104 frictionally engages the removable section that is positioned over the opening 38 when the panels 104 are urged into the open position. Thus, the removable section 114 that is positioned over the opening 38 falls into the bowl 64 to facilitate the feces and urine to fall into the bowl 64. The motor 116 may be an electric motor 116 or the like.
A pair of fourth actuators 118 is provided and each of the fourth actuators 118 is coupled between the bed frame 12 and the bottom surface 28 of the mattress 22. Each of the fourth actuators 118 is aligned with an associated one of the first 32 and second 34 lateral sides of the mattress 22. Each of the fourth actuators 118 selectively urges the mattress 22 into a first tilted position having the first lateral side 32 of the mattress 22 being elevated from the bed frame 12. In this way each of the fourth actuators 118 may urge the user 24 to roll onto the user 24's left side thereby inhibiting bed sores from developing.
Each of the fourth actuators 118 selectively urges the mattress 22 into a second tilted position having the second lateral side 34 of the mattress 22 being elevated from the bed frame 12. Thus, each of the fourth actuators 118 urges the user 24 to roll onto the user 24's right side thereby inhibiting bed sores from developing. Each of the fourth actuators 118 selectively urges the mattress 22 to lie flat on the bed frame 12. Moreover, each of the fourth actuators 118 may be an electric piston or the like.
A control unit 120 is coupled to the bed frame 12 and the control unit 120 selectively manipulated. The control unit 120 is electrically coupled to the toilet unit 60, the first actuator 58, the motor 116, each of the third actuators 106 and each of the fourth actuators 118. Thus, the control unit 120 controls operational parameters of the toilet unit 60, the first actuator 58, the motor 116, each of the third actuators 106 and each of the fourth actuators 118. The control unit 120 comprises a housing 121 that is selectively manipulated.
A plurality of conductors 122 extends outwardly from the housing 121. Each of the conductors 122 is electrically coupled to an associated one of the first actuator 58, the first pump 98, the second pump 100, the second actuators 82, the motor 116, the third actuators 106 and the fourth actuators 118. A processor 124 is positioned within the housing 121 and the processor 124 is electrically coupled to each of the conductors 122. The processor 124 may be an electronic processor 124 or the like. The processor 124 may selectively generate a tilting sequence. Thus, the processor 124 actuates the fourth actuators 118 to slowly urge the mattress 22 into the first tilted position, the second tilted position and the flat position such that the user 24 does not notice the motion of the mattress 22. In this way the user 24 is continually repositioned to inhibit the development of bedsores without intervention from a caregiver.
A plurality of buttons 126 is provided and each of the buttons 126 is movably coupled to the housing 121 and each of the buttons 126 is selectively manipulated. Each of the buttons 126 is electrically coupled to the processor 124. Moreover, each of the buttons 126 controls operational parameters of an associated one of the first actuator 58, the first pump 98, the second pump 100, the second actuator 82s, the motor 116, the third actuators 106 and the fourth actuators 118.
The plurality of buttons 126 may include an open button to urge the panels 104 into the open position and a close button to urge the panels 104 into the closed position. The plurality of buttons 126 may include an incline button and a decline button to position the first half 54 of the mattress 22 between the inclined position and the flat position. Additionally, the plurality of buttons 126 may include an up button and down button for lifting and lowering the seat 76. The plurality of buttons 126 may include an advance button to actuate the motor 116 to roll a removable section of the sheet 112 over the opening 38. The plurality of buttons 126 may include a dry button to turn on the first pump 98 and a flush button to turn on the second pump 100.
A power supply 128 is coupled to the housing 121 and the power supply 128 is electrically coupled to the processor 124. The power supply 128 comprising a power cord 130 has a distal end 132 with respect to the housing 121. A plug 134 is electrically coupled to the distal end 132 of the power cord 130 and the plug 134 is electrically coupled to a power source such as an electrical outlet or the like.
In use, the user 24 lies on the bed for recovery from surgery, convalescence and any other medical purpose. The control unit 120 is manipulated to selectively urge each of the panels 104 into the open position and the control unit 120 is manipulated to lift the seat 76 upwardly to abut the user 24's buttocks 40. Thus, the user 24 may defecate and urinate without leaving the bed. The control unit 120 is manipulated to turn on the second pump 100 thereby rinsing the user 24's buttocks 40 and flushing the toilet unit 60. The control unit 120 is manipulated to turn on the first pump 98 to dry the user 24's buttocks 40. In this way the user 24 is cleaned when the user 24 has finished defecating and urinating. The control unit 120 is manipulated such the processor 124 generates the tilting sequence. In this way the user 24 is continuously repositioned on the mattress 22 to inhibit the development of bedsores.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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