Specification of Andrew Kurtz : invalid beds and couches.

  • Ball, Ancell.
Date:
1872
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Specification of Andrew Kurtz : invalid beds and couches. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    JBalVs Improvements in Invalid Ideds and Conches. leg, the said rest being supported in its elevated position by the binged prop q and by the sliding bolts r, r, wbicb engage into one or other of the boles s, s, made in the foot board in two vertical rows, as shewn clearly in Pignre 7. When the patient is required to assume a sitting posture the binged supports or rests Gr and H are let down below the 5 surface of the main frame D, as drawn in full lines in Pigure 8, to allow the feet and legs of the patient to pass below or through the bed, in which postion they are supported by the inclined rest G. ^ is a cord attached to the end of the hinged rest G for the purpose of lifting it without disturbing the lower mattress. When in their normal position 10 the hinged parts G, H, and I are maintained flush or level with the general surface of the frame D by shooting the bolts r, r, into the holes n, u (Pigure 7), made in the end of the lower frame D. In some cases I use the cord t (Pigure 8) in lieu of the bolts r, the said cord being hooked on a hook at the top of the foot board, and I fasten the leg 15 rest flush by two spring latch bolts entering sideways into the frame near the end of the leg rest. Both of these bolts are withdrawn by a cord passing through the end of the dorsal frame at D, D, (Pigure 7), and through a groove, which cord draws back the bolt on the other side. Both bolts may thus be drawn back by one pull of the cord, and from 20 either side of the dorsal frame. K is the removeable bed pan made of tin plate or other suitable material fitted with a handle and with pro¬ jecting side flanges, which latter slide along the guide pieces v, ??, (Pigures 4 and 8) secured transversely to the under side of the frame D. This bed pan is also provided with a lid which fits into a rimmed recess, 25 which holds water in order to make the pan air or gas tight. It also contains one or more cups or separate cavities or receptacles inside in order to receive chloride of lime, carbolic acid, chloralum, or other disinfectants or deodourisers. Two of the usual mattress springs zv, w, Pigures (4, 5, and 8) are disposed one on each side, but a little in 30 advance of the opening L communicating with the bed pan. This pan is easily slid in or out from beneath the bed without in any way dis¬ turbing the patient, suitable stops in the guide pieces v serving to insure the pan being always in its proper position when pushed home. An aperture corresponding to the mouth of the bed pan is formed in the 35 lower mattress E, as shewn clearly in Pigures 3 and 4, and this opening is closed from below when not in use by a spring pad or cushion M (Pigures 3, 9, and 10), which just fills the same and remains flush with the general surface of the mattress. This pad is fitted on to the lever N