US Patent:
20080012257, Jan 17, 2008
Inventors:
Donna Cregg - Centerville MA, US
International Classification:
B62B 3/00
Abstract:
A portable caddy for storing items used to cleanse and care for a patient. The caddy includes a base frame supported on wheels and a support post rigidly attached to and extending upwardly from the base frame, A first metal wire basket receptacle shaped and sized to receive a urinal vessel is attached support post at a level at which the urinal is easily accessible to the patient when in bed. The caddy includes a second metal wire basket receptacle shaped and sized to receive a bedpan. A third receptacle shaped and sized to store a collection of disposable wipes is attached to said post at a level where the wipes can be easily reached by either the patient or the nursing staff. The caddy also carries a metal wire basket for holding ointments, sprays and the like used to cleanse the patient. An additional smaller wire basket is provided for the storage of personal hand wipes. A wire basket wastebasket is attached to the base on one side of the caddy to receive disposable wipes after they are used. One or more of the wire basket receptacles, particularly those used to hold the urinal and the bedpan, as well as the wastebasket, may be lined with an opaque disposable liner. There is a wire cradle-type storage tray for the disposable liners fixed to the base, on the opposite side of the caddy, beneath the bedpan storage receptacle.
