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Résumé

A Belgian inventor developed a method for slide and slide out a duvet. The invention is a device allowing to spare time and energy and it can help older or disabled people to be autonomous. The inventor is interested in license agreements, further joint development, funding.

Description complète

Method to put in and put out of the duvet's sheet continental quilts, using a system composed of a wagon, on dirigible wheels, equipped with two vertical arms stretchy in width. They are overcome by two pliers allowing to support two corners of a continental quilt before replacing the duvet's sheet. In addition a lifting portico with several pliers with manual opening allows to grab, outwardly, the group composed of the edge of the continental quilt between both supported corners covered by the upper edge of a continental quilt covered of clean duvet's sheet. The portico raises this group so as to make easier at the same time the sliding out and the complete covering of the continental quilt. The descend again allows pose on the bed of the continental quilt garnished with the new duvet's sheet.
The device has two vertical arms (A1, A2) extensible in height and width. The vertical arms are mounted on top of two clamps (12, 14) that allow maintenance of two corners of a duvet cover. Lifting gantries (B1, B2, B3) are provided with multiple manually opened clamps (23-26) for gripping an assembly formed of a duvet edge between the maintained corners covered by an upper edge of the duvet cover through an exterior side. Articulations are placed on bases of the vertical arms for folding the vertical arms on a frame. An independent claim is also included for a method for threading and unthreading of duvet covers

Aspects innovants

Invention brings numerous advantages:
" An increase of hygiene due to the fact that the continental quilt stays hung during the change of the bed's sheet recuperating the mattress and is not any more put down anywhere, a fastness of execution therefore increase of output.
" a reduction of unfitnesses for work: the facility of this method compared to the strenuousness of the manual method (which can cause backpains, tendinitis etc) therefore contentment of the personnel. In the hospital establishments, continental quilts are recommended to avoid the problems of bedsore and incorrect positions.
" the continental quilt also allows a reduction of expenses of heating, etc..
" Market: hotels, hospitals, retirement houses, collectivities, etc.
" Wide market: households due to an individual practical variant, families, etc.
" Easy construction by nearly not skilled employees.

Expertise recherchée:

- Type of partner sought: industrial
- Specific area of activity of the partner: search constructor distributor. Due to the diversity of request, building for professional domain and for household can be dissociated

- Task to be performed by the partner sought: production, distribution