Safety barrier system for use with furniture

1 . A safety barrier system for use with furniture comprising a couch structure, a barrier structure, a plurality of binding straps, and a plurality of fastening devices;

wherein the couch structure forms a sleeping surface for a patient;

wherein the plurality of fastening devices secure the plurality of binding straps to the barrier structure;

wherein the plurality of binding straps bind the barrier structure to the couch structure;

wherein the couch structure comprises a bench, a backrest, and a plurality of armrests;

wherein the barrier structure is a vertically oriented structure, which forms a

protected space that is adapted to prevent the patient from rolling out of the couch structure while sleeping;

wherein each binding strap selected from the plurality of binding straps is a webbing;

wherein each selected binding strap is formed with a tensile strength;

wherein each selected binding strap removably attaches to the left armrest of the barrier structure;

wherein each selected binding strap removably attaches to the right armrest of the barrier structure;

wherein each selected binding strap wraps around the bench, the backrest, and the plurality of armrests of the couch structure;

wherein each selected binding strap applies a tension to the barrier structure that binds the barrier structure to the anterior face of the couch structure.

2 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 1

wherein the safety barrier system for use with furniture is adapted for use with the patient;

wherein the safety barrier system forms the protected space that encloses the patient while the patient is sleeping;

wherein the plurality of binding straps binds the barrier structure to the couch structure to form the protected space.

3 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 2

wherein the couch structure is a sofa;

wherein the couch structure is adapted to form a horizontal surface where the patient sleeps;

wherein the backrest is a vertically oriented structure;

wherein the backrest mounts on a posterior side of the couch structure;

wherein the backrest forms a barrier structure that prevents the patient from entering and exiting the bench from the posterior side of the couch structure;

wherein the plurality of armrests are vertically oriented structures;

wherein the plurality of armrests mount on the lateral sides of the couch structure;

wherein the plurality of armrests form barrier structures that prevent the patient from entering and exiting the bench from the lateral sides of the couch structure;

wherein the plurality of armrests comprises a left armrest and a right armrest;

wherein the left armrest is the armrest selected from the barrier structure that encloses the left side of the couch structure;

wherein the left armrest prevents the patient from entering and exiting the bench from the left side of the couch structure;

wherein the right armrest is the armrest selected from the barrier structure that encloses the right side of the couch structure;

wherein the right armrest prevents the patient from entering and exiting the bench from the right side of the couch structure.

4 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 3

wherein the barrier structure encloses an anterior face of the couch structure.

5 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 4

wherein the plurality of fastening devices form the structures that removably secure each binding strap selected from the plurality of binding straps to the barrier structure;

wherein each fastening device selected from the plurality of fastening devices is associated with a binding strap selected from the plurality of binding straps;

wherein each fastening device selected from the plurality of fastening devices detachably secures the associated selected binding strap to a stanchion structure selected from the group consisting of: a) a left stanchion structure; and, b) a right stanchion structure;

wherein each fastening device selected from the plurality of fastening devices is an adjustable structure;

wherein each selected fastening device is adjusted to control the binding tension applied by the associated binding strap selected from the plurality of binding straps to the barrier structure and the couch structure;

wherein each fastening device selected from the plurality of fastening devices is a hook and loop fastener.

6 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 5

wherein the barrier structure comprises a mesh sheeting and a plurality of stanchion structures;

wherein the mesh sheeting attaches to each stanchion structure selected from the plurality of stanchion structures.

7 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 6

wherein the mesh sheeting is a textile based sheeting structure;

wherein the mesh sheeting is an openwork structure;

wherein the mesh sheeting is formed as a mesh;

wherein the mesh sheeting forms a vertically oriented barrier structure;

wherein the mesh sheeting is positioned relative to the couch structure such that the mesh sheeting prevents the patient from entering and exiting the bench from the anterior side of the couch structure.

8 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 7

wherein the plurality of stanchion structures forms a load bearing structure;

wherein the plurality of binding straps bind the plurality of stanchion structures to the plurality of armrests of the couch structure such that the mesh sheeting is held in a fixed position relative to the couch structure;

wherein the plurality of stanchion structures comprises a left stanchion structure and a right stanchion structure;

wherein the left stanchion structure is a rigid structure;

wherein the left stanchion structure is a load bearing structure;

wherein the mesh sheeting permanently attaches to the left stanchion structure;

wherein the left stanchion structure secures the mesh sheeting into a fixed position along the anterior side of the couch structure;

wherein the left stanchion structure is bound to the couch structure at a position proximal to the left armrest;

wherein the right stanchion structure is a rigid structure;

wherein the right stanchion structure is a load bearing structure;

wherein the mesh sheeting permanently attaches to the right stanchion structure;

wherein the right stanchion structure secures the mesh sheeting into a fixed position along the anterior side of the couch structure;

wherein the right stanchion structure is bound to the couch structure at a position proximal to the right armrest.

9 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 8

wherein the plurality of binding straps comprises a first binding strap, a second binding strap, and a third binding strap;

wherein the first binding strap is a textile based webbing structure;

wherein the first binding strap is a flexible structure;

wherein the first binding strap is a load bearing structure;

wherein the first binding strap attaches to both the left armrest and the right armrest of the barrier structure;

wherein the first binding strap applies a tension to the left armrest and the right armrest that binds the barrier structure to the couch structure;

wherein the second binding strap is a textile based webbing structure;

wherein the second binding strap is a flexible structure;

wherein the second binding strap is a load bearing structure;

wherein the second binding strap attaches to both the left armrest and the right armrest of the barrier structure;

wherein the second binding strap applies a tension to the left armrest and the right armrest that binds the barrier structure to the couch structure;

wherein the third binding strap is a textile based webbing structure;

wherein the third binding strap is a flexible structure;

wherein the third binding strap is a load bearing structure;

wherein the third binding strap attaches to both the left armrest and the right armrest of the barrier structure;

wherein the third binding strap applies a tension to the left armrest and the right armrest that binds the barrier structure to the couch structure.

10 . The safety barrier system for use with furniture according to claim 9

wherein the plurality of fastening devices comprises a first hook and loop fastener, a second hook and loop fastener, a third hook and loop fastener, a fourth hook and loop fastener, a fifth hook and loop fastener, and a sixth hook and loop fastener;

wherein the first hook and loop fastener is the hook and loop faster that secures the first binding strap to the left armrest;

wherein the second hook and loop fastener is the hook and loop faster that secures the first binding strap to the right armrest;

wherein the third hook and loop fastener is the hook and loop faster that secures the second binding strap to the left armrest;

wherein the fourth hook and loop fastener is the hook and loop faster that secures the second binding strap to the right armrest;

wherein the fifth hook and loop fastener is the hook and loop faster that secures the third binding strap to the left armrest;

wherein the sixth hook and loop fastener is the hook and loop faster that secures the third binding strap to the right armrest.