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A fabric device useful in facilitating the movement of a person\s body while lying on a bed, resting surface, examining table or the like. The fabric device comprises a first fabric made from a non-woven material similar to HANDI-WIPE material. This first fabric is secured to an identically sized an

A fabric device useful in facilitating the movement of a person\s body while lying on a bed, resting surface, examining table or the like. The fabric device comprises a first fabric made from a non-woven material similar to HANDI-WIPE material. This first fabric is secured to an identically sized and shaped second fabric of relatively frictionless material such as woven, synthetic material or even a plastic sheet. Two such fabric devices can be utilized in combination with an OB/GYN physician\s examining table, bed or other resting surface. A first fabric device is positioned on the table or bed with the non-woven material face down and secured to the table top if it would slip thereon. The second fabric device is positioned with its frictionless material contacting the frictionless material of the first fabric device. For the examining table, application, typically the examining paper would then be interposed between the patient\s body and the non-woven material of the second fabric device. The interfacing frictionless materials facilitate patient movement along the length of the table or rotating movement on the bed or resting surface. Also, the combined fabric can be seamed end to end so as to form a tube with the second fabric of relatively frictionless material facing inwardly. In combination with a bed or resting surface, the combined fabric device(s) would be of sufficient length and width to extend across a portion of the bed, and typically from the mid-back to thigh area of the person reclining thereon. The first fabric can be diagonally stitched along a plurality of locations along the length to provide stability and increase wear.

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In combination with a bed, resting surface, or the like having a top surface, a combined fabric device useful in facilitating the movement of a person\s body while lying on said combined fabric device disposed on said top surface comprising: (a) a first fabric made from a non-woven, paper thin, soft

In combination with a bed, resting surface, or the like having a top surface, a combined fabric device useful in facilitating the movement of a person\s body while lying on said combined fabric device disposed on said top surface comprising: (a) a first fabric made from a non-woven, paper thin, soft, pliable, compactable, porous material, said material being permeable to air and water and moisture absorbent, said material characterized in that it is non-irritating to the person\s skin after laying on same for a prolonged period of time; (b) a second fabric made from a material which is relatively frictionless such that it moves relatively easily on itself; (c) means fixedly securing said first fabric to said second fabric to form a first subassembly having a first and second end; and (d) means connecting said first end to said second end to form a closed loop of said first subassembly such that said second fabric is on the interior side of said closed loop whereupon it can slide on itself, said closed loop of said first subassembly having a width approximately equal to the width of the bed and having a length approximately extending the distance between the person\s mid-back and thighs, said fabric device when interposed between a person and said top surface upon which he reclines and when disposed between that person\s thighs and mid-back, facilitating that person\s ability to turn and move under his own power without the aid of a second person, the person\s comfort not disturbed by laying thereon for a prolonged period of time, even though the fabric device may be bunched beneath him, due in part to the non-woven, paper thin, soft, pliable, porous, air and water permeable, moisture absorbent material comprising said first fabric.