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US 12,336,941 B2Granted
Patient support apparatus having detachable barrier assembly
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Zerhusen, Archana Vaidyanathan
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus that is adaptable to multiple modes of transport includes a variable length base and a drive system that includes two independently drivable wheels that are responsive to inputs from a user to steer the patient support apparatus. A barrier assembly is secured to the upper frame by a tab which is received into a receiver formed in a head end of the frame.
Claims20
A patient support apparatus comprising
- a frame including a receiver formed in the frame, the receiver having a spring-loaded grip actuated by a handle positioned on the receiver, and
- a removable barrier assembly having a fixed panel, the removable barrier assembly including a tab, the tab extending from the fixed panel, the tab being configured to be received in the receiver formed in the frame, the tab having a channel formed in a surface of the tab, the channel engageable by the spring-loaded grip when the tab is positioned in the receiver, wherein when the spring-loaded grip engages the channel the spring-loaded grip and channel cooperate to retain the tab in the receiver, wherein the handle is actuatable between a locked position where the spring-loaded grip engages the channel to secure the tab from removal from the receiver, and a release position wherein the spring-loaded grip disengages the channel which allows the tab to be removed from the receiver.
A patient support apparatus comprising
- a frame including a main portion and a receiver formed in the frame, the receiver adjustable relative to the main portion about a pivot axis, the receiver having a spring-loaded grip actuated by a handle positioned on the receiver, and
- a removable barrier assembly having a fixed panel including a tab, the tab extending from the fixed panel, the tab being configured to be received in the receiver formed in the frame, the tab having a channel formed in a surface of the tab, the channel engageable by the spring-loaded grip when the tab is positioned in the receiver, wherein when the spring-loaded grip engages the channel the spring-loaded grip and channel cooperate to retain the tab in the receiver, to retain the tab in the receiver to secure the removable barrier assembly to the receiver such that the removable barrier assembly moves with the receiver as the receiver pivots about the pivot axis, the barrier assembly including an upper push grip positioned for use when the receiver is pivoted to a lowered position and a lower push grip positioned for use when the receiver pivoted to a raised position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.