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US 2002/0152551 A1Published application
Bed frame with reduced-shear pivot
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsTimothy W. Perez, Sohrab Soltani, J. J. Romano
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Abstract
A patient support is provided having a frame, a deck positioned on the frame, and a mattress. The deck includes a deck section configured to move relative to the frame. The frame includes a recessed portion configured to receive the deck section during movement of the deck section relative to the frame.
Claims55
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a deck positioned on the frame, the deck including a deck section configured to move relative to the frame, the frame including a recessed portion configured to receive the deck section during movement of the deck section relative to the frame, the recessed portion including an outer width, the deck section being positioned over the recessed portion of the frame and including an outer width greater than or equal to the outer width of the recessed portion, and
- a mattress positioned on the deck.
A patient support comprising
- a frame including a recessed portion defining a recess and a board support portion coupled to the recessed portion,
- an end board coupled to the board support portion of the frame in a substantially vertical position,
- a deck supported by and configured to move relative to the frame, and
- a mattress positioned on the deck, a portion of the mattress being positioned in the recess during movement of the deck relative to the frame.
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A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a deck positioned on the frame, the deck including a deck section configured to move between first and second positions relative to the frame, the frame including a pair of spaced-apart frame members including recessed portions configured to receive the deck section when in the second position, the recessed portions being spaced apart by a first distance, the deck section being positioned above the recessed portion of the spaced-apart frame members and including an outer width greater than or equal to the first distance, and
- a mattress positioned on the deck.
A patient support comprising
- a frame including a concave portion defining a recess,
- a deck positioned on the frame, the deck including a deck section configured to move relative to the frame between a first position and second position, the concave portion of the frame being configured to provide clearance for the deck section to move in the recess when moving between the first and second positions, and
- a mattress positioned on the deck.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a deck positioned on the frame, the deck including a first support member, a second support member, and a coupler configured to couple a first end of the first support member to a second end of the second support member, the coupler being configured to coordinate movement of the first and second support members during movement of the first and second support members relative to the frame between first and second positions, the first end of the first support member being spaced apart from the second end of the second support member by a first distance when in the first position, the first end of the first support member being spaced apart from the second end of the second support member by a second distance when in the second position, the second distance being greater than the first distance,
- an actuator coupled to the first support member of the deck, the actuator being configured to move the first support member between the first and second positions, and
- a mattress positioned on the deck.
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A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail configured to move relative to the frame, the siderail including a rail member and a compliant member coupled to the rail member, the rail member and the compliant member cooperating to block egress of a patient from the mattress, the compliant member being configured to move relative to the rail member when the compliant member moves into contact with an object during movement of the siderail relative to the frame.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail configured to move relative to the frame between a first position and a second position, the siderail including a first rail member and a second rail member coupled to the first rail member and cooperating with the first rail member to block egress of a patient from the mattress, the second rail member being spaced apart from an object when the siderail is in the first position, the second rail member contacting the object when in the second position, the second rail member moving relative to the first rail member when the second rail member moves into contact with the object.
A patient support comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a siderail configured to move in a direction relative to the frame from a first position to a second position, the siderail including a first rail member and a second rail member that cooperates with the first rail member to block egress of a patient from the mattress, the first rail member being configured to move in the direction when the siderail moves in the direction, the second rail member being configured to move in the direction when the siderail moves in the direction until contacting an object and ceasing movement in the direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.