Frame structure for use with patient support

A frame structure for supporting equipment and accessories above a patient on a patient support comprising a head end, a foot end, longitudinally extending sides, head end corner portions, and foot end corner portions, the frame structure comprising:

• a head end frame portion comprising an upright portion to extend upwardly from each head end corner portion to an upper end portion, an intermediate portion extending from each upper end portion of each upright portion toward the foot end, and a transverse portion extending between upper end portions of the intermediate portions, and
• a side frame portion to be selectively connected to either of the longitudinally extending sides and the transverse portion adjacent to the upper end portion of either of the intermediate portions.

A patient care apparatus comprising:

• a patient support comprising a head end, a foot end, longitudinally extending sides, head end corner portions, and foot end corner portions, and
• a frame structure to support equipment and accessories above a patient on the patient support, the frame structure comprising a head end frame portion extending upwardly from the head end over the patient and toward the foot end to terminate with a distal portion and a side frame portion extending upwardly selectively from either of the longitudinally extending sides to couple to the distal portion of the head end frame portion.

A coupler for attachment to a cylindrical member having an axis and a cylindrical outer surface formed about the axis to have a first diameter, the coupler comprising:

• a support member comprising axially spaced apart first and second resilient clamps to fit over the outer surface, the first and second clamps opening in opposite directions to receive and extend about axially spaced apart opposite portions of the cylindrical member, the clamps providing a channel with a common central axis which will generally coincide with the axis of the cylindrical member when the clamps receive the cylindrical member.

A coupler comprising:

• first and second resilient clamps facing in opposite directions and providing a channel having a channel axis, the clamps being axially spaced relative to the channel axis, the clamps being configured to receive an object in the channel to clamp the object therein upon relative movement between the coupler and the object about an axis of rotation transverse to the channel axis.