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US 2004/0000010 A1Published application
Bed siderails having flexible portions
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsRobert Mark Zerhusen, David W. Hornbach, David W. Hensley, Gerald D. Eckstein, Francis Ganance, Dennis E. Geiling
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Abstract
A bed siderail for a bed having a frame includes a flexible section to allow a portion of the siderail to flex upward.
Claims30
A siderail covering comprising a flexible body having a plurality of notches defined in the body, the flexible body being able to flex so as to alter the size of the notches.
A siderail comprising:
- a flexible body including a flexible material having a plurality of laterally extending apertures, and
- a rail member positioned at least partially inside the flexible body.
A siderail for use with a bed comprising:
- a body comprising a flexible material having a plurality of adjustably sized notches therein, the body having a first longitudinal end, a second longitudinal end, and a body centerline extending within the body between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, the body having a first position in which the body centerline is straight, and the body having a second position in which the body centerline is curved.
A patient support comprising:
- an articulating deck including a first deck section and a second deck section able to be articulated relative to the first deck section;
- a first siderail portion coupled to the first deck section;
- a second siderail portion coupled to the second deck section;
- and
- a siderail covering coupled to the first siderail portion and the second siderail portion, the siderail covering comprising a body having a plurality of adjustably sized apertures defined therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.