Furniture headboards and footboards
AssigneeBarton Medical Corporation
InventorRobert McMahan
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Abstract
Disclosed is a bedstead board having at least one recess near a first or a second side. The at least one recess is configured to removably receive a roller of a patient transport system. In use, two bedstead boards are connected to a bed frame. Each of the two bedstead boards includes at least one recess, with the at least two recesses aligning to receive a roller of the patient transport system to be parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bed. Preferably, the at least one recess is tilted from vertical such that the roller will not tend to dislodge from the at least one recess during use.
Claims7
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A method for using a bedstead board attached to a bed, comprising the step of positioning a roller of a patient transport system in at least one recess of the bedstead board, wherein the recess is spaced a distance from a side of the board and wherein the roller is retained within the recess sufficiently to withstand forces acting upon the roller.
A method for using a bedstead board attached to a bed for a patient transport system, wherein the board has a body with a top, a bottom opposed to the top, a first side, and a second side opposing the first side, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- a) positioning a roller of the patient transport system in two opposing recesses of the bedstead board, wherein each recess is spaced a distance from a side of the board;
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- b) retaining the roller within the recess sufficiently to withstand forces acting upon the roller when the patient transport system is operating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.