Siderail latching mechanism
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorBrian T. Wiggins
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Abstract
A latch mechanism for a siderail assembly comprises a handle, a link assembly, and a pin. The handle is configured to be moved between a first position and a second position. The link assembly is coupled to the handle and configured to move between a latch position and an unlatch position as a function of the movement of the handle. The pin is configured to be engaged by the link assembly and is configured to rotate from a first rotational orientation to a second rotational orientation to disengage the link assembly from the pin when a false latching condition occurs.
Claims20
A latch mechanism for a siderail assembly, comprising:
- a handle configured to be moved between a first position and a second position;
- a link assembly coupled to the handle and configured to move between a latch position and an unlatch position as a function of the movement of the handle;
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- a pin configured to be engaged by the link assembly and configured to rotate from a first rotational orientation to a second rotational orientation to disengage the link assembly from the pin when a false latching condition occurs.
A siderail assembly, comprising:
- a siderail base configured to be coupled to a frame;
- a siderail body;
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- a movement mechanism coupled to the siderail base and the siderail body and configured to move the siderail body between a first position and a second position, the movement mechanism including a latch mechanism configured to maintain the siderail body in at least one of the first position and the second position, the latch mechanism including a latch pin configured to move with respect to the siderail base to prevent a false latch condition.
A person-support apparatus, comprising:
- a frame;
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- a siderail coupled to the frame and being configured to move between a deployed position and a storage position with respect to the frame, the siderail being selectively maintained in at least one of the deployed position and the storage position by a latch mechanism, the latch mechanism including a latch pin and a pin engaging member, the pin engaging member being configured to engage the latch pin to selectively maintain the siderail in at least one of the deployed position and the storage position, the latch pin being configured to rotate from a first orientation to a second orientation when the pin engaging member does not substantially engage the latch pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.