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US 2012/0233774 A1Published application
Pendant assembly with removable tether
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorRobert Mark Zerhusen
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Abstract
A pendant assembly includes a pendant and a tether. The pendant and tether are configured so that the tether can be removed from the pendant when the pendant is secured to a person-support apparatus, and so that the tether remains attached to the pendant when the pendant is removed from the person-support apparatus.
Claims21
A siderail assembly, comprising:
- a siderail configured to be coupled to a person-support apparatus and include a first surface, a second surface, an edge extending between the first and second surfaces, the edge defining an opening in the siderail;
- a pendant configured to control at least one function of the person-support apparatus, the pendant including a housing, a user interface supported by the housing, and a power source, the housing being sized to fit within the opening in the siderail;
- a locking mechanism configured to secure the pendant to the siderail;
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- a tether configured to engage the locking mechanism of the pendant to permit the pendant to be uncoupled from the siderail when the tether is engaged with the locking mechanism and to permit the tether to be uncoupled from the pendant when the pendant is secured to the siderail.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame;
- a support member coupled to the frame, the support member defining a docking area;
- a pendant configured to wirelessly control an electronically-controllable function of a person-support apparatus, the pendant being sized to fit securely within the docking area;
- a tether releasably coupled to the pendant;
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- a locking mechanism configured to enable the pendant to be released from the docking area when the tether is coupled to the pendant and to enable the tether to be released from the pendant when the pendant is secured within the docking area.
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A pendant assembly, comprising:
- a housing configured to be removably couplable to a docking area of a person-support apparatus;
- a user interface supported by the housing and configured to receive an input from a user;
- a power source configured to supply power to the user interface;
- a locking mechanism supported by the housing, and
- a tether releasably couplable to the locking mechanism to enable the pendant to be released from the docking area when the tether is coupled to the pendant and to enable the tether to be released from the pendant when the pendant is secured within the docking area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.