Footboard egress design
OwnerDavid W. Hornbachinventor
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Abstract
A person-support apparatus comprises a frame, a longitudinally extending member, and an endboard. The frame is configured to support a person thereon. The longitudinally extending member has a first end rotatably coupled to the frame at a first joint. The longitudinally extending member is configured to rotate between a first rotational orientation and a second rotational orientation with respect to the frame. The endboard is coupled to a second end of the longitudinally extending member and rotates with the longitudinally extending member between a first position and a second position. The endboard locates a first side of the frame in the first position and a second side of the frame in the second position.
Claims21
A person-support apparatus, comprising:
- a frame configured to support a person thereon;
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- an endboard movably coupled to the frame and configured to translate along a side of the frame between a first position and a second position.
A person-support apparatus, comprising:
- a frame configured to support a person thereon, the frame including a first support section and a second support section configured to pivot with respect to the first support section between a first angular orientation and a second angular orientation, the second support section being configured to support the lower extremities of a person supported on the frame;
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- an endboard rotatably coupled to the second support section and configured to move therewith as the second support section moves between the first angular orientation and the second angular orientation, the endboard being configured to rotate between a first rotational orientation and a second rotational orientation with respect to the second support section, a portion of the endboard being configured to assist a person attempting to at least one of ingress and egress to/from the frame when the endboard is in the second rotational orientation.
A person-support apparatus, comprising:
- a frame configured to support a person thereon;
- a longitudinally extending member having a first end rotatably coupled to the frame at a first joint, the longitudinally extending member being configured to rotate between a first rotational orientation and a second rotational orientation with respect to the frame;
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- a endboard coupled to a second end of the longitudinally extending member and rotating with the longitudinally extending member between a first position and a second position, wherein the endboard locates a first side of the frame in the first position and a second side of the frame in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.