Ventilator Headboard Apparatus

The ventilator headboard apparatus comprising:

• a chassis;
• at least one mounting panel;
• a supply plenum;
• a cover plate;
• a plenum space;
• a pressurized conduit;
• an air handling assembly;
• a power supply;
• the chassis extending between a fore end and a rear end;
• the at least one mounting panel, the air handling assembly, and the power supply being mounted to the chassis between the fore end and the rear end;
• the supply plenum being mounted to the at least one mounting panel adjacent to the rear end of the chassis;
• the cover plate being mounted to the at least one mounting panel adjacent to the fore end of the chassis;
• the plenum space being delineated between the supply plenum and the cover plate, traversing the at least one mounting panel;
• the pressurized conduit being connected between the air handling assembly and the supply plenum, wherein the air handling assembly is in fluid communication with the plenum space through the pressurized conduit;
• the power supply being electrically connected to the air handling assembly;
• a deployable enclosure comprising at least one pivoting base, an overhead support, and a canopy;
• the at least one pivoting base being mounted to the supply plenum;
• the overhead support being adjustably mounted to the at least one pivoting base adjacent to the rear end of the chassis;
• the overhead support being configured to extend from the rear end towards the fore end of the chassis;
• the canopy being mounted to the deployable support, wherein the cover plate is substantially enclosed by the canopy;
• the plenum space further comprising an internal cavity and at least one diffuser element;
• and
• the at least one diffuser element being mounted into the internal cavity adjacent to the at least one mounting panel, wherein the at least one diffuser element is configured to moderate airflow within the plenum space.