Patient headwall unit
AssigneeJoerns Furniture Company, a Division of American Seating Company
InventorsFrank M. Damico, Patrick John O'Toole
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Abstract
A patient room headwall unit consisting of an integral module for suspension on the headwall of a hospital room between two patient beds. The unit, which is prewired during assembly at the factory, includes a center section having provisions for gas, communication or nurse call and electrical services, the same being accessible at either bed through use of pendant controls and the like. It also includes a lighting section at either side of the central section for providing reading light and both high and low intensity general room illumination at each patient bed. The unit, ordinarily, will be installed in conjuction with ceiling-drop services and a telescopic shroud is provided to conceal these services once installation has been completed.
Claims41
A patient headwall unit adapted for positioning against the headwall of a patient room in a hospital or like facility between two beds, such unit comprising:
- a generally rectangular, vertically elongated central section having means therein for accommodating electrical services and means for making such services available at the exterior of the unit for use at either of said beds;
- a vertically elongated lighting section integral with and affixed to either side of said central section, each said lighting section being of heighth generally equal to said central section, each said lighting section including a reading light, a general room illumination light and means for directing the light rays from said reading light downwardly, outwardly and forwardly onto the upper section of the bed positioned adjacent thereto;
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- means for switching said reading and general room illumination lights on and off.
A patient headwall unit adapted for suspension on the headwall of a patient room in a hospital or like facility adjacent a bed, said unit comprising:
- a generally rectangular, vertically elongated central section having means therein for accommodating electrical services and for making such services available at the exterior of the unit for use at the bed;
- a vertically elongated lighting section integral with and affixed to one side of said central section, said lighting section being of a heighth generally equal to said central section, the outer surface of said lighting section diverging away from said central section toward said headwall;
- a reading light positioned within said lighting section near the top thereof and means for directing the light rays from said reading light downwardly, outwardly and forwardly onto the upper section of the bed positioned adjacent thereto;
- a general room illumination light positioned within said lighting section;
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- means for switching said reading and general room illumination lights on and off.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.