Side guard for bed including means for controlling remote electrical devices
AssigneeHill-Rom, Inc.
InventorsWilliam D. Drew, Leslie D. Foster, Dennis J. Gallant
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Abstract
A bed side guard that is rotatable between an elevated and lowered position is provided with means for controlling remote electrical devices such as radio, television, room light, nurses' call station, room environment control and intercommunication system. Thus, a variety of remote devices can be operated and controlled by control means that are always immediately accessible and viewable by the occupant of the bed.
Claims16
In a guard structure for a bed of the type including a side guard for preventing accidental egress from the bed, means for mounting the side guard to the bed, and means for allowing the side guard to be moved fron an elevated to a lowered position to allow access to the bed, an improvement comprising:
- control means mounted on the side guard in a position accessible and viewable by a person lying on the bed, said control means being connectable to at least one selectable remote electrical device remotely positioned away from the bed and said control means for permitting control of the operation of the remote electrical device from the bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.