Headwall unit for patient servicing and method for installation
AssigneeHill-Rom, Inc.
InventorsEugene H. Fullenkamp, Francis J. Burst, Cecil R. Lohrey, William D. Drew
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Abstract
A headwall unit for patient-care rooms has a skeletal framework which supports slidable cover panels. The cover panels are held in place by a removable vertically elongate portion of the framework. When the vertically elongate portion is released, the cover panels can be easily removed to provide access to the interior of the unit for installation or maintenance.
Claims17
A headwall unit of the type adapted for connection to a wall of a patient's room to provide services to the patient, said headwall unit comprising:
- a skeletal framework to which patient service components are connected, said framework having front and side portions and including pairs of vertically spaced horizontal track slots disposed along said front portion, the slots of each pair being open toward one another,
- front cover panels disposed in said pairs of track slots for horizontal sliding movement therein,
- said framework including a vertically elongate, releasably attachable means at one side of said unit for preventing removal of said panels from said framework when attached and for accommodating horizontal sliding movement of said panels from said framework when released.
A headwall unit adapted for connection to a wall of a patient's room to provide services to the patient, said headwall unit comprising:
- a skeletal framework including vertically extending side elements and horizontally extending front elements interconnecting said side elements,
- said framework including track-defining means forming track slots receiving front and side panels which cover said front and side elements, said track defining means including means forming upper and lower horizontal front track slots in which said front panels are horizontally slidable, and at least one vertical track member disposed at the intersection of one of said side elements and said front elements, said track member being releasably connected to said framework such that when installed said track member overlies an end of each front panel and when removed said front and side panels can be removed from said framework.
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