US 6,145,253 AGranted

Head wall for a hospital room

AssigneeHill-Rom, Inc.

InventorsDennis J. Gallant, Edward W. Catton, Steven R. Westerfeld

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Abstract

A head wall apparatus includes a support configured to be coupled to a wall. A front panel is coupled to the support to define an interior region of the head wall. A plurality of first gas blocks are coupled to the support, and a plurality of second gas blocks are also coupled to the support spaced apart from the first gas blocks. Each of the first and second gas blocks have an inlet and an outlet. The apparatus further includes a plurality of first and second gas supply hoses located in the interior region which are coupled to the first and second gas supply blocks, respectively. At least one divider is coupled to the support within the interior region. The at least one divider is configured to separate the first and second gas supply hoses into first and second separate pathways within the interior region.

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Dependent claims

A head wall apparatus comprising:

a support configured to be coupled to a wall;
a front panel coupled to the support to define an interior region of the head wall;
a plurality of first gas blocks coupled to the support, each of the first gas blocks having an inlet and an outlet;
a plurality of second gas blocks coupled to the support spaced apart from the first gas blocks, each of the second gas blocks having an inlet and an outlet;
a plurality of first gas supply hoses located in the interior region, each of the first gas supply hoses having a first end coupled to the inlet of one of the first gas blocks and a second end configured to be coupled to a gas supply on the wall;
a plurality of second gas supply hoses located in the interior region, each of the second gas supply hoses having a first end coupled to the inlet of one of the second gas blocks and a second end configured to be coupled to a gas supply on the wall;
and
at least one divider coupled to the support within the interior region, the at least one divider being configured to separate the first and second gas supply hoses into first and second separate pathways within the interior region.

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A head wall apparatus comprising:

a support configured to be coupled to a wall;
a front panel coupled to the support to define an interior region of the head wall;
a plurality of first gas blocks coupled to the support, each of the first gas blocks having an inlet and an outlet;
a plurality of second gas blocks coupled to the support spaced apart from the first gas blocks, each of the second gas blocks having an inlet and an outlet;
a plurality of first gas supply hoses located in the interior region, each of the first gas supply hoses having a first end coupled to the inlet of one of the first gas blocks and a second end configured to be coupled to a gas supply on the wall;
a plurality of second gas supply hoses located in the interior region, each of the second gas supply hoses having a first end coupled to the inlet of one of the second gas blocks and a second end configured to be coupled to a gas supply on the wall;
and
means for dividing the interior region into first and second separate pathways for receiving the first and second gas supply hoses, respectively.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.