Bed siderails having flexible portions
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsRobert Mark Zerhusen, David W. Hornbach, David W. Hensley, Gerald D Eckstein, Francis Ganance, Dennis E. Geiling
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Abstract
A bed siderail for a bed having a frame includes a flexible section to allow a portion of the siderail to flex upward.
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A patient support including:
- an articulating deck including a first deck section and a second deck section able to be articulated relative to the first deck section, and
- a siderail coupled to the deck, the siderail having a siderail covering comprising a flexible body having a plurality of notches defined in body, the flexible body being able to flex so as to alter the size of the notches.
A siderail covering flexible body having a plurality of notches defined in the body, the flexible body being able to flex so as to alter the size of the notches and defining a siderail channel therein adapted to receive a patient support siderail therein, the siderail being coupled to an articulatable patient support, the siderail channel extending within the flexible body and at least one of the plurality of notches, wherein the body is able to flex, so as to alter the size of the notches when the siderail moves during articulation of the articulatable patient support.
A covering for a siderail coupled to an articulatable patient support, the covering comprising a flexible body having a plurality of notches defined in the body, the flexible body adaptable to cover a patient support siderail, the body being able to flex so as to alter the size of the notches when the siderail moves during articulation of the articulatable patient support, the plurality of notches including a first set of notches on a first side of the flexible body find a second set of notches on a second side of the flexible body.
A patient support siderail for use with an articulatable patient support, the siderail comprising a flexible body including a flexible material having a plurality of laterally extending apertures, and a rail member positioned at least partially inside the flexible body, the flexible body including a central rail member aperture therein configured to receive a rail member therein and the rail member extending within the central rail member aperture and through at least one of the plurality of laterally extending apertures, the body being able to flex so as to alter the size of the notches when the siderail moves during articulation of the articulatable patient support.
A siderail for a patient support, comprising:
- a siderail covering having a flexible body adaptable to be coupled to a siderail coupled to a patient support having an articulatable deck, the body including foam having a plurality of laterally extending apertures, and
- a rail member positioned at least partially inside the flexible body.
A patient support comprising:
- an articulating deck including a first deck section and a second deck section able to be articulated relative to the first deck section;
- a siderail coupled to the articulating deck;
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- a siderail covering including a body comprising a flexible material having a plurality of adjustably sized notches therein, the body having a first longitudinal end, a second longitudinal end, and a body centerline extending within the body between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, the body having a first position in which the body centerline is straight, and the body having a second position in which the body centerline is curved.
A patient support comprising:
- an articulating deck including a first deck section and a second deck section able to be articulated relative to the first deck section;
- a first siderail portion coupled to the first deck section;
- a second siderail portion coupled to the second deck section;
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- a siderail covering coupled to the first siderail portion and the second siderail portion, the siderail covering comprising a body having a plurality of adjustably sized apertures defined therein.
A patient support comprising:
- an articulating deck including a first deck section and a second deck section able to be articulated relative to the first deck section;
- a siderail having a rail member, and
- a siderail covering having a flexible body including a flexible material having a plurality of laterally extending apertures and a central rail member aperture adapted to receive the rail member therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.