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US 7,073,221 B2Granted
Bed having a removable foot section
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsBrent Goodwin, Matthew W. Weismiller
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus including a patient support and a removable section. A locking mechanism includes interactive members supported by the patient support and the removable section for releasably securing the removable section to the patient support.
Claims20
A removable section configured to couple with a patient support, the removable section comprising:
- a body;
- a guide member supported by the body;
- a handle supported for sliding movement by the guide member;
- a locking mechanism configured to secure the removable section to the patient support, the locking mechanism including an interactive member operably coupled to the handle, wherein sliding movement of the handle moves the interactive member;
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- the interactive member including a detent release selectively engagable with a detent supported by the patient support, wherein the detent release is pivotably mounted to the body.
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A removable section configured to couple with a patient support, the removable section comprising:
- a body;
- a handle supported for sliding movement relative to the body;
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- an interactive member movably coupled to the body and operably coupled to the handle, wherein sliding movement of the handle causes pivoting movement of the interactive member with respect to the body.
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A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a patient support;
- a removable section movable between a first position wherein the removable section is coupled to the patient support and a second position wherein the removable section is spaced apart from the patient support;
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- a locking mechanism including a first interactive member movably coupled to the patient support, and a second interactive member movably coupled to the removable section, the first interactive member being selectively connected to the second interactive member only when the removable section is in the first position.
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A removable section configured to couple with a patient support, the removable section comprising:
- a body;
- a handle supported for sliding movement relative to the body;
- an interactive member operably coupled to the handle, wherein sliding movement of the handle causes pivoting movement of the interactive member;
- a mounting block supported by the body and configured to define an end of travel for the handle;
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- a spring coupled between the mounting block and the handle, the spring being configured to bias the handle toward a rest position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.