# US 7,073,221 B2 · Bed having a removable foot section > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,073,221 B2 - Document ID: US7073221B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/871,598 - Filed: 2004-06-18 - Published: 2004-11-18 - Granted: 2006-07-11 - Earliest claimed: 1999-08-23 - Assignees: Hill-Rom Services, Inc. - Inventors: Brent Goodwin; Matthew W. Weismiller - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7073221B2 ## CPC - A61G 13/0009: {Obstetrical tables or delivery beds (chairs for gynaecological purposes A61G15/005)} - A61G 7/0514: {mounted to individual mattress supporting frame sections} - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The removable section of claim 1, further comprising a connecting member operably coupling the handle to the interactive member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The removable section of claim 2, wherein the connecting member comprises a cable. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The removable section of claim 1, further comprising a mounting block supported by the body and configured to define an end of travel for the handle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The removable section of claim 1, wherein the handle is configured to move between a first, rest position and a second, active position, the handle being biased toward the first, rest position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The removable section of claim 1, wherein the guide member comprises a track, and the handle is operably coupled to the track for sliding movement therealong. ### Claim 7 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; and 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. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The removable section of claim 7, wherein the interactive member comprises part of a locking mechanism configured to secure the removable section to the patient support. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The removable section of claim 8, wherein the interactive member comprises a detent release selectively engagable with a detent supported by the patient support. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The removable section of claim 7, further comprising a guide member supported by the body, the handle supported for sliding movement by the guide member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The removable section of claim 10, wherein the guide member comprises a track, and the handle is operably coupled to the track for sliding movement therealong. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The removable section of claim 7, further comprising a connecting member operably coupling the handle to the interactive member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The removable section of claim 12, wherein the connecting member comprises a cable. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The removable section of claim 7, further comprising a mounting block supported by the body and configured to define an end of travel for the handle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The removable section of claim 14, further comprising a spring coupled between the mounting block and the handle, the spring being configured to bias the handle toward a rest position. ### Claim 16 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; and 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. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The patient support of claim 16, wherein: the first interactive member comprises a detent; and the second interactive member comprises a detent release. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The patient support of claim 16, further comprising a release handle slidably supported by the removable section and operably coupled to the second interactive member. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The patient support of claim 18, further comprising a guide member supported by the removable section, the release handle being supported for sliding movement along the guide member. ### Claim 20 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; and a spring coupled between the mounting block and the handle, the spring being configured to bias the handle toward a rest position.