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US 7,171,708 B2Granted
Foot controls for a bed
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsEugene E. Osborne, John W. Koening, Glenn C. Suttman, Matthew Visca, Jack Wilker, Jr.
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Abstract
A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a frame, a deck, and a mattress. The bed further includes a plurality of foot-operated controls configured to control features of the bed.
Claims19
A patient support comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck supported by the frame, wherein the deck includes a head section and a foot section;
- an actuator configured to move a portion of the deck relative to the frame, wherein the actuator is configured to move the foot section relative to the head section;
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- a foot operated control supported by the frame, the foot operated control including a pedal configured to pivot between a first position and a second position to control movement of the actuator, wherein the first position of the pedal adjusts the foot section away from the head section.
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A patient support comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck supported by the frame;
- an actuator configured to move the deck relative to the frame;
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- a foot operated control supported by the frame, the foot operated control including a first pedal configured to pivot between a first position and a second position spaced from the first position in order to control movement of the actuator wherein the first position of the first pedal is configured to raise the deck, the second position of the first pedal is confianred to lower the deck, and the first pedal is configured to include an intermediate position, located between the first position and the second position, the intermediate position conflaured to provide no movement of the deck and a second pedal positioned in spaced relation to the first pedal, the second pedal configured to pivot between a first position and a second position spaced from the first position.
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A patient support comprising:
- a frame, including a base frame and an intermediate frame;
- a deck supported by the frame, wherein the deck comprises a head section and a foot section, the intermediate frame being disposed between the base frame and the deck;
- an actuator configured to move the deck relative to the frame;
- and
- a foot operated control supported by the frame, the foot operated control including a first pedal configured to pivot between a first position and a second position spaced from the first position in order to control movement of the actuator, wherein the first position of the first pedal is configured to raise the deck and the second position of the first pedal is configured to lower the deck, and a second pedal positioned in spaced relation to the first pedal, the second pedal configured to pivot between a first position and a second position spaced from the first position, wherein the first position of the second pedal is configured to move the foot section with respect to the head section and wherein the first position of the second pedal adjusts the foot section away from the head section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.