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US 7,610,638 B2Granted
Hospital bed
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsKenneth L. Kramer, David W. Hornbach, David A. Albersmeyer, Gerald D. Eckstein, Michael W. Hamilton
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Abstract
A bed comprises a frame and a deck coupled to the frame. The deck includes a back section, a seat section, a thigh section, and a foot section. An actuator is coupled to the back section to move the back section from a horizontal position to an elevated position relative to the frame.
Claims19
A bed comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck including a back section, a seat section, a foot section, and a thigh section spaced from the seat section and the foot section, the thigh section being movable to lengthen and shorten the thigh section;
- an actuator coupled to the back section to move the back section from a horizontal position to an elevated position relative to the frame, the thigh section being automatically lengthened in response to the back section moving from the horizontal position to the elevated position, and the thigh section being shortened in response to the back section moving from the elevated position to the horizontal position;
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- a flexible panel coupled to the seat section, the flexible panel including a portion positioned to overlap the back section during movement of the back section relative to the frame, thereby spanning a gap between the back section and the seat section to support a mattress.
2 more elements
A bed comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck including a back section, a seat section, a foot section, and a thigh section spaced from the seat section and the foot section, the thigh section being movable to lengthen and shorten the thigh section;
- an actuator coupled to the back section to move the back section from a horizontal position to an elevated position relative to the frame, the thigh section being automatically lengthened in response to the back section moving from the horizontal position to the elevated position, and the thigh section being shortened in response to the back section moving from the elevated position to the horizontal position, wherein the thigh section includes a movable thigh section, the movable thigh section being movable relative to the seat section toward a foot end of the bed to lengthen the thigh section;
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- a flexible panel coupled to the seat section, the flexible panel including a portion positioned to overlap the movable thigh section during movement of the movable thigh section relative to the seat section, thereby spanning a gap between the movable thigh section and the seat section to support a mattress.
2 more elements
A bed comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck including a back section, a seat section, a foot section, and a thigh section positioned adjacent the foot section, the thigh section being movable to lengthen and shorten the thigh section;
- a mechanical linkage coupled between the back section and the thigh section, the mechanical linkage being configured to automatically lengthen and shorten the thigh section in response to movement of the back section;
- an actuator coupled to the back section to move the back section from a horizontal position to an elevated position relative to the frame, the thigh section being lengthened in response to the back section moving from the horizontal position to the elevated position, and the thigh section being shortened in response to the back section moving from the elevated position to the horizontal position;
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- a flexible panel coupled to the seat section, the flexible panel including a portion positioned to overlap the thigh section during movement of the thigh section relative to the seat section, thereby spanning a gap between the thigh section and the seat section to support a mattress.
3 more elements
A bed comprising
- a frame,
- a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a head section, a seat section adjacent the head section, a thigh section adjacent the seat section, and a foot section adjacent the thigh section, the thigh section including a first frame section and a second frame section spaced from the first frame section, and
- an actuator coupled to the thigh section, the actuator being operable to pivot the first frame section upwardly relative to the frame and operable to move the second frame section longitudinally relative to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.