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US 7,886,380 B2Granted
Hospital bed
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsDavid W. Hornbach, Kenneth Rudolf, Raymond C. Gould, John D. Vogel, Francis C. Ganance
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Abstract
A patient support including a frame, plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, a deck, and a scissor mechanism coupled to the frame and the deck to move the deck from a raised position to a lowered position. The support includes brake mechanism including a brake pad to contact the floor to prevent the patient support from rolling.
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A patient support comprising:
- a first frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced rails and a pair of longitudinally spaced crossmembers,
- a second frame adjacent the first frame,
- a deck including at least one pivotable deck section, the deck being supported by the second frame,
- a support between the second frame and the deck,
- a plurality of wheels movably supporting the first frame relative to a floor surface,
- a first brake mechanism coupled to the second frame, the first brake mechanism including a first member configured to contact the floor surface,
- a second brake mechanism coupled to the second frame and spaced from the first brake mechanism, the second brake mechanism comprising a second and a third member pivotally coupled to the second frame and configured to contact the floor surface, and
- an extendable-length actuator pivotally coupled to at least one of the first and second brake mechanisms to move at least one of the first, second, and third members into contact with the floor surface, wherein the first frame is movable in a longitudinal direction relative to at least one of the first and second brake mechanisms between a first position in which the at least one of the first and second brake mechanisms is nearer to a portion of the first frame and a second position in which the at least one of the first and second brake mechanisms is farther away from the portion of the first frame.
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A patient support comprising:
- a first frame;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the first frame and positioned between the first frame and a floor surface supporting the plurality of wheels, the plurality of wheels configured to transport the first frame from one location to another location;
- a second frame adjacent to the first frame, the first frame being movable in a longitudinal direction relative to the second frame,
- a braking system coupled to the first and second frames, the braking system comprising a first brake member coupled to the first frame and a second brake member coupled to the second frame and spaced from the first brake member, the first brake member and the second brake member being movable between a first position configured to prevent longitudinal movement of the first frame relative to the second frame and a second position spaced from the first position and configured to permit longitudinal movement of the first frame relative to the second frame,
- an electric actuator operably coupled to the braking system to move the first brake member from the non-braking position to the braking position;
- a controller operably coupled to the electric actuator to cause the electric actuator to move the first brake member;
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- a button coupled to the controller, the button being contactable by a person to actuate the controller.
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A patient support comprising:
- a first frame,
- an articulating deck usable to support a mattress,
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the first frame and positioned between the first frame and a floor surface supporting the plurality of wheels,
- a second frame adjacent to the first frame,
- a lift mechanism having a first end and a second end vertically spaced from the first end, the first end being connected to the second frame and the second end being connected to the deck, the deck being supported by the lift mechanism, the lift mechanism being configured to raise and lower the deck relative to the first and second frames,
- a brake mechanism coupled to the second frame, the brake mechanism including a first braking member and a second braking member, and the first braking member being movable between a non-braking position which is closer to the second braking member and a braking position which is farther away from the second braking member, wherein the first frame is slidable in a longitudinal direction relative to the second frame when the first and second braking members are in the braking position.
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