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US 8,522,379 B2Granted
Hospital bed foot section with caster cutouts
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorJonathan D. Turner
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Abstract
A bed has a head end and a foot end. The bed has a deck that can assume a horizontal position and at least one position in which a foot section of the deck is substantially vertical. For instance, the bed may assume a chair position, in which a head section of the deck is pivoted upwardly and the foot section is pivoted downwardly to a substantially vertical position. Casters allow the bed to move relative to the floor. At least one caster is coupled to the foot end of the bed. The foot section of the deck is configured to clear the foot end casters when the foot section is in the substantially vertical position.
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A bed, comprising
- a base having a head end and a foot end longitudinally spaced from the head end,
- a plurality of casters supporting the base, the plurality of casters including a pair of foot end casters coupled to the foot end of the base,
- a frame supported by the base,
- a deck supported by the frame, the deck being configured to support a mattress, the deck including at least a head section and a foot section spaced from the head section, at least the head and foot sections being pivotable relative to the frame, the foot section being pivotable relative to a remainder of the deck from a first position to a second position in which the foot section is substantially perpendicular to the base, the foot section having a first end pivotably coupled to the remainder of the deck and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end, the first end having a first width and the second end having a second width, wherein the second width is smaller than the first width to define a substantially “t” shaped foot section;
- wherein the second end of the foot section includes a pair of laterally spaced cutout regions, each of which is defined to allow at least a portion of one of the foot end casters to extend therethrough such that the portion of the one foot end caster is positioned directly beneath the foot section when the foot section is in the second position.
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A bed, comprising
- a base having a head end and a foot end longitudinally spaced from the head end,
- a plurality of casters supporting the base, the plurality of casters including a pair of casters coupled to the foot end of the base,
- a frame supported by the base,
- a deck supported by the frame, the deck being configured to support a mattress, the deck including at least a head section and a foot section spaced from the head section, at least the head and foot sections being pivotable relative to the frame, the foot section being pivotable relative to a remainder of the deck from a first position to a second position in which the foot section is substantially perpendicular to the base, the foot section having first and second longitudinally spaced ends and first and second laterally spaced sides, wherein each of the first and second sides has a first edge intersecting the first end, a second edge intersecting the first edge to define a cutout region, and wherein the cutout region is defined to allow at least a portion of one of the foot end casters to extend therethrough such that the second edge is positioned directly above one of the foot end casters when the foot section is in the second position.
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A bed, comprising
- a base having a head end and a foot end longitudinally spaced from the head end,
- a plurality of casters supporting the base, the plurality of casters including a pair of casters coupled to the foot end of the base,
- a frame supported by and movable relative to the base,
- a deck supported by the frame, the deck being configured to support a mattress, the deck including at least a head section and a foot section spaced from the head section, at least the head and foot sections being pivotable relative to the frame, the foot section being pivotable relative to a remainder of the deck from a first position to a second position in which the foot section is substantially perpendicular to the base, the foot section having a first end pivotably coupled to the remainder of the deck and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end, wherein the first and second ends cooperate to define a pair of cutout regions, each of which is configured to permit passage therethrough of at least a portion of one of the foot end casters such that the portion of the one foot end caster is positioned directly beneath the foot section when the foot section is in the second position.
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