Title:
BED SIDERAIL APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003070061
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A patient support (10) is provided that includes a frame (11), a mattress (13) positioned over the frame (11), and a siderail (320). The siderail (320) includes a rail member (340) having a longitudinal axis (398) and a linkage assembly (342) configured to permit movement of the rail member (340) between a raised position blocking egress of a patient positioned on the mattress (13) and a lowered position permitting egress. The linkage assembly (342) has a longitudinal axis (343) that deviates from being perpendicular to and deviates from being parallel with the longitudinal axis (398) of the rail member (340) at all times during movement of the rail member (340) from the raised to lowered position.
Inventors:
GANANCE FRANCIS C
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/005005
Publication Date:
November 13, 2003
Filing Date:
February 19, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HILL ROM SERVICES INC (US)
International Classes:
A47C21/08; A61G7/00; A61G7/012; A61G7/015; A61G7/018; A61G7/05; A61G7/053; A61G7/057; (IPC1-7): A47C21/08; A61G7/00
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