Title:
HOSPITAL BED
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002076367
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
1 A bed comprises a frame and a deck coupled to the frame. 2 The deck being configured to support a mattress, the deck including a first deck section and a movable second deck section and a flexible panel coupled to the first deck section, the flexible panel including a portion positioned to overlap the movable second deck section during movement of the second deck section relative to the first deck section, thereby spanning a gap between the first deck section and the second deck section to support a portion of the mattress.
Inventors:
KRAMER KENNETH L
HORNBACH DAVID W
ALBERSMEYER DAVID A
ECKSTEIN GERALD D
HAMILTON MICHAEL W
HORNBACH DAVID W
ALBERSMEYER DAVID A
ECKSTEIN GERALD D
HAMILTON MICHAEL W
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/009510
Publication Date:
May 22, 2003
Filing Date:
March 27, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HILL ROM SERVICES INC (US)
International Classes:
A61G7/00; A61G7/015; A47C20/04; (IPC1-7): A61G7/015; A47C20/04
Foreign References:
| US5127034A | 1992-06-30 | |||
| DE4230013A1 | 1993-03-11 | |||
| EP0604240A1 | 1994-06-29 | |||
| US2477400A | 1949-07-26 | |||
| US6012186A | 2000-01-11 | |||
| FR2671468A1 | 1992-07-17 | |||
| GB2362566A | 2001-11-28 |
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