IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0965953
(2010-12-13)
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등록번호 |
US-8621688
(2014-01-07)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
159 |
초록
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A siderail assembly includes a guide, a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide, and a barrier coupled to the guide. The barrier is movable between a lowered position, wherein the barrier is situated substantially below a frame of a patient support apparatus, and a raised position
A siderail assembly includes a guide, a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide, and a barrier coupled to the guide. The barrier is movable between a lowered position, wherein the barrier is situated substantially below a frame of a patient support apparatus, and a raised position, wherein the barrier is situated substantially above the frame.
대표청구항
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising a base,a frame coupled to the base,a deck supported by the frame, anda siderail assembly including a guide coupled to the frame,a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide,a barrier including a lower panel coupled to the support to move ther
1. A patient support apparatus comprising a base,a frame coupled to the base,a deck supported by the frame, anda siderail assembly including a guide coupled to the frame,a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide,a barrier including a lower panel coupled to the support to move therewith and an upper panel located in spaced-apart relation above the lower panel and coupled to the lower panel to extend upwardly away from the lower panel, the barrier being movable between a raised position above the deck and a lowered position below the deck while remaining in a generally vertical orientation, anda pivot unit interposed between the upper panel and the lower panel to support the upper panel for rotation about a generally vertical axis from a straight position generally aligned vertically with the lower panel outside of a scat-section space defined above a perimeter of a seat section included in the deck and a canted position rotated toward the seat section to extend into the seat-section space so that an angle is defined between the upper panel and the lower panel,wherein a first portion of the upper panel extends away from the lower panel into the seat-section space and a second portion of the upper panel extends away from the lower panel and the seat-section space when the upper panel is in the canted position. 2. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pivot unit includes a pivot that defines the generally vertical axis and is arranged to lie between and to interconnect the lower panel and the upper panel. 3. The patient support apparatus of claim 2, wherein the upper panel includes a foot end and an opposite head end spaced-apart from the foot end and the pivot is positioned to lie between the head end and the foot end. 4. The patient support apparatus of claim 3, wherein the pivot is positioned to lie about midway between the head end and the foot end. 5. The patient support apparatus of claim 3, wherein the upper panel is formed to include an aperture at the foot end of the upper panel, the aperture is adapted to receive a hand of a patient therein. 6. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the seat section of the deck includes a first longitudinal side, a second longitudinal side spaced-apart from and generally parallel to the first longitudinal side, a head end extending between and interconnecting the first and second longitudinal sides, and a foot end spaced-apart from and generally parallel to the head end, and the guide is coupled to the frame to cause the barrier to extend along the first longitudinal side of the seat section when the upper panel is in the straight position. 7. The patient support apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a second siderail assembly including a guide, a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide, and a barrier including a lower panel coupled to the support to move therewith and an upper panel coupled to the lower panel to extend in the upward direction away from the lower panel, and the upper panel is movable about a second vertical axis between a straight position and a canted position. 8. The patient support apparatus of claim 7, wherein a first distance is defined between a foot end of the upper panel of the siderail assembly and a foot end of the upper panel of the second siderail assembly when the upper panels are in the straight position, a second distance is defined between the foot ends of the upper panels when the upper panels are in the canted positions, and the first distance is greater than the second distance. 9. A patient support apparatus comprising a base,a frame,a deck supported by the frame, anda siderail assembly including, a guide,a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide,a barrier coupled to the support to move about a generally longitudinal axis between a raised position above the deck and a lowered position below the deck while the barrier remains in a generally vertical orientation, anda pivot unit including a carrier foundation coupled to the frame, a guide carrier coupled to the guide to cause the guide, the support, and the barrier to move therewith, and a pivot arranged to interconnect the guide carrier and the carrier foundation to cause the guide carrier to move about a vertical axis relative to the carrier foundation between a straight position wherein the barrier is spaced-apart laterally from the deck and a canted position wherein the barrier has rotated about the vertical axis in a first direction toward the deck to extend toward the deck. 10. The patient support apparatus of claim 9, wherein the guide carrier includes a bracket coupled to the frame and a flange extending downwardly away from the frame. 11. The patient support apparatus of claim 10, wherein the guide carrier includes an axle extending along the vertical axis and the flange is formed to include an axle receiver sized to receive the axle for movement of the axle relative thereto. 12. The patient support apparatus of claim 9, wherein the upper panel and the lower panel are monolithically formed and the upper panel is formed to include an aperture, the aperture establishing a handle at the foot end of the barrier. 13. The patient support apparatus of claim 9, wherein the pivot is situated between a head end and the foot end of the barrier. 14. The patient support apparatus of claim 13, wherein the pivot is situated below the frame. 15. The patient support apparatus of claim 13, wherein the vertical location of the pivot is maintained when the barrier moves between the raised position and the lowered position. 16. A patient support apparatus comprising a base,a frame coupled to the base,a deck supported by the frame,a first siderail assembly coupled to the frame along a second longitudinal side of the deck, the first siderail assembly including a foot end and an opposite head end spaced-apart from the foot end, anda second siderail assembly including a guide coupled to the frame along a first longitudinal side of a seat section included in the deck,a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide,a barrier including a lower panel coupled to the support to move therewith and an upper panel located in spaced-apart relation above the lower panel and coupled to the lower panel to extend upwardly away from the lower panel, the upper panel including a foot end and an opposite head end, and the barrier being movable about a generally longitudinal axis between a raised position above the deck and a lowered position below the deck, and maintaining the barrier in a generally vertical orientation throughout, anda pivot unit interposed between the upper panel and the lower panel to support the upper panel of the barrier for rotation about a vertical axis relative to the seat section from an aligned position in which the upper panel is spaced-apart laterally from the seat section a first distance to a canted position in which the upper panel has moved about the vertical axis toward the seat section to be spaced-apart laterally from the seat section a second distance, and the first distance is greater than the second distance,wherein a first portion of the upper panel extends away from the lower panel into the seat-section space and a second portion of the upper panel extends away from the lower panel and the seat-section space when the upper panel is in the canted position. 17. The patient support apparatus of claim 16, wherein the pivot unit includes an axle, the axle being a hollow tubular member. 18. The patient support apparatus of claim 16, wherein the upper panel and the lower panel are monolithic and the lower panel moves with the upper panel. 19. The patient support apparatus of claim 16, wherein the pivot unit is further configured to move the upper panel to an extended position in which the upper panel is arranged to lie in generally perpendicular relation with the lower panel. 20. A siderail assembly for a patient support apparatus, the siderail assembly comprising a harrier adapted to couple to a frame included in a patient support apparatus to move between a raised position above a deck included in the patient support apparatus and a lowered position below the deck, the barrier including a lower panel and an upper panel coupled to the lower panel in spaced-apart relation above the lower panel to extend upwardly away from the lower panel and move relative to the lower panel between a straight position generally aligned vertically with the lower panel outside of a seat-section space defined above a perimeter of a seat section included in the deck and a canted position rotated toward the seat section to extend into the seat-section space,wherein a first portion of the upper panel extends away from the lower panel into the scat-section space and a second portion of the upper panel extends away from the lower panel and the seat-section space when the upper panel is in the canted position. 21. The siderail assembly of claim 20, further comprising a pivot unit interposed between the upper panel and the lower panel to support the upper panel for rotation about a generally vertical axis between the straight position and the canted position. 22. The siderail assembly of claim 21, further comprising a guide adapted to couple to the frame of the patient support apparatus, a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide, and the barrier is coupled to the support to move about a generally longitudinal axis between the raised position and the lowered position while the barrier remains in a generally vertical orientation.
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