Beds – Having safety device – Side guard
Patent
1996-12-03
1999-03-09
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Having safety device
Side guard
5430, 5662, 5663, A47C 2108
Patent
active
058784527
ABSTRACT:
A long term care bed is disclosed which includes a base frame with a plurality of castors coupled to the base frame and supporting the base frame upon a floor. A support frame having a head end, a foot end, and spaced apart sides is supported by the base frame. A bed deck is supported by the support frame and includes an upwardly-facing sleeping surface for supporting a patient. Spaced first and second side rails are coupled to the support frame and include a top bar positionable in a raised position above the sleeping surface by a first distance. A side rail extension member is coupled to at least one of the first and second side rails, the extension includes an upper portion overlaying and spaced from the top bar of its associated side rail so as to provide an opening between the top bar and the extension. The side rail extension member is positionable in a raised position above the sleeping surface by a second distance greater than the first distance.
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Brooke Jason C.
Hakamiun Reza
Larisey, Jr. William S.
Mutka Michael J.
Shows Kendall O.
Hill-Rom Inc.
Trettel Michael F.
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