Weighing scales – Structural installation – Furniture or room fixture
Reexamination Certificate
2009-09-15
2011-10-18
Gibson, Randy W (Department: 2841)
Weighing scales
Structural installation
Furniture or room fixture
C005S600000, C005S618000, C340S666000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08039766
ABSTRACT:
An article12includes at least one component28, 52, 54, 56, 58moveable with respect to a ground. A load path extends from the component to the ground and includes a force detector34. If one of the moveable components is requested to move in a way considered to be risky, and if a force discrepancy is detected, an action is commanded. In one specific embodiment the action is a corrective action. In one application of the disclosed subject matter the article is a hospital bed, the moveable components are a weigh frame and various deck sections, and the force detector is a load cell.
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Baran Kenneth C.
Gibson Randy W
Hill-Rom Services Inc.
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