Footboard for a hospital bed

• US 20060195986A1
• Filed: 03/06/2006
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Hakamiun, Reza, Chambers, Kenith W., Uzzle, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/368,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20060195986A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 5/600
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/16 bariatric, e.g. heavy or obese
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0506 Head or foot boards head or foot boards for comfort or ergonomics A47C19/022
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0514 mounted to individual mattress supporting frame sections
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05769 with inflatable chambers

Abstract

A hospital bed including footboard and a removable air supply. The hospital bed is configured to support a bariatric, large or obese patient.

Claims

1. A patient support comprising:

a frame;

a deck, coupled to the frame, to support a mattress;

an air supply; and

a footboard removably coupled to the frame, the footboard being formed from a single molding, the footboard including a body including a first side and a second side, a caregiver interface and an air supply retaining assembly, the air supply retaining assembly configured to removably couple the air supply to the footboard.

2. The patient support of claim 1, wherein the air supply is configured to provide air to the mattress.

3. The patient support of claim 1, wherein the air supply retaining assembly includes a footboard bracket assembly and an air supply bracket assembly.

4. The patient support of claim 3, wherein the air supply bracket assembly includes a pair of brackets.

5. The patient support of claim 4, wherein the footboard bracket assembly includes a bracket configured to receive the pair of brackets to couple the air supply to the footboard.

6. The patient support of claim 3, wherein the air supply bracket assembly includes body and a pair of posts.

7. The patient support of claim 6, wherein the footboard bracket assembly includes a bracket including a pair of channels configured to receive the pair of posts to couple the air supply to the footboard.

8. The patient support of claim 1, wherein the footboard further includes a pair footboard attachment members configured to couple to the frame.

9. The patient support of claim 8, wherein the frame includes a pair of footboard receivers, each of the pair of footboard receivers includes a receiver channel and a footboard receptacle.

10. The patient support of claim 9, wherein each of the footboard receptacles receives one of the pair of footboard attachment members.

11. The patient support of claim 10, wherein the receiver channels are configured to aid in placement of the footboard attachment members in the footboard receptacles.

12. The patient support of claim 1, wherein the footboard further includes a grip surface to aid in positive gripping of the footboard.

13. A patient support comprising:

a frame; and

a footboard removably coupled to the frame, the footboard including a body having a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side defining an interior, and a first conduit disposed within the interior, the first conduit defining a first channel adapted to receive a cable.

14. The patient support of claim 13, wherein the footboard further comprises a first receiver disposed adjacent the first conduit, the receiver adapted to receive a first electrical component.

15. The patient support of claim 14, wherein the footboard further comprises a second conduit disposed within the interior, the second conduit being spaced from the first conduit and defining a second channel adapted to receive a cable.

16. The patient support of claim 15, wherein the footboard further comprises a second receiver disposed adjacent the second conduit, the receiver adapted to receive a second electrical component.

17. The patient support of claim 16, wherein the first conduit and the second conduit comprise respectively a first tube and a second tube.

18. The patient support of claim 16, wherein the first electrical component comprises one of a first interface to control a bed scale and a second interface to control patient support functions.

19. The patient support of claim 18, wherein the second electrical component comprises the other of the one of the first interface and the second interface.

20. The patient support of claim 15, further comprising foam disposed within the interior, the foam adapted to provide strength to the footboard.