Patient care equipment support system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use with a patient care equipment rack, the apparatus comprising:
- a rail configured to be coupled to a support structure, the rail having a plurality of locking portions spaced therealong, a carriage coupled to the rail for movement along the rail, the carriage configured to support the patient care equipment rack, and a lock coupled to the carriage and movable between a locking position where a portion of the lock engages a selected one of the locking portions to block the carriage from moving along the rail and an unlocking position where the portion of the lock disengages from the selected one of the locking portions to allow the carriage to move along the rail.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a rail configured to be coupled to a support structure such as hospital bed, a carriage coupled to the rail for movement along the rail and a lock coupled to the carriage for selectively locking the carriage at one of a plurality of locations along the rail. The carriage is configured to support a patient care equipment rack such as an IV pole. The rail has a plurality of locking portions spaced therealong. The lock is movable between a locking position where a portion of the lock engages a selected one of the locking portions to block the carriage from moving along the rail and an unlocking position where the portion of the lock disengages from the selected one of the locking portions to allow the carriage to move along the rail.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use with a patient care equipment rack, the apparatus comprising:
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a rail configured to be coupled to a support structure, the rail having a plurality of locking portions spaced therealong, a carriage coupled to the rail for movement along the rail, the carriage configured to support the patient care equipment rack, and a lock coupled to the carriage and movable between a locking position where a portion of the lock engages a selected one of the locking portions to block the carriage from moving along the rail and an unlocking position where the portion of the lock disengages from the selected one of the locking portions to allow the carriage to move along the rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A patient support for use with a patient care equipment rack, the patient support comprising:
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a frame having four corners, a rail coupled to the frame, the rail extending between two of the four corners, the rail having a plurality of locking portions spaced therealong, a carriage coupled to the rail for movement along the rail between the two corners of the frame, the carriage configured to support the patient care equipment rack, and a lock coupled to the carriage and movable between a locking position where a portion of the lock engages a selected one of the locking portions to block the carriage from moving along the rail and an unlocking position where the portion of the lock disengages from the selected one of the locking portions to allow the carriage to move along the rail. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A patient support for use with a patient care equipment rack having a downwardly extending post, the patient support comprising:
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a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and movable relative to the lower frame between a raised position and a lowered position, the upper frame having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side and four corners, a rail coupled to the upper frame, the rail extending substantially along one of the first end, the second end, the first side and the second side of the upper frame between two of the four corners, and a carriage coupled to the rail for movement along the rail, the carriage having an upwardly opening socket for receiving the downwardly extending post of the patient care equipment rack so that the patient care equipment rack is transferred from a support structure carrying the patient care equipment rack to the patient support as the upper frame is raised or the support structure lowered while the downwardly extending post is generally aligned with the upwardly opening socket. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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