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Dual hydraulic hospital bed

  • US 4,038,709 A
  • Filed: 12/24/1975
  • Issued: 08/02/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hospital bed, comprising:

  • a rigid rectangular bed frame;

    a segmented patient supporting frame coupled to said bed frame including a plurality of panels disposed transversely of said bed frame and intermediate the ends thereof, said panels being collectively proportioned so as to accommodate thereon a patient in a fully prone position when said panels are arranged in a planar relationship, at least one of said panels being movable with respect to the remainder of said panels and with respect to said bed frame about an axis extending transversely of said bed frame;

    support means for supporting said bed frame;

    hydraulic means coupled to said support means and to said patient supporting frame for raising said bed frame and at least some of said panels; and

    dual mode pump means coupled to said hydraulic means for actuating said hydraulic means, said pump means being operable in at least one mode by compressed air.

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