Bed locator having an integral electric socket and a plug ejector
First Claim
1. A bed locator for use with a bed of the type which includes a leg to be removably retained by the locator and which carries electrically powered means having a first electrical connector, said locator comprising:
- a second electrical connector electrically connectible to said first connector to connect the electrically actuable means to a source of electric power, anddisconnector means actuated in response to removal of said leg from the locator for disconnecting said first and second connectors.
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Abstract
A floor-mounted bed locator is used to removably retain a hospital bed of the type which carries electrically powered equipment having an electric plug. The locator comprises an electrical socket for receiving the plug, and a disconnector for ejecting the plug from the socket when the bed is removed from the locator. The disconnector includes at least one ejector pin disposed beneath the plug when the latter is connected to the socket, and a movably mounted treadle engageable and moved by a castor of the bed as the latter is removed from the locator to lift said pin into pushing engagement with the plug.
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13 Claims
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1. A bed locator for use with a bed of the type which includes a leg to be removably retained by the locator and which carries electrically powered means having a first electrical connector, said locator comprising:
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a second electrical connector electrically connectible to said first connector to connect the electrically actuable means to a source of electric power, and disconnector means actuated in response to removal of said leg from the locator for disconnecting said first and second connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A floor-mounted bed locator for use with a hospital bed of the type which includes a leg castor to be removably retained within the locator, and which carries electrically powered means having an electric plug, said locator comprising:
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an electrical socket for receiving the plug, and disconnector means for ejecting the plug from said socket when the castor is removed from said locator and comprising; at least one ejector pin disposed beneath the plug when the latter is connected to said socket, and a movably mounted treadle engageable and moved by the castor as the latter is removed from the locator to lift said pin into pushing engagement with the plug. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A bed locator for use with a hospital bed of the type which includes a leg castor to be removably retained by the locator and which carries electrically actuable means having an electric cord and plug, said locator comprising:
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a housing including at one end a ramp upon which the bed castor rides, and carrying a vertically oriented electrical socket at another end for receiving the plug, a treadle pivoted intermediate its ends to said frame and including a first end positioned adjacent said ramp and defining a continuation thereof, and a second end, a plurality of ejector pins vertically slidable in said housing adjacent said socket and arranged to lie beneath the plug when the latter is in connection with said socket, said pins disposed over said second end of said treadle and normally seated thereon so as to be raised thereby into pushing contact with said plug when the bed castor rides upon said first end of said treadle, to push said plug from said socket, and a cover connected to said housing to automatically close over said socket upon disconnection of said plug and socket.
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