Hospital bed footboard
First Claim
1. An improved hospital bed of the type having a patient support surface which includes at least two spaced apart longitudinal, hollow tubular support members tied together by transverse support members to form a platform upon which a patient supporting mattress may rest and a headboard attached to the head end of said hospital bed, wherein said improvement comprises:
- a footboard, mounted at the foot portion of said hospital bed; and
means for attaching said footboard to said portion such that said footboard is movable from a first position in facing relationship to said headboard to a second position overlying said mattress and substantially perpendicular to said headboard, said attachment means providing a cantilevered support for said foot portion when said footboard is in said second position thereby leaving said longitudinal support members clear of obstructions on both sides of said hospital bed, said means for attaching said footboard including;
a. at least two runners, one runner being slidably mounted for movement in and out of each of said support members;
b. means for latching said runners in said first position in which position said runners are substantially contained inside of said support members;
c. means for removably attaching said footboard to that portion of said runners which extend beyond said support members;
d. means for releasing said latching means and moving said runners out of engagement with said support members to a pre-selected extended position; and
e. means for pivoting said runners substantially 90°
toward said bed when said runners are extended beyond said support members to thereby position said footboard over said mattress in said second position.
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Abstract
A hospital bed footboard is provided which can be moved from the normal, vertical position of a bed footboard to a horizontal position overlying the bed. The support for the footboard in the overbed position is of a fully cantilevered nature so no impediment is placed to approaching the patient from the sides of the bed, nor is the overall width of the bed increased. The footboard when positioned over the bed can serve as a shelf for holding monitoring and life support devices during patient transport.
237 Citations
8 Claims
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1. An improved hospital bed of the type having a patient support surface which includes at least two spaced apart longitudinal, hollow tubular support members tied together by transverse support members to form a platform upon which a patient supporting mattress may rest and a headboard attached to the head end of said hospital bed, wherein said improvement comprises:
a footboard, mounted at the foot portion of said hospital bed; and
means for attaching said footboard to said portion such that said footboard is movable from a first position in facing relationship to said headboard to a second position overlying said mattress and substantially perpendicular to said headboard, said attachment means providing a cantilevered support for said foot portion when said footboard is in said second position thereby leaving said longitudinal support members clear of obstructions on both sides of said hospital bed, said means for attaching said footboard including;a. at least two runners, one runner being slidably mounted for movement in and out of each of said support members; b. means for latching said runners in said first position in which position said runners are substantially contained inside of said support members; c. means for removably attaching said footboard to that portion of said runners which extend beyond said support members; d. means for releasing said latching means and moving said runners out of engagement with said support members to a pre-selected extended position; and e. means for pivoting said runners substantially 90°
toward said bed when said runners are extended beyond said support members to thereby position said footboard over said mattress in said second position.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An improved hospital bed of the type having a patient support surface which includes at least two spaced apart longitudinal support members, each terminating at a foot position of said hospital bed in a generally vertically upstanding post member, tied together by transverse support members to form a platform upon which a patient supporting mattress may rest and a headboard attached to the head end of said hospital bed, wherein said improvement comprises:
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a footboard, mounted at the foot portion of said hospital bed; and means for attaching said footboard to said foot portion such that said footboard is movable from a first position in facing relationship to said headboard to a second position overlying said mattress and substantially perpendicular to said headboard, said attachment means providing a cantilevered support for said footboard from said foot portion when said footboard is in said second position thereby leaving said longitudinal support members clear of obstructions on both sides of said hospital bed, said means for attaching said footboard including; a. A footboard support column connected to each of said post members and extending vertically beyond said post members; b. slide means, connected to each of said footboard support columns and to said footboard, for supporting said footboard and for moving said footboard from an initial location outboard of said patient support surface when moved from said first position to said second position overlying said mattress; and c. means, connected to each of said footboard support columns and to said slide means, for moving said slide means from a location substantially facing said footboard support columns to a position at substantially 90°
thereto and in a direction away from said hospital bed. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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Specification