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Hospital bed

  • US 4,780,919 A
  • Filed: 10/20/1987
  • Issued: 11/01/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A new and improved hospital bed, comprising:

  • a frame;

    a mattress supported on said frame;

    a head board having a storage shelf mounted on said frame;

    a lamp mounted on said head board;

    a longitudinally extending slide rail mounted at a lower side portion of said frame;

    a rotatably mounted lead screw extending parallel to said slide rail;

    a guide element having a lead nut engaging said lead screw and a portion engaging said slide rail for sliding movement thereon;

    a bidirectional motor for rotating said lead screw;

    a standard rigidly connected to said guide element;

    a tray table pivotally connected to said standard for movement between an operative and a storage position;

    a storage drawer mounted beneath said mattress on a side of said frame opposite said slide rail;

    a rack bar secured to an exterior side wall of said storage drawer;

    a pinion engaging said rack bar;

    a bidirectional motor connected for rotating said pinion;

    a sanitary unit including a toilet mounted beneath said mattress adjacent said storage drawer;

    a rack bar secured to an exterior side wall of said sanitary unit;

    a pinion engaging said sanitary unit rack bar;

    a bidirectional motor connected for rotating said pinion; and

    remote control means on said head board for selectively actuating said lamp, said tray table, said storage drawer and said sanitary unit.

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