Hospital bed with pivoting headboard
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1. An elongated hospital bed comprising:
- an elongated frame having an end for a work center,a work center dimensioned to extend substantially across the end of said frame,means pivotally mounting said work center to said end of said frame, including an arm pivotally connected to a central interior portion of said frame and having a length extending from said connection to beyond the periphery of said frame adjacent said end allowing horizontal swinging motions of said work center across the end and both sides of said bed, whereby said work center can function as a headboard or footboard when at the end of said bed and can be swung to either side of said bed for the convenience of nursing procedures.
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Abstract
A hospital bed having a pivoted headboard that functions as a work center. The headboard can be swung to either side of the bed and locked there as well as its normal position at the head of the bed.
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9 Claims
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1. An elongated hospital bed comprising:
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an elongated frame having an end for a work center, a work center dimensioned to extend substantially across the end of said frame, means pivotally mounting said work center to said end of said frame, including an arm pivotally connected to a central interior portion of said frame and having a length extending from said connection to beyond the periphery of said frame adjacent said end allowing horizontal swinging motions of said work center across the end and both sides of said bed, whereby said work center can function as a headboard or footboard when at the end of said bed and can be swung to either side of said bed for the convenience of nursing procedures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An elongated hospital bed comprising:
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a bed frame, a U-shaped cam track at one end of said bed, a headboard support pivotally mounted about a vertical axis on the end portion of said frame, a headboard frame mounted for horizontal sliding movement on said support, a cam follower mounted on said headboard frame and engaging said cam track, said cam track and follower cooperating to permit said headboard to clear the corners of said bed as said headboard is moved to positions at the end and sides of same frame. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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5. A bed as in claim 5 further comprising:
- means for latching said headboard in positions at the head and at the side of said bed.
- View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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9. An elongated hospital bed comprising:
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an elongated frame having an end for a work center, a work center, a cam track on said frame, a follower on said work center disposed in said cam track, said cam track being configurated to guide said work center to positions closely adjacent the end and sides of said bed while permitting said work center to clear the corners of said bed, whereby said work center can function as a headboard or footboard across the end of said bed and can be swung to either side of said bed for the convenience of nursing procedures.
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