Head wall for hospital bed

• US 5,060,425 A
• Filed: 04/12/1990
• Issued: 10/29/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Company Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Gallant, Dennis J., Westerfeld, Steven R., Kappers, Timothy A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Safavi, Michael
• Application Number:
  US07/508,930
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• Field of Search: 52/27, 52/28, 52/36, 52/220, 52/221, 312/209, 312/297, 312/223
• US Class Current: 52/36.4
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/005 mounted on the wall
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/723 Impact absorbing means, e.g. bumpers or airbags
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0431 Wall trunking

Abstract

A clutter-eliminating head wall for a hospital bed has two horizontally-spaced modules with services and service outlets mounted in the modules. The recess between the modules is covered by a removable panel. The modules are covered by sliding tambour doors that slide behind the center panel to provide access to the modules. A third module covered by sliding tambour doors houses medical services and service outlets may be used alone or in combination with the larger module.

Claims

1. A head wall adapted to be mounted on a wall above a patient'"'"'s bed location in a patient room comprising:

two horizontally spaced modules, said modules projecting outwardly from said wall and defining a recessed section therebetween, and containing a plurality of medical service outlets, said modules being spaced a distance sufficient to be disposed on either side of said patient'"'"'s bed location and having a bottom edge adapted to be disposed above the height of said patient'"'"'s bed in said patient room, said two horizontally spaced modules being joined together across said recessed section;

first door means for each said two horizontally spaced modules movable between an open position in which said medical service outlets are exposed and accessible for use, and a closed position in which said service outlets are concealed from view to provide a more visually pleasing environment;

a third module spaced horizontally in said patient room on said wall from said two horizontally spaced modules, said third module projecting outwardly from said wall and having a front, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and a recessed center section therebetween, said bottom edge being adapted to be disposed above a patient in said patient room;

a plurality of medical service outlets mounted in said recessed center section of said third module for providing medical services to said patient; and

second door means mounted across said front of said third module between said top edge and said bottom edge and movable between an open position in which said plurality of medical service outlets in said third module are exposed and accessible for use and a closed position in which said plurality of medical service outlets in said third module are concealed from view to provide a more visually pleasing environment.

2. A head wall adapted to be mounted on a wall above patient'"'"'s bed locations in a patient room comprising:

a pair of horizontally spaced modules, said modules projecting outwardly from said wall and defining a recessed center section therebetween joining said pair of spaced modules, each said module containing a first group of medical service outlets, said modules being spaced apart a distance sufficient to be disposed on either side of a first patient'"'"'s bed location and having a bottom edge adapted to be disposed above the height of said patient'"'"'s bed in said patient room;

a removable panel mounted between said pair of modules across said recessed center section;

a first set of tambour doors mounted across said modules and movable between an open position in which said first group of medical service outlets are exposed and accessible for use and a closed position in which said first group of medical service outlets are concealed from view to provide a more visually pleasing environment;

a third module spaced horizontally in said patient room on said wall from said pair of modules and projecting outwardly from said wall, said third module having a front, top edge, a bottom edge, and a recessed center section therebetween, said bottom edge also being adapted to be disposed above a patient in said patient room;

a second group of medical service outlets mounted in said recessed center section of said third module for providing medical services to said patient; and

a second set of tambour doors mounted across the front of said third module between said top edge and said bottom edge and movable between an open position in which said second group of medical service outlets are exposed and accessible for use and a closed position in which said second group of medical outlets are concealed from view to provide a more visually pleasing environment.

3. The head wall of claim 2 wherein said first set of tambour doors slide behind said recessed center section in said open position to be concealed from view thereby.

4. The headwall as claimed in claim 2 further comprising horizontal branch raceways extending horizontally across said first recessed section between said pair of modules to deliver gas and electrical services to said first group of medical service outlets in said pair of spaced modules, and means for delivering medical services from a source to said second group of medical service outlets.

5. The headwall as claimed in claim 2 further comprising tracks for each of said first and second sets of tambour doors, said tambour doors being slidable in said tracks between said open positions and said closed positions.

6. The headwall as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a first horizontal molding across the bottom of said pair of spaced modules and a second horizontal molding across the bottom of said third module, said tracks being mounted behind said first and second horizontal molding, respectively.

7. A headwall adapted to be mounted on a wall above a patient'"'"'s bed location in a patient room comprising:

a module projecting outwardly from said wall and having a front, horizontal molding extending across the top of the headwall, horizontal molding extending across the bottom of the headwall, side panels extending between the top and bottom molding, and a recessed center section therebetween, said bottom molding being adapted to be disposed above the height of said patient'"'"'s bed in said patient room;

medical service outlets mounted in said recessed center section for providing medical services to said patient;

means for delivering medical services from a source to said medical service outlets;

tracks behind said top and bottom molding and said side panels; and

tambour doors mounted in said tracks and movable between an open position in which said service outlets are exposed and accessible for use and a closed position in which said service outlets are concealed from view to provide a more visually pleasing environment;

said tracks having an arcuate configuration whereby in the door open position said tambour doors curve around on themselves and are concealed from view behind said side panels.

8. A head wall for a patient room comprising:

a rigid metal frame adapted to be hung on a wall above a patient'"'"'s bed location in said patient room and comprising;

a top panel, a bottom panel, and left and right side panels extending therebetween and defining a recessed center section;

medical service outlets mounted in said recessed center section for providing medical services to said patient;

decorative top and bottom horizontal molding extending around said top and bottom panels;

decorative side panels extending between said top and bottom horizontal molding;

track means located between said decorative side panels and said left and right metal side panels; and

tambour doors movable in said tracks behind said decorative side panels, said doors being movable between an open position in which said medical service outlets are exposed and accessible for use and a closed position across said recessed center section in which said service outlets are concealed from view to provide a more visually pleasing environment.

9. The head wall of claim 8 wherein said medical service outlets mounted in said recessed center section are spaced from said wall and wherein said head wall further comprises means for delivering medical services from a source to said medical service outlets.

10. A head wall adapted to be mounted on a wall above a patient'"'"'s bed location in a patient room comprising:

a module projecting outwardly from said wall and having a front, horizontal molding extending across the top of the head wall, horizontal molding extending across the bottom of the head wall, side panels extending between the top and bottom molding, and a recessed center section therebetween, said bottom molding being adapted to be disposed above the height of said patient'"'"'s bed in said patient room;

said top and bottom horizontal moldings extending from said wall forwardly along the side panels and across the front of the head wall spaced forwardly from said recessed center section;

medical service outlets mounted in said recessed center section for providing medical services to said patients;

tracks behind said top and bottom horizontal moldings following the contour of said horizontal top and bottom moldings across said front of said head wall and back toward said wall at an angle to said front; and

a door mounted in said tracks and movable between an open position in which said service outlets are exposed and accessible for use and a closed position in which said service outlets are concealed from view to provide a more visually pleasing environment.

11. A head wall for a patient room comprising:

a rigid metal frame adapted to be hung on a wall above a patient'"'"'s bed location in said patient room and comprising;

a top panel, a bottom panel, and left and right side panels extending therebetween and defining a recessed center section;

medical service outlets mounted in said recessed center section for providing medical services to said patient;

decorative top and bottom horizontal molding extending around said top and bottom panels;

said top and bottom horizontal molding extending from the rear of the frame forwardly along the left and right side panels and across the front of the head wall spaced forwardly from said recessed center section;

decorative side panels extending between said top and bottom horizontal molding;

track means located between said decorative side panels and said left and right side panels; and

doors movable in said track means, said doors being movable between an open position in which said medical service outlets are exposed and accessible for use and a closed position across said recessed center section in which said service outlets are concealed from view to provide a more visually pleasing environment.