Electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating the mode of a hospital bed castor
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1. A hospital bed comprising:
- a base;
a patient support mounted above said base;
castors mounted around said base and including at least one castor having a brake mode and at least one of neutral and steer modes;
a positioning mechanism connected to said at least one castor for selectively positioning said at least one castor in said neutral mode and said at least one of brake and steer modes;
an actuator for manual movement by a care provider for actuating said positioning mechanism; and
an electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating said mode of said at least one castor mounted on said actuator, said electrically activated visual indicator being responsive to movements of said actuator.
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Abstract
An electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating the status of a castor of a hospital bed comprising a flashing light emitting diode (LED) contained within and visible through a foot pedal that is connected to a positioning mechanism for selectively placing at least one castor of the hospital bed into a brake, neutral or steer mode, wherein the flashing LED is activated when the castor is in either the neutral or steer mode and is deactivated when the castor is in the brake mode.
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1. A hospital bed comprising:
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a base; a patient support mounted above said base; castors mounted around said base and including at least one castor having a brake mode and at least one of neutral and steer modes; a positioning mechanism connected to said at least one castor for selectively positioning said at least one castor in said neutral mode and said at least one of brake and steer modes; an actuator for manual movement by a care provider for actuating said positioning mechanism; and an electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating said mode of said at least one castor mounted on said actuator, said electrically activated visual indicator being responsive to movements of said actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A hospital bed comprising:
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a base; a patient support mounted above said base; castors mounted around said base and including at least one castor having neutral, brake and steer modes; a linkage mechanism connected to said at least one castor for selectively positioning said at least one castor in said neutral, brake and steer modes; a brake pedal rotatably connected by a shaft to said linkage for foot activation of said linkage mechanism by rotation of said shaft in first and second directions; a normally closed switch electrically connected to a power supply; means operably associated with said pedal and said switch for placing said normally closed switch into an open or closed condition; and a light emitting diode electrically connected to said switch mounted on said pedal, said light emitting diode being energized when said switch is in said closed condition for visually indicating said mode of said at least one castor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. For a hospital bed having a base and castors mounted around the base including at least one castor having a brake mode and at least one of neutral and steer modes, the base having a positioning mechanism connected to the at least one castor for selectively positioning the at least one castor into the brake mode and the at least one of neutral and steer modes, the positioning mechanism being actuatable by a pedal rotatably connected by a shaft to the positioning mechanism for foot activation of the positioning mechanism by rotation of the shaft in first and second directions, an electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating the mode of the at least one castor comprising:
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a switch electrically connected to a power supply; means operably associated with the pedal and said switch for selectively placing said switch into an open or closed condition; and a visual display device electrically connected to said switch mounted on the pedal, said display device being activated when said switch is in said closed condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. For a hospital bed having a base and castors mounted around the base including at least one castor having neutral, brake and steer modes, the base having a linkage connected to said at least one castor for selectively positioning the at least one castor into the neutral, brake and steer modes, the linkage mechanism being actuatable by a pedal rotatably connected by a shaft to the linkage mechanism for foot activation of the linkage mechanism by rotation of the shaft in first and second directions, an electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating the mode of the at least one castor comprising:
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a normally closed switch electrically connected to a power supply; means operably associated with the pedal and said switch for placing said normally closed switch into an open condition when the at least one castor is in the brake mode; and a light emitting diode electrically connected to said switch mounted on the pedal, said light emitting diode being energized when said switch is in said closed condition. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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