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Bedside control unit for a hospital bed

  • US 5,542,138 A
  • Filed: 02/06/1995
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bedside control unit for a hospital bed which is operable from positions both within and without said bed, comprising:

  • a) a base member for attaching to a frame of said hospital bed and including a rotatable member that comprises a sleeve received in a cavity on said base member, said sleeve being rotatable within said cavity;

    b) a control module having one or more manually operable controls;

    c) an articulating arm structure secured to said rotatable member and connected between the base member and the control module, said articulating arm structure including a stem insertable into an axial bore in said sleeve, a vertically extending support member pivotally connected to said stem, and an overhead support arm pivotally connected to an upper end of said vertical support member, said control module being suspended from said overhead support arm; and

    d) a quick connect mechanism for securing the articulating arm structure in the sleeve, said quick connect mechanism comprising a latching member on one of said stem and said sleeve, a mating groove engageable with said latching member in the other of said stem and said sleeve, and a biasing member for biasing said latching member into engagement with said groove;

    e) wherein said overhead support arm is movable between a first position in which said support arm extends over said hospital bed and a second position in which the support arm extends outwardly from said bed.

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