Head wall for hospital bed

• US 5,653,064 A
• Filed: 05/02/1994
• Issued: 08/05/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Company Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Kappers, Timothy A., Westerfield, Steven R., Gallant, Dennis J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Safavi, Michael
• Application Number:
  US08/236,394
• Time in Patent Office: 1,191 Days
• Field of Search: 52/36.4, 52/28, 52/220.1, 52/27, 52/36.2, 52/36.1, 52/36.5, 52/220.5, 52/220.7, 52/220.8, 174/48, 174/49, 312/209, 312/297, 312/223.1, 312/223.5, 312/223.6
• US Class Current: 52/36.4
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/005 mounted on the wall
• 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.

Claims

1. A combination of a headwall unit mounted on a wall above a patient bed in a hospital room comprising:

two horizontally-spaced modules mounted on and projecting outwardly from said wall and defining a recessed area therebetween, each said module containing a plurality of medical service outlets including oxygen, vacuum and electrical outlets, said modules being spaced apart a sufficient distance so as to dispose one of said modules on each side of said bed,

a removable panel mounted between said modules across said recessed area, and

an opaque door mounted across each said module 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 headwall unit having an extrememost lower edge, said extrememost lower edge being located above said bed.

2. A combination of a headwall unit mounted on a wall above a patient bed in a hospital room comprising:

two horizontally-spaced modules mounted on and projecting outwardly from said wall and defining a recessed area therebetween, each said module containing a plurality of medical service outlets including oxygen, vacuum and electrical outlets,

a removable panel mounted between said modules across said recessed area, and

an opaque door mounted across each said module 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 headwall unit having a length to height ratio of at least about 3 to 1;

said headwall unit having an extrememost lower edge, said extrememost lower edge being located above said bed.

3. A combination of a headwall unit mounted on a wall above a patient bed in a hospital room comprising:

two horizontally-spaced modules mounted on and projecting outwardly from said wall and defining a recessed area therebetween, each said module containing a plurality of medical service outlets including oxygen, vacuum and electrical outlets, said modules being spaced up to about four feet apart,

a removable panel mounted between said modules across said recessed area, and

an opaque door mounted across each said module 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 headwall unit having an extrememost lower edge, said extrememost lower edge being located above said bed.