Bed side rails
First Claim
1. A chair bed for supporting a person, the chair bed having a head end, a foot end, and opposing sides, said chair bed comprisinga frame,a deck supported on the frame, the deck comprising head, seat and foot sections,a mattress on the deck and having an upwardly-facing patient surface and head, seat and foot portions corresponding, respectively, to said head, seat and foot sections of said deck,said head section of said deck and said mattress portion thereon being pivotable from a generally horizontal down position through various positions upwardly to a back-support position,an elongated collateral deck member pivotally coupled to the deck at a first side of the bed for movement about a pivot axis transverse to a longitudinal direction of the bed between an up position generally parallel to the first side of the bed and a generally vertically downwardly extending down-out-of-the-way position,two pairs of side rails one pair on each side of said chair bed, each pair of side rails including a body section side rail mounted to move with said deck seat section and extending laterally adjacent said deck head and seat sections and a head section side rail mounted to move with said deck head section relative to said body section side rail and extending adjacent only said deck head section, andone of the side rail being connected to the collateral deck member and movable with the collateral deck member between the up position and the down-out-of-the-way position.
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Abstract
A chair bed for supporting a person is provided, the chair bed having a head end, afoot end, and opposing sides. The chair bed includes a frame and a deck supported on the frame. The deck includes head, seat, and foot sections. A mattress is mounted on the deck and has an upwardly-facing patient surface. The mattress also has head, seat, and foot portions corresponding, respectively, to the head, seat, and foot sections of the deck. The head section of the deck and the mattress portion thereon is pivotable from a generally horizontal down position through various positions upwardly to a back-support position. A pair of side rails is mounted on each side of the chair bed. Each pair of side rails includes a body section side rail mounted to move with the deck seat section and extending laterally adjacent the deck head and seat sections and a head section side rail mounted to move with the deck head section relative to the body section side rail and extending adjacent only the deck head section.
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Citations
41 Claims
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1. A chair bed for supporting a person, the chair bed having a head end, a foot end, and opposing sides, said chair bed comprising
a frame, a deck supported on the frame, the deck comprising head, seat and foot sections, a mattress on the deck and having an upwardly-facing patient surface and head, seat and foot portions corresponding, respectively, to said head, seat and foot sections of said deck, said head section of said deck and said mattress portion thereon being pivotable from a generally horizontal down position through various positions upwardly to a back-support position, an elongated collateral deck member pivotally coupled to the deck at a first side of the bed for movement about a pivot axis transverse to a longitudinal direction of the bed between an up position generally parallel to the first side of the bed and a generally vertically downwardly extending down-out-of-the-way position, two pairs of side rails one pair on each side of said chair bed, each pair of side rails including a body section side rail mounted to move with said deck seat section and extending laterally adjacent said deck head and seat sections and a head section side rail mounted to move with said deck head section relative to said body section side rail and extending adjacent only said deck head section, and one of the side rail being connected to the collateral deck member and movable with the collateral deck member between the up position and the down-out-of-the-way position.
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19. A bed having a head end, a foot end and sides, the bed comprising
a deck and a mattress on said deck, said deck including an elongated collateral deck member pivotally coupled to the deck at a first side of the bed for movement about a pivot axis transverse to a longitudinal direction of the bed between an up position generally parallel to the first side of the bed and a generally vertically downwardly extending down-out-of-the-way position, and a side rail connected to the collateral deck member and movable with the collateral deck member between the up position and the down-out-of-the-way position.
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37. A bed comprising:
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a base; a deck mounted on said base and including at least head, seat and foot sections movable relative to each other; a mattress over the deck and having an upwardly-facing sleeping surface and head, seat and foot portions corresponding, respectively, to said head, seat and foot sections of said deck; and a label adhered to the deck adjacent a juncture of said head and seat sections of said deck and indicating a desired longitudinal position of the hip of a patient on the deck. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification