Intravenous stand support assembly

• US 6,079,678 A
• Filed: 10/22/1998
• Issued: 06/27/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fox, Jeffrey D., Jeffery C. Schott, Marc D. Schott
• Original Assignee: Fox, Jeffrey D., Jeffery C. Schott, Marc D. Schott
• Inventors: Fox, Jeffrey D., Schott, Jeffery C., Schott, Marc D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN
• Application Number:
  US09/176,323
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 248/125.1, 248/125.8, 248/302, 248/229.16, 248/229.15, 248/227.4, 248/230.7, 248/231.71, 248/229.11, 248/231.31, 248/231.81, 5/503.1, 403/165, 403/377
• US Class Current: 248/229.15
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/80 for connecting a trolley to a device, e.g. bed or column table
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1415 Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories

Abstract

The assembly is used with a conventional intravenous stand having a generally vertically disposed pole. An upper support includes a first body having a bore receiving an adjusting screw adapted to engage the pole for securing the upper support in adjusted position on the pole. A support member defines a downwardly facing recess adapted to fit over the upper edge of the headboard of a hospital bed. The support member also includes a pair of free ends slidably supported within bores in the body and held in place by clamping screws. A lower support includes a second body having a bore receiving a second adjusting screw adapted to engage the pole. A pair of independently movable support arms have outer ends which are movable toward and away from one another. The inner ends of the arms are slidably supported within bores in the second body and are held in place by clamping screws.

Claims

1. An intravenous stand support assembly for use with an intravenous stand having a generally vertically disposed pole, said assembly comprising, an upper support and a lower support for engaging spaced portions of the pole, said upper support including a first rigid body having a first body recess formed therein for receiving the pole, first adjusting means for securing said upper support in a first adjusted position on the pole, a first support means in the form of an integral member having spaced parallel inner ends movably supported by said first body, said member also including at its outer end spaced portions defining a downwardly facing recess for receiving the upper edge of the headboard of a hospital bed, said outer end of the integral member being movable toward and away from said first body, first clamping means for clamping said integral member in fixed relation to said fist body, said lower support including a second rigid body having a second body recess formed therein for receiving the pole, second adjusting means for securing said lower support in a second adjusted position on the pole, a second support means movably supported b said second body, said second support means including a pair of independently movable arms movably supported by said second body, each of said arms including an outer end adapted to engage a portion of the hospital bed, said outer ends of said arms being movable toward and away from one another, and a second clamping means for clamping said arms in fixed relation to said second body.

2. The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said first and second bodies includes a top and bottom surface joined by a side surface, the body recess in each body opening at said top and bottom surfaces and also at said side surface so that the pole can enter into the body recess from a lateral direction.