Hospital bed and mattress having a retracting foot section
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1. A bed comprising:
- a deck having a foot section of variable length along a plane of the foot section and connected to a remainder of the deck;
a foot prop mounted to a first end of the foot section and extending transverse to the plane of the foot section;
a mattress on the deck and having a foot portion of variable length along a plane of the foot portion and variable thickness transverse to the plane of the foot portion; and
a heel portion of the mattress foot portion adjacent the foot prop, the heel portion having a thickness variable independent of the thickness of a remainder of the foot portion.
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Abstract
A bed having a foot prop on an adjustable length deck foot section and a mattress with a length and thickness adjustable foot section and a thickness adjustable heel section. The adjustability of the deck and the mattress allows sizing of the bed to the occupant as well as heel management. The foot prop is also adjustable.
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1. A bed comprising:
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a deck having a foot section of variable length along a plane of the foot section and connected to a remainder of the deck;
a foot prop mounted to a first end of the foot section and extending transverse to the plane of the foot section;
a mattress on the deck and having a foot portion of variable length along a plane of the foot portion and variable thickness transverse to the plane of the foot portion; and
a heel portion of the mattress foot portion adjacent the foot prop, the heel portion having a thickness variable independent of the thickness of a remainder of the foot portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A bed having an adjustable length deck, the deck comprising:
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a first section connected to a remainder of the deck;
a second section movable in a common plane with the first section;
and a first actuator connected to the second section to move the second section relative to the first section;
wherein the first section is trapezoidal having a large and small opposed surfaces and the large surface is the top side of the first section. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of fitting a support surface of a bed to an occupant, the bed including an adjustable foot section and a foot prop extending up from the foot section, the method comprising:
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adjusting the length of the foot section until the foot prop is immediately adjacent the feet of an occupant on the support surface; and
reducing a thickness of a portion of the support surface below heels of the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A bed having an adjustable length deck, the deck comprising:
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a first section connected to a remainder of the deck;
a second section movable in a common plane with the first section;
a first actuator connected to the second section to move the second section relative to the first section;
a prop mounted to and extending transverse to the second section of the deck;
a prop sensor connected to the second section; and
a controller connected to the first actuator and the prop sensor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A bed having an adjustable length deck, the deck comprising:
a foot prop reversibly and removably mounted to and extending transverse to the deck, the prop having two opposed foot support surfaces asymmetrical with respect to the mounting of the prop to the deck, wherein the foot prop includes a rod which is received in a socket of the foot section, and the rod is asymmetrical with respect to the two opposed foot support surfaces of the foot prop.
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35. A bed having an adjustable length deck, the deck comprising:
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a first section connected to a remainder of the deck;
a second section movable in a common plane with the first section;
a prop mounted to the lateral extensions and extending transverse to the common plane;
the first section being trapezoidal having a large and small opposed surfaces and the large surface is the top side of the first section;
a first actuator connected to the second section to move the second section relative to the first section;
wherein,the first and second sections of the deck have a first width smaller than a second width of the remainder of the deck. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A bed having an adjustable length deck, the deck comprising:
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a first section pivotally mounted to a remainder of the deck;
a second section movable in a plane relative to the first section;
a first actuator connected to the second section to move the second section relative to the first section;
a second actuator connected to and pivoting the first section; and
,means for deactivating the second actuator when it encounters a predetermined resistance. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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