Transferable patient care equipment support
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first device having an upper tapered socket,a second device having a lower tapered socket,wherein each socket has an upwardly opening frustoconical bore that varies in diameter from a larger diameter to a smaller diameter in a downward direction,wherein the smaller diameter of the bore in the upper tapered socket is equal to or larger than the larger diameter of the bore in the lower tapered socket, anda patient care equipment support comprising;
an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, anda post coupled to the equipment supporting portion such that the post extends generally downwardly from the equipment supporting portion, the post having upper and lower tapered portions, the upper tapered portion being configured for receipt in the upper tapered socket when the equipment support is supported by the first device and the lower tapered portion being configured for receipt in the lower tapered socket when the equipment support is supported by the second devicewherein each tapered portion is frustoconical, each tapered portion varies in diameter from a larger diameter to a smaller diameter in a downward direction, and the smaller diameter of the upper tapered portion is equal to or larger than the larger diameter of the lower tapered portion,wherein the post has a generally cylindrical intermediate portion separating the two tapered portions, andwherein the upper tapered socket has a generally c-shaped cross section having spaced apart end portions which define an outwardly opening slot in communication with the bore in the upper tapered socket, and the spacing between the end portions of the c-shaped upper tapered socket is larger than the diameter of the generally cylindrical intermediate portion.
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A patient care equipment support is transferable between a first device having a first tapered socket and a second device having a second tapered socket. The equipment support includes an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment and a post coupled to the equipment supporting portion and extending generally downwardly therefrom. The post has first and second tapered portions. The first tapered portion is configured for receipt in the first tapered socket and the second tapered portion being configured for receipt in the second tapered socket.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first device having an upper tapered socket, a second device having a lower tapered socket, wherein each socket has an upwardly opening frustoconical bore that varies in diameter from a larger diameter to a smaller diameter in a downward direction, wherein the smaller diameter of the bore in the upper tapered socket is equal to or larger than the larger diameter of the bore in the lower tapered socket, and a patient care equipment support comprising; an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and a post coupled to the equipment supporting portion such that the post extends generally downwardly from the equipment supporting portion, the post having upper and lower tapered portions, the upper tapered portion being configured for receipt in the upper tapered socket when the equipment support is supported by the first device and the lower tapered portion being configured for receipt in the lower tapered socket when the equipment support is supported by the second device wherein each tapered portion is frustoconical, each tapered portion varies in diameter from a larger diameter to a smaller diameter in a downward direction, and the smaller diameter of the upper tapered portion is equal to or larger than the larger diameter of the lower tapered portion, wherein the post has a generally cylindrical intermediate portion separating the two tapered portions, and wherein the upper tapered socket has a generally c-shaped cross section having spaced apart end portions which define an outwardly opening slot in communication with the bore in the upper tapered socket, and the spacing between the end portions of the c-shaped upper tapered socket is larger than the diameter of the generally cylindrical intermediate portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A patient care equipment support apparatus comprising a first tapered socket having a generally c-shaped cross section defining an outwardly opening slot in communication with the bore of the socket, the socket including an upwardly opening frustoconical bore that varies in diameter from a larger diameter to a smaller diameters an equipment supporting portion, and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion, the coupler extending generally downwardly from the equipment supporting portion and having a first tapered portion and a second tapered portion having an upper end spaced apart from and below a lower end of the first tapered portion, each tapered portion of the coupler being configured for receipt in the first tapered socket.
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