Method, kit, and an associated adaptor, usable with a hospital bed
First Claim
1. An adapter including(a) a first connector comprising a D-subminiature connector having a first plurality of pins or sockets;
- (b) a second connector having;
(i) a plug,(ii) a socket, and(iii) each plug and socket having a second plurality of pins or sockets,a. wherein one of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication whileb. the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector; and
(c) a component comprising a plurality of conductors adapted for facilitating the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector to electrically communicate with the first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a first predetermined pinout.
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Abstract
A method of installing an adapter, a kit including an adapter, and an adapter are disclosed. The adapter includes a first connector, a second connector, and a component adapted for facilitating the second connector to electrical communicate with a portion of a plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a predetermined pinout. The first connector has a first plurality of pins or sockets. The second connector has a plug and a socket. Each of the plug and socket has a second plurality of pins or sockets. One of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication. The other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector.
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44 Claims
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1. An adapter including
(a) a first connector comprising a D-subminiature connector having a first plurality of pins or sockets; -
(b) a second connector having; (i) a plug, (ii) a socket, and (iii) each plug and socket having a second plurality of pins or sockets, a. wherein one of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication while b. the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector; and (c) a component comprising a plurality of conductors adapted for facilitating the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector to electrically communicate with the first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a first predetermined pinout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A kit including:
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(a) an adapter including; (i) a first connector comprising a D-subminiature connector having a first plurality of pins or sockets; (ii) a second connector having a. a plug, b. a socket, and c. each having a second plurality of pins or sockets, i. wherein one of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication while ii. the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector; (iii) a component comprising a plurality of conductors adapted for facilitating the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector to electrically communicate with the first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a first predetermined pinout; and
, optionally,(b) a tool adapted to facilitate a mechanical communication of a third plurality of electrical conductors to one of a plug and a socket of a second connector to facilitate electrical communication of the third plurality of electrical conductors with a first portion of a first plurality of pins or sockets of a first connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for replacing a connector adapted to facilitate the electrical communication among preselected equipment associated with a preselected hospital bed and a preselected nurse, the method including:
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(a) providing an adapter, wherein the adapter includes; (i) a first connector comprising a D-subminiature connector having a first plurality of pins or sockets; (ii) a second connector having; a. a plug, b. a socket, and c. each having a second plurality of pins or sockets, i. wherein one of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication while ii. the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector; and (iii) a component comprising a plurality of conductors adapted for facilitating the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector to electrically communicate with the first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a first predetermined pinout; and (b) communicating the third plurality of electrical conductors to the one of the plug and the socket of the second connector mechanical in a manner of the indicia. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An adapter including
(a) a first connector having a first plurality of pins or sockets; -
(b) a second connector having; (i) a plug, (ii) a socket, and (iii) each plug and socket having a second plurality of pins or sockets, a. wherein one of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication while b. the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector, wherein the second connector comprises an insulation-displacement connector (IDC connector) or insulation-piercing connector (IPC connector); and (c) a component comprising a plurality of conductors adapted for facilitating the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector to electrically communicate with the first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a first predetermined pinout. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A kit including:
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(a) an adapter including; (i) a first connector having a first plurality of pins or sockets; (ii) a second connector having a. a plug, b. a socket, and c. each having a second plurality of pins or sockets, i. wherein one of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication while ii. the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector, wherein the second connector comprises an insulation-displacement connector (IDC connector) or insulation-piercing connector (IPC connector); (iii) a component comprising a plurality of conductors adapted for facilitating the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector to electrically communicate with the first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a first predetermined pinout; and
, optionally,(b) a tool adapted to facilitate a mechanical communication of a third plurality of electrical conductors to one of a plug and a socket of a second connector to facilitate electrical communication of the third plurality of electrical conductors with a first portion of a first plurality of pins or sockets of a first connector. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for replacing a connector adapted to facilitate the electrical communication among preselected equipment associated with a preselected hospital bed and a preselected nurse, the method including:
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(a) providing an adapter, wherein the adapter includes; (i) a first connector having a first plurality of pins or sockets; (ii) a second connector having; a. a plug, b. a socket, and c. each having a second plurality of pins or sockets, i. wherein one of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication while ii. the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector, wherein the second connector comprises an insulation-displacement connector (IDC connector) or insulation-piercing connector (IPC connector); and (iii) a component comprising a plurality of conductors adapted for facilitating the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector to electrically communicate with the first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a first predetermined pinout; and (b) communicating the third plurality of electrical conductors to the one of the plug and the socket of the second connector mechanical in a manner of the indicia. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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Specification