US5299338A
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Hospital bed with pivoting headboard
Assignee: Hill Rom Services Inc
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Filing: 1993-05-21
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2013-05-21
Abstract
Abstract In a hospital room, arms are pivoted on vertical axes that pass through the head and foot ends of a patient's bed. One of the arms carries a computer terminal at its free end. The other arm carries a power column or a portion of a power column at its free end. The arms are swingable around the end of the bed and to either side of the bed, whereupon the person attending the patient can use the instruments on the arms at the point of care for the patient.
Inventors
- 👤 L. Dale Foster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:03
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G7/00; A61G7/05; A61G12/00; A61G12/002; A61G12/004; A61G2203/00; A61G2203/70; A61G2203/80; A61G2210/00; A61G2210/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/917; Y10S248/919; Y10S248/922
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
Apparatus for a hospital room having a floor comprising: an elongated, generally rectangular hospital bed having a head end and a foot end, a power column having electrical outlets, gas outlets, a monitor for the display of patient data, and other patient-treating accessories, said power column being mounted adjacent said bed, an arm having one end pivotally mounted on said floor on an axis which is under the head end of the bed, the other end of said arm being connected to a patient care section forming a part of said power column to permit said patient care section to swing through an arc that passes from one side of said bed past the end of said bed to the other side of said bed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
Apparatus for a hospital room having a floor comprising: an elongated, generally rectangular hospital bed having a head end and a foot end, a power column having electrical outlets, gas outlets, a monitor for the display of patient data, and other patient-treating accessories, said power column being mounted adjacent said bed, an arm having one end pivotally mounted on said floor on an axis which is under the head end of the bed, the other end of said arm being connected to a patient care section forming a part of said power column to permit said patient care section to swing through an arc that passes from one side of said bed past the end of said bed to the other side of said bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as in claim 1 in which said power column is fixed at one corner of said bed site, said arm swinging through an arc of about 120°.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
Apparatus as in claim 1 in which said power column has a recess, a fixed arm projecting from a point on said power column adjacent said recess and having an end, close to the room floor underlying said bed, said pivotally mounted arm being pivoted to one end of said fixed arm.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-04-04 | 1997-10-04 | 1998-04-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-04-04 | 2001-10-04 | 2002-04-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-04-04 | 2005-10-04 | 2006-04-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |