Patent · US Expired

Hospital bed convertible to chair

US4862529A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 13, 1988
Grant dateSep 5, 1989
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G7/015
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bed that is convertible to a chair. The bed has a retracting frame mounted on a fixed frame. A patient support is formed by serially-connected head, seat, thigh, calf and foot panels, with the seat panel being fixed to the retracting frame. Movement of the retracting frame toward the foot end of the bed causes the head panel to rise and the leg panel to drop, thereby creating a chair.

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