Litter support having telescoping threaded rod arrangement
US5172442A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/012
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hospital bed includes a base supported by casters, and a lift arrangement vertically movably supports a patient support section on the base. The lift arrangement includes a threaded first member secured to and projecting downwardly from the patient support section, a rotatably supported tubular second member having an internal thread which engages the threaded first member and having an external thread, and a further member which is supported on the base and has a thread engaging the external thread on the tubular second member. In one embodiment, the further member is a nut fixedly supported on the base, and a drive member rotatably supported on the base has an opening through which the second member extends and has a key portion which slidably engages an axially extending slot provided in the second member. In a different embodiment, the further member is itself rotatably supported on the base and has therethrough an opening through which the second member extends, the thread on the further member being an internal thread in the opening.
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