Docking module enclosure including connectors and power switching
US5600108A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/22
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An enclosure is provided for mounting a bed monitoring docking module on a bed frame structure. The enclosure has an elongated sleeve-like housing with an interior cross-section substantially complimentary to the outer cross-section of the docking module. The docking module is slidably insertable into and removable from a supported position within the sleeve-like housing through an open forward end of the housing. A connector housing mounted within a back end of the sleeve-like housing contains enclosure power, control and sensor connectors which are matable with respective externally accessible docking module and sensor mat connectors. The connector housing has an aperture through a wall thereof for mounting the enclosure sensor connector for interfacing with the mat sensor connector and a pair of apertures through a forward wall thereof for mounting the enclosure power and control connectors in alignment for interfacing with the docking module power and control connectors as the module is inserted into the sleeve-like housing. The forward wall of the connector housing is contoured to position the enclosure power and control connectors such that, during insertion and removal, the …
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