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Hospital bed caster control system

US7698760B2 · kind B2 · utility

21Cited by

49References

27Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jerome E. Reckelhoff · Blue Ash, US
Christian H. Reinke · York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2006
Grant date	Apr 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2101
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient support apparatus includes a base having a first side, a second side, a head end, and a foot end, a head end caster and a foot end caster coupled to the base on the first side near the respective head and foot ends, and a head end link and a foot end link located on the first side and operably associated with the respective head and foot end casters on the first side. The head and foot end links on the first side move longitudinally in opposite directions to brake the respective head and foot end casters on the first side.

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