Hinged panels for a thermal support apparatus
CA 2302746 A1 · Owner: Hill-Rom, Inc. · Inventors: Goldberg, Charles; Schmidt, Rick A.; Aquilera, Rafael E.
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A patient-support apparatus (20) includes a base (22) a patient support (26) , carried by the base (22) at least one side guard panel (44) pivotably connected to the patient support (26) for movement between first and second positions, and a combined hinge and latch assembly (60) configured to pivotably connect the side guard panel (44) to the patient support (26). The combined hinge and latch assembly (60) includes a mount (74) fixedly connected to the patient support (26), a hinge member (70) fixedly connected to the side guard panel (44) and rotatably connected to the mount (74) for pivoting movement about an axis (136), and a stop mechanism (128) coupled to one of the hinge …
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- Filed September 9, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 9, 2018.
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