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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Michael William Graves, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Richard A. Derenne, Portage, MI (US);
William D. Childs, Plainwell, MI (US);
Bryan E. Garfoot, Portage, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A telescoping assembly for use on a patient support apparatus. The telescoping assembly comprises an accessory and a telescoping support slidable to extend the accessory. A locking device releasably holds the telescoping support in the extended position. The accessory is manually movable by a user between a stowed position and a use position. The accessory comprises a deactivator portion operable to deactivate the locking device remotely in response to the user manually moving the accessory relative to the telescoping support toward the stowed position.