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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
May. 28, 2019
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
John D. Christie, Batesville, IN (US);
Mark E. Lanning, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Robert A. Bossingham, Rushville, IN (US);
Mark Tyler Rigsby, Dayton, OH (US);
James D. Lattimore, Fairport, NY (US);
Mahesh Kumar Thodupunuri, Troy, OH (US);
Aziz Ali Bhai, Fishers, IN (US);
David P. Lubbers, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott M. Corbin, Sunman, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A variable width support system includes an adjustable width person support apparatus (PSA), an adjustable width person support surface (PSS), and first and second controllers. The first controller controls a function of the PSA and receives a first input corresponding to a function of the PSA via a first user interface. The second controller controls a function of the PSS and: a) receives a second input corresponding to a function of the PSS via a second user interface when the first controller is not in communication with the second controller, and b) receives a third input corresponding to a function of the PSS via the first controller when the first controller is in communication with the second controller. The second controller controls a function of the PSS in accordance with the third input when the first controller is in communication with the second controller.