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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Douglas Borgman, Brookville, IN (US);
Jnanesha Ramegowda, Batesville, IN (US);
David Newkirk, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Jason Brennan Grace, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brian Guthrie, Greensburg, IN (US);
Eric R. Meyer, Batesville, IN (US);
Darrell L. Borgman, Batesville, IN (US);
Nicole Johannigman, Greensburg, IN (US);
Rachel L. Williamson, Batesville, IN (US);
Michael Churilla, Harrison, OH (US);
James Evans, Greensburg, IN (US);
Taylor Franklin, Batesville, IN (US);
Catherine Marie Wagner, Osgood, IN (US);
Keith Moores, Milan, IN (US);
Katherine Lin, Broomfield, CO (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A hospital bed includes a sleep deck having an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion each defining a support surface and an underbody that defines a notch. An opening is defined by and extends through the upper portion. A space is defined between the upper portion and the middle portion. A mattress is disposed on the sleep deck. An outer mattress shell encases the mattress and includes a fold defined by a weld. A mattress retention assembly is coupled to the outer mattress shell. The mattress retention assembly includes at least one of a first magnet and a second magnet selectively coupling the mattress to the sleep deck, a portion of the mattress retention assembly extends between the outer mattress shell and the sleep deck, an affixing member disposed on the outer mattress shell, and a retention ridge extending through the sleep deck.