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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1976
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert C Stern, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Affiliated Hospital Products, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47D / ; A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5331 ; 5100 ;
Abstract
A bed safety side rail arrangement which includes two opposite articulated side rail assemblies selectively pivotally movable from an upper safety position to a lowered position, as for patient transfer and handling and/or bedmaking tasks. The opposite side rail assemblies are readily removably secured to opposite sides of a bed, and desired structural rigidity is provided through the medium of tubular cross members or cross member assemblies which engage the side rail assemblies at their respective pivot connections.