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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1994
L Dale Foster, Brookville, IN (US);
Ryan Anthony Reeder, Brookville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Company, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient weigh scale comprises a base, an upright support pole mounted to the base, and a cantilever boom pivotally mounted on one end to an upper end of the upright support pole. A bracing arm is pivotally mounted on one end to the upright support pole and removably secured on the other end to the cantilever boom when perpendicular to the upright support pole. A latch is rotatably mounted to the upright support pole for latching the scale to a hospital bed while allowing rotation of the scale relative to the bed about a generally vertical axis. A cross member is pivotally mounted to the other end of the boom for pivoting relative to the boom about a generally vertical axis. A pair of cantilever beam load cells are mounted on either end of the cross member and are oriented transverse to the cross member and have fixed ends mounted to the cross member and free ends. A H-frame has arms suspended from the free ends of the load cells, with the H-frame arms being for connection to lateral sides of a patient support.