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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:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean R Sommerfeld, Iola, WI (US);
John L Edgerton, Jr, Stevens Point, WI (US);
Assignee:
Sunrise Medical CCG Inc., Stevens Point, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ; A61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5618 ; 5613 ;
Abstract
A ramp assembly for an articulating bed for preventing interference of a movable bed component with a stationary bed component comprises a ramp and a contact member. The ramp is attached to either the movable bed component or the stationary bed component. The contact member is connected to the other bed component in a manner such that it contacts the ramp. The contact member and the ramp cooperate to maintain a spaced relation between the movable bed component and the stationary bed component during movement of the movable component.