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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. 29, 2002
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen R. Hamberg, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support deck coupled to the frame, a tray positioned below the patient support deck for supporting an x-ray cassette, and a lifting apparatus for lifting the tray toward the patient support deck. The lifting apparatus includes a shiftable member supported for translation relative to the frame in a longitudinal direction. A pair of links are coupled to the shiftable member. A first link of the pair of links has a first end pivotally coupled to the tray and a second end pivotally coupled to the shiftable member. A second link of the pair of links has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the shiftable member. A handle is coupled to the frame for translating the shiftable member in the longitudinal direction to spread apart the links and lift the tray.