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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:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
E. David Allen, Okeana, OH (US);
Kenneth L. Kramer, St. Paul, IN (US);
Peter M. Wukusick, Batesville, IN (US);
Eric R. Meyer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
David J. Ulrich, Sunman, IN (US);
James M. C. Thomas, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Paul M. McDaniel, III, Burlington, KY (US);
Dennis R. Zwink, Batesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/015 ; A61G 7/018 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/015 ; A61G 7/018 ;
Abstract
A bed having a foot prop on an adjustable length deck foot section and a mattress with a length and thickness adjustable foot section and a thickness adjustable heel section. The adjustability of the deck and the mattress allows sizing of the bed to the occupant as well as heel management. The foot prop is also adjustable.