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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2001
James N. Grote, Batesville, IN (US);
Thomas A. Stein, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Thomas L. Ricks, Naperville, IL (US);
Jay E. Fullenkamp, Sunman, IN (US);
Donald E. Blanford, Greensburg, IN (US);
Reinhard Starost, Batesville, IN (US);
Bruce W. Smith, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
An alignment apparatus ( ) is provided for use with a supply column ( ) including an outer shell ( ), a mount ( ) configured to couple the outer shell ( ) to a ceiling ( ), and a plurality of supply lines ( ) positioned within the outer shell ( ). The supply lines ( ) are configured to be coupled to at least one of an electrical supply and a gas supply. The alignment apparatus ( ) includes a body member ( ) configured to be positioned on the outer shell ( ) of the supply column ( ), and a plurality of ports ( ) formed in the body member ( ). The ports ( ) are configured to support the supply lines ( ) in a predetermined pattern.
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