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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jonathan D. Turner, Dillsboro, IN (US);
Kenneth W. Meyer, Batesville, IN (US);
Bernard F. Voegele, Batesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 7/02 ;
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a frame and a deck carried on the frame. The deck includes longitudinally-spaced apart and transversely-extending back, seat, thigh and foot sections, with at least the back, thigh and foot sections articulated relative to the frame. A back section drive is coupled to the back section to raise and lower the back section. A thigh section drive coupled to the back section and the thigh section to initially raise and then lower the thigh section as the back section is raised.