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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2003
Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William K. Moore, Batavia, OH (US);
Donald E. Smith, Greensburg, IN (US);
William M. Blyshak, Milan, IN (US);
Jonathan D. Turner, Dillsboro, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient-support apparatus comprises a lower frame having a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side. The patient-support apparatus also has an upper frame supported above the lower frame and movable relative to the lower frame. A plurality of casters are coupled to the lower frame. A mattress is carried by the upper frame. Elevation adjustment pedals are adjacent both of the first and second sides of the lower frame and are adjacent only one of the first and second ends of the lower frame. The elevation adjustment pedals are movable to change the elevation of the upper frame relative to the lower frame.