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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Steven Snyder, Amherst, OH (US);
Howard Loewenthal, Hinckley, OH (US);
Andrew Spriegel, Avon, OH (US);
Gerold Goertzen, Brunswick, OH (US);
Robert Puckett, Orlando, FL (US);
Kevin Wysocki, Grafton, OH (US);
Steven Snyder, Amherst, OH (US);
Howard Loewenthal, Hinckley, OH (US);
Andrew Spriegel, Avon, OH (US);
Gerold Goertzen, Brunswick, OH (US);
Robert Puckett, Orlando, FL (US);
Kevin Wysocki, Grafton, OH (US);
Invacare Corporation, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
An adjustable bed includes a universal, or interchangeable, bed end that can be used at either end of the bed and can be connected with an existing motor drive assembly. The bed end may include a gear box having first and second input shafts that are selectively covered by a movable cover. The bed end may include a frame having drain openings for draining water from the bed end when the bed end is washed. The bed end may also include an end cap that is fastened to the frame in a unique manner, and that helps to maintain a panel of the bed end cover in a curved or bowed configuration.