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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Kenith W. Chambers, Batesville, IN (US);
Suzanne Bish, Hebron, KY (US);
Mary Butler, Charleston, SC (US);
Inventors:
Kenith W. Chambers, Batesville, IN (US);
Suzanne Bish, Hebron, KY (US);
Mary Butler, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/002 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bed includes a frame with a support deck having a laterally slidable panel and a mattress supported by the deck and having a width adjustment portion. A controller causes a fluid supply to inflate the width adjustment portion when a deck width sensor detects an extended position of the slidable panel.