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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Applicants:
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
Darrell L. Metz, Batesville, IN (US);
Terry J. Stratman, Villa Hills, KY (US);
Inventors:
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
Darrell L. Metz, Batesville, IN (US);
Terry J. Stratman, Villa Hills, KY (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 7/00 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck coupled to first and second lift systems configured to lift the patient-support deck relative to the floor. The lift systems each include a pair of supports and a carriage coupled to the patient-support deck and suspended from the supports by tethers which are wound and unwound to raise and lower the patient-support deck.