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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2006
Francis C. Ganance, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert Cooks, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kenneth L. Kramer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Jerome E. Reckelhoff, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Peter M. Wukusick, Batesville, IN (US);
Robert M. Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark E. Haufler, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Darrell L. Metz, Batesville, IN (US);
Kenneth Q. Rudolf, Batesville, IN (US);
Stephen M. Holl, Columbus, OH (US);
Richard W. Chance, Greenwood, IN (US);
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
John P. Biondo, Durant, IA (US);
James K. Findlay, Fishers, IN (US);
David W. Hensley, Milan, IN (US);
Francis C. Ganance, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert Cooks, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kenneth L. Kramer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Jerome E. Reckelhoff, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Peter M. Wukusick, Batesville, IN (US);
Robert M. Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark E. Haufler, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Darrell L. Metz, Batesville, IN (US);
Kenneth Q. Rudolf, Batesville, IN (US);
Stephen M. Holl, Columbus, OH (US);
Richard W. Chance, Greenwood, IN (US);
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
John P. Biondo, Durant, IA (US);
James K. Findlay, Fishers, IN (US);
David W. Hensley, Milan, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck movable from a use position to a stowed position. The patient-support deck is configured to engage receivers of the patient-support apparatus to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support apparatus by a locking mechanism. A storage structure is configured to support the patient-support deck in a stowed position. The storage structure is configured to deflect under load to prevent damage to the storage structure or patient-support deck.