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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Brian T. Wiggins, Burlington, KY (US);
Darrell L. Metz, Batesville, IN (US);
Terry J. Stratman, Villa Hills, KY (US);
Inventors:
Brian T. Wiggins, Burlington, KY (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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A patient support comprises a frame, a siderail, a linkage coupled to the siderail and coupled to the frame to guide movement of the siderail relative to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position, and a dampener. The dampener includes a coil spring, a first link coupled to the linkage and having a free end received inside the coil spring, and a second link coupled to the frame and having a free end received inside the coil spring.