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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Mark Alan Graham, Springboro, OH (US);
Christian H. Reinke, York, SC (US);
Inventors:
Mark Alan Graham, Springboro, OH (US);
Christian H. Reinke, York, SC (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A patient care equipment support system includes an arm supported in a hospital room for pivoting movement about a generally vertical axis, a patient care equipment column coupled to the arm for movement therewith, and a brake configured to impede the pivoting movement of the arm. The brake allowing the pivoting movement of the arm when the brake is deactivated in response to a user input. The column is configured to support patient care equipment.