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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
Applicants:
David W Hensley, Milan, IN (US);
Sebastien Gemeline, Lorient, FR;
Yann Dollo, Belz, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 21/08 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bed includes an articulating deck affixed to a frame. The bed has at least a head end section and a foot end section. The head end section is pivotable relative to the frame. The bed also includes a head end barrier element' laterally alongside the head end section and co-pivotable therewith. The bed also includes an auxiliary barrier elementlongitudinally adjacent the head end barrier element. The auxiliary barrier element is nonrotational relative to the frame during movement of one or more of the head end and foot end sections.