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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Neal Kenneth Jacobs, Carmel, IN (US);
Brian T Wiggins, Burlington, KY (US);
Neal Kenneth Jacobs, Carmel, IN (US);
Brian T Wiggins, Burlington, KY (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A siderail assemblyfor a bedincludes a link P pivotably connectable to a bed frame at a joint PF and to a rail at a joint PR. The link P has at least one reaction surface. The assembly also includes a link R having a rail endand a common end. The rail end of link R is pivotably connected to the rail at a joint RR. The assembly also includes a link Q having a frame endand a common end. The frame end of link Q is pivotably connected to the frame at a joint QF. The common ends of link Q and link R are pivotably connected to each other at a joint A constrained to move substantially parallel to the reaction surface.