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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
May. 21, 2009
Cory Herbst, Shelbyville, MI (US);
John Zerbel, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Eugene L. Keller, Iii, Portage, MI (US);
Mike Brubaker, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Douglas Keller, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Cory Herbst, Shelbyville, MI (US);
John Zerbel, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Eugene L. Keller, III, Portage, MI (US);
Mike Brubaker, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Douglas Keller, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A movable patient support includes a frame, a patient support surface supported at the frame, a base supporting the frame and having a plurality of bearing assemblies for moving the base along a floor surface. The support also includes a brake, a brake actuator for actuating the brake of at least one bearing assembly, and a brake bar coupled to the brake actuator. The brake bar is movable between a non-braking position and a braking position wherein the actuator causes the brake to move to its braking position. Further, the brake bar extends between the head end and the foot end of the frame and further has a portion extending outwardly from the brake actuator to at least close proximity to the bearing footprint defined by the bearing assemblies but within the frame footprint to thereby provide relatively easy access to the brake bar to an attendant standing adjacent one of the longitudinal sides of the frame.