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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
May. 24, 2011
David W. Hensley, Milan, IN (US);
Sebatien Gemeline, Lorient, FR;
Yann Dollo, Belz, FR;
Hill-Rom S.A.S., Pluvigner, FR;
Abstract
A bed comprises a head end, a foot end, first and second sides and a deck which includes, a head section and a foot section. The head section is pivotable. Head end and foot end barriers () are positioned along one of the sides, and both barriers are adapted to move between raised and lowered positions. The head end barrier is moveable with the head section as the head section pivots. When both barriers are raised 1) the foot end barrier () extends footwardly beyond the head end barrier ('), 2) a portion of the head end barrier and a portion of the foot end barrier overlap each other over a portion of their longitudinal extents at all pivoted positions of the head end barrier, and 3) the overlapped portion of the head end barrier is laterally between the deck and the overlapped portion of the foot end barrier.