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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Mark A. Graham, Springboro, OH (US);
Steven J. Schwartz, Oxford, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Graham, Springboro, OH (US);
Steven J. Schwartz, Oxford, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An equipment support, such as an IV pole, comprises an upper portion, a lower portion having a lower end configured to engage a socket, and an actuator movable relative to the lower end. When the upper portion is gripped by a releasable gripper, the lower end can be disengaged from the socket by moving the actuator from a first position to a second position. The lower portion can be telescoped relative to the upper portion by moving the actuator from the second position to a third position.