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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
Darrell L. Metz, Batesville, IN (US);
John M. Johnson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
Darrell L. Metz, Batesville, IN (US);
John M. Johnson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a frame and a transport assembly supporting the frame. The transport assembly is configured to selectively move relative to the frame between a transport position and a brake position. A portion of the frame frictionally engages a portion of the transport assembly in the brake position to affect a brake application that resists the transportation of the frame. The portion of the frame is disengaged from the portion of the transport assembly in the transport position to allow for transportation of the frame.