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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2011
Brian T Wiggins, Burlington, KY (US);
Richard H Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brian T Wiggins, Burlington, KY (US);
Richard H Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A siderailcomprises a railhaving a lower edgeextending longitudinally from a head endto a foot end, and a longitudinally outer linkcomprising a head side outer link segmentand a foot side outer link segment. Each segment is connected to the rail at a joint OR and connected to a host frameat a joint OF. The siderail also includes an inner linklongitudinally intermediate the outer link segments and connected to the rail at a joint IR and to the host frame at a joint IF. The head side outer link segment extends longitudinally from approximately the head end of the rail lower edgetoward the inner link without longitudinally overlapping the inner link. The foot side outer link segment extends longitudinally from approximately the foot end of the rail lower edgetoward the inner link without longitudinally overlapping the inner link.