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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Shelley L. Alford, Batesville, IN (US);
John V. Harmeyer, Cleves, OH (US);
David W. Hornbach, Brookville, IN (US);
John Sparkman, Oakwood, OH (US);
Robert M. Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael P. Bish, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Nabil Mehdi, West Chester, OH (US);
Andreas Schabbach, Nauort, DE;
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
Person support apparatuses having exercise features are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a person support apparatus includes a support surface, a footboard, a sensor, and a passive resistance mechanism. The support surface has a foot end and a head end, and the footboard is located near the foot end of the support surface, extending above the support surface. The footboard may include a pressure surface positioned to receive a pressing force. The footboard is freely slidable from an extended position to a retracted position with respect to the foot end of the support surface. The sensor provides a signal indicative of a magnitude of the pressing force incident on the pressure surface of the footboard. The passive resistance mechanism is coupled to the footboard, and resists a motion of the footboard to the extended position.