Telescoping assembly for use on a patient support apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10660809-B2
Application number	US-201615261237-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2016
Priority date	Sep 11, 2015
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

A telescoping assembly for use on a patient support apparatus. The telescoping assembly comprises an accessory and a telescoping support slidable to extend the accessory. A locking device releasably holds the telescoping support in the extended position. The accessory is manually movable by a user between a stowed position and a use position. The accessory comprises a deactivator portion operable to deactivate the locking device remotely in response to the user manually moving the accessory relative to the telescoping support toward the stowed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A telescoping assembly for use on a patient support apparatus, said telescoping assembly comprising:
a telescoping support slidable between a collapsed position and an extended position;
a locking device operable to releasably hold said telescoping support in said extended position; and
an accessory manually movable by a user relative to said telescoping support between a stowed position and a use position,
said accessory comprising a deactivator portion operable to deactivate said locking device remotely from the user in response to the user manually moving said accessory relative to said telescoping support toward said stowed position thereby enabling movement of said telescoping support from said extended position to said collapsed position.

2. The telescoping assembly of claim 1 wherein said accessory has a user interface to enable the user to manually move said accessory, said deactivator portion being spaced from said user interface and operable to deactivate said locking device remotely from said user interface.

3. The telescoping assembly of claim 1 further comprising a base support wherein said telescoping support is slidably coupled to said base support to slide between said collapsed position and said extended position relative to said base support and said locking device is operable to releasably engage said telescoping support to said base support in said extended position.

4. The telescoping assembly of claim 3 wherein said locking device comprises a latch and said telescoping support comprises a catch for receiving said latch to hold said telescoping support in said extended position, said latch being disengageable from said catch by said deactivator portion to enable movement of said telescoping support from said extended position to said collapsed position.

5. The telescoping assembly of claim 4 wherein said locking device further comprises a biasing device applying a biasing force to said latch to bias said latch toward said telescoping support so that said latch engages said catch when said telescoping support reaches said extended position.

6. The telescoping assembly of claim 5 wherein said latch has an outer surface engageable by said deactivator portion to move said latch away from said catch against said biasing force of said biasing device to disengage said latch from said catch thereby enabling movement of said telescoping support from said extended position to said collapsed position.

7. The telescoping assembly of claim 6 wherein said catch comprises an opening defined in said telescoping support.

8. The telescoping assembly of claim 7 wherein said base support comprises a pair of channels and said telescoping support further comprises frame members slidable within said channels.

9. The telescoping assembly of claim 8 wherein said telescoping support further comprises a pair of second channels and said accessory comprises slide members slidable in said second channels, said deactivator portion formed by a slide surface of each of said slide members.

10. The telescoping assembly of claim 9 further comprising a second latch having a second outer surface engageable by said deactivator portion, said telescoping support further comprising a second opening.

11. The telescoping assembly of claim 10 wherein said latches are operable to protrude through said openings into said second channels to releasably engage and hold said telescoping support in said extended position so that said outer surfaces of said latches are exposed in said second channels for engagement by said slide surfaces of said slide members when said slide members slide in said second channels to disengage said latches from said openings.

12. The telescoping assembly of claim 4 wherein said telescoping support further comprises a second catch for receiving said latch when said telescoping support is moved to a second extended position, said telescoping support having opposing ends and said catches being longitudinally spaced along said telescoping support between said ends.

13. The telescoping assembly of claim 1 wherein said locking device comprises a locking member and a wedge member, said telescoping support having an outer surface and said wedge member being operable to wedge said locking member against said outer surface to releasably engage said outer surface and hold said telescoping support in said extended position.

14. The telescoping assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second telescoping support slidable between a collapsed position and an extended position and a second locking device operable to releasably hold said second telescoping support in said extended position of said second telescoping support.

15. The telescoping assembly of claim 1 wherein said accessory comprises at least one slide member and an accessory member, wherein said at least one slide member is slidable relative to said telescoping support and said accessory member is pivotally coupled to said at least one slide member such that said accessory member is arranged generally perpendicular to said telescoping support in said use position.

16. A footboard for a patient support apparatus, comprising:
a body having a base support; and
a telescoping assembly coupled to said body, said telescoping assembly comprising:
a telescoping support slidable between a collapsed position and an extended position with respect to said base support;
a locking device operable to releasably hold said telescoping support in said extended position; and
an accessory manually movable by a user relative to said telescoping support between a stowed position and a use position,

said accessory comprising a deactivator portion operable to deactivate said locking device remotely from the user in response to the user manually moving said accessory relative to said telescoping support toward said stowed position thereby enabling movement of said telescoping support from said extended position to said collapsed position.

Assignees

• Stryker Corp

Inventors

• Graves Michael William
• Derenne Richard A
• Childs William D
• Garfoot Bryan E

Classifications

• A61M5/1415

  Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories · CPC title

• A61G7/0503 Primary

  Holders, support devices for receptacles, e.g. for drainage or urine bags (hanging-up devices for infusion A61M5/1414 ) · CPC title

• A47B23/00

  Bed-tables; Trays; Reading-racks; Book-rests, {i.e. items used in combination with something else} · CPC title

• A61G5/1094

  Tables, working plates or trays · CPC title

• A61G7/0755

  for the legs or feet · CPC title