Latching motion transfer mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8990982-B2
Application number	US-201314085827-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2013
Priority date	Oct 17, 2007
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

Latching motion transfer arrangements may be used to raise an object up and out of the engagement with the ground or other support surface and to lower the object back onto the ground or other support surface. In one exemplary embodiment, the mechanism is caused to lift and latch by applying force in a first direction, a first time, and is caused to release and lower by applying force in the first direction, a second time.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bed comprising:
a bed frame;
at least one caster assembly that supports the bed frame above a support surface;
a latching lift mechanism connected to the at least one caster assembly;
wherein moving a drive member of the lift mechanism in a first direction a first time causes a foot of the latching lift mechanism to engage the support surface and lift the at least one caster assembly off of the support surface and latch;
wherein moving the dr…

Assignees

• Invacare Corp

Inventors

• Bly Robert R
• Wysocki Kevin S
• Gregory Michael A

Classifications

• Y10S292/04

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• A61G7/05

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47C20/043

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61G2007/0528

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47C21/00

  Human Necessities · mapped topic