| US 7,540,243 B2 | ||
| Overbed table for use with patient support | ||
| Christopher M. George, Cincinnati, Ohio (US); Robert M. Zerhusen, Cincinnati, Ohio (US); Carl W. Riley, Milan, Ind. (US); Ryan A. Reeder, Brookville, Ind. (US); Michael E. Cerimele, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); David W. Hornbach, Brookville, Ind. (US); and Michelle L. Walker, Lewisville, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 10, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/953,136. | ||
| Application 11/953136 is a continuation of application No. 11/402379, filed on Apr. 12, 2006, granted, now 7,314,010. | ||
| Application 11/402379 is a continuation of application No. 10/211111, filed on Aug. 02, 2002, granted, now 7,032,522, filed on Apr. 25, 2006. | ||
| Application 10/211111 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/849580, filed on May 04, 2001, abandoned. | ||
| Application 09/849580 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/835002, filed on Apr. 13, 2001, granted, now 6,615,744, filed on Sep. 09, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/202283, filed on May 05, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/229136, filed on Aug. 30, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/251950, filed on Dec. 07, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/310092, filed on Aug. 03, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0087202 A1, Apr. 17, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A47B 37/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 108—50.01 [108/49] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An overbed table for use with a hospital bed having a bed base and a mattress supported above the bed base, the overbed
table also being for use with a computer, the overbed table comprising:
a base configured to fit underneath the bed base,
a table section spaced above the base by a sufficient amount to permit the table section to overlie the mattress when the
base is underneath the bed base, the table section having a longitudinal axis defined along dimension of the table section,
a storage unit situated above the base, the table section being movable relative to the storage unit in a direction parallel
with the longitudinal axis within a substantially horizontal plane between a first position and a second position, the storage
unit having a storage recess, and
a computer support coupled to the storage unit and movable from a storage position within the storage recess to a use position
out of the recess, the table section covering the storage recess and covering the computer support when the computer support
is in the storage position and the table section is in the first position, the storage recess being accessible when the table
section is in the second position to permit the computer support to be moved up and out of the storage recess to the use position.
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