US 7,543,583 B2
	Forced air vent in siderail
Troy D. Acton, St. Paul, Ind. (US)
Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/179,851.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/591754, filed on Jul. 28, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0053554 A1, Mar. 16, 2006
Int. Cl. A47C 27/08 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 128—200.28  [5/423]

29 Claims

1. A siderail of a patient-support apparatus, the siderail comprising a main siderail portion including a cavity there within and a nozzle integrated into the main siderail portion such that the nozzle is an essential element of the main siderail portion, at least a portion of the nozzle being positioned within the cavity, the nozzle being configured to expel air toward a patient on the patient-support apparatus.