| US 7,591,034 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and method for closing hospital bed gaps | ||
| Kenneth L. Kramer, Greensburg, Ind. (US); Robert T. Fussner, Brookville, Ind. (US); Jackie Robertson, Batesville, Ind. (US); Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, Ind. (US); Brian T. Wiggins, Burlington, Ky. (US); Doug H. Smith, Batesville, Ind. (US); John P. Biondo, Aurora, Ind. (US); Kendra K. Doyle, Bateville, Ind. (US); Richard B. Stacy, Batesville, Ind. (US); Michael V. Bolden, Charleston, S.C. (US); Reza Hakamiun, Charleston, S.C. (US); Clement J. Koerber, Sr., Batesville, Ind. (US); Michael J. Gosmeyer, Batesville, Ind. (US); James E. Gilbert, Metamora, Ind. (US); Donald L. Mobley, Batesville, Ind. (US); Dennis S. Flessate, Goose Creek, S.C. (US); David J. Ulrich, Sunman, Ind. (US); Jeffrey R. Welling, Batesville, Ind. (US); Gary W. Ferdon, Charleston, S.C. (US); Virgil J. Niese, Batesville, Ind. (US); Benjamin Salvatini, Summerville, S.C. (US); Patrick J. Minnelli, Harrison, Ohio (US); and David W. Hornbach, Brookville, Ind. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 12, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/734,456. | ||
| Application 11/734456 is a continuation of application No. 11/095967, filed on Mar. 31, 2005, granted, now 7,222,377. | ||
| Application 11/095967 is a continuation of application No. 10/225780, filed on Aug. 22, 2002, granted, now 7,028,352. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/397342, filed on Jul. 19, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/314276, filed on Aug. 22, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0180617 A1, Aug. 09, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47C 21/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 5—425 [5/428; 5/430] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A method for altering a patient support including a deck support, a non-articulating sub-frame spaced from and supportable
by the deck support, an articulating deck supported by the deck support, a first siderail coupled to the articulating deck,
and a second siderail, the method comprising the steps of:
coupling the sub-frame to the deck support,
uncoupling the first siderail from an articulating section of the articulating deck, and
coupling the first siderail to the non-articulating sub-frame.
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