US Patent 8640287 Patient-support apparatus with a locking deck section

Patent 8640287 was granted and assigned to Hill-Rom on February, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8640287

Patent Inventor Names

James K. Findlay0

Robert Cooks, Jr.0

Robert M. Zerhusen0

Stephen M. Holl0

Darrell L. Metz0

David W. Hensley0

David W. Hornbach0

Francis C. Ganance0

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Date of Patent

February 4, 2014

Patent Application Number

13399087

Date Filed

February 17, 2012

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 12102571 Releasable spar for surgical boot

Patent Primary Examiner

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Michael Trettel

Patent abstract

A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck movable from a use position to a stowed position. The patient-support deck is configured to engage receivers of the patient-support apparatus to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support apparatus by a locking mechanism. A storage structure is configured to support the patient-support deck in a stowed position. The storage structure is configured to deflect under load to prevent damage to the storage structure or patient-support deck.