Global Patent Index - EP 0013593 A2

EP 0013593 A2 19800723 - Hospital bed.

Title (en)

Hospital bed.

Title (de)

Krankenhausbett.

Title (fr)

Lit d'hÔpital.

Publication

EP 0013593 A2 19800723 (EN)

Application

EP 80300013 A 19800103

Priority

GB 7900321 A 19790104

Abstract (en)

A hospital bed having a facility for tilting the mattress platform (16) to a foot-down configuration, the bed including a main frame (11) and a sub-frame (12) which carries the mattress platform (16), these being associated with each other (at 13) towards the foot end of the bed. Towards the head end of the bed, a member (22,23) is pivoted to the main frame (11) and the sub-frame (12) at separate spaced pivot points (24,25). The member can be moved by manual operating means such as a worm arrangement (27,28) to change the relative positions of the pivot points (24,25) thereby changing the angular relationship between the main frame (11) and the sub-frame (12) to enable a slight foot-down tilt to be achieved. The mechanism operates completely independently of any other facilities provided on the bed such as lifting and lowering facilities, head-down tilt facilities or contoured mattress supports.

IPC 1-7

A61G 7/00

IPC 8 full level

A61G 7/005 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61G 7/005 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE LU NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0013593 A2 19800723; EP 0013593 A3 19801029; GB 2038617 A 19800730

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 80300013 A 19800103; GB 7900321 A 19790104