Siderail and control unit therefor

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EP 2 100 579 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	26.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/21

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	16.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/38

(21)	Application number: 09250695.5

(22)	Date of filing: 12.03.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61G 7/05^(2006.01)

A47C 21/08^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

13.03.2008 US 36368 P

(71)	Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
	Wilmington, DE 19801 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Heimbrock, Richard H. Cincinnati, OH 45238 (US)

(74)	Representative: Findlay, Alice Rosemary
	Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL London WC1X 8PL (GB)

(54)	Siderail and control unit therefor

(57) An occupant support apparatus 10 includes a frame 12 and an occupant support deck 14 above which an occupant is supportable. A siderail 22 has a raised position in which at least a portion of the siderail is higher in elevation than the patient support deck. The siderail includes a recess 42. The occupant support also includes a control unit 44 having user inputs configured to be engaged by a user. The control unit is movable relative to the siderail between a first position in which at least a majority of the patient control unit is received in the recess and a second position in which at least a majority of the control unit resides outside the recess and extends past a perimeter of the siderail. In one embodiment the control unit also has an upper portion 50, which is pivotable about a generally vertical axis

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