Patent ID: 11877967
Assignee: NOA MEDICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A bed frame including a castor base for detecting load, the castor base comprising:
at least two auxiliary beams, each auxiliary beam supporting at least one castor;
a load cell mounted to each of said auxiliary beams via a main housing and having a lever arm extending therefrom, wherein a force applied to said lever arm in a direction generally perpendicular to a direction said lever arm extends from said main housing is detected by said load cell;
a bushing positioned on each of said lever arms to rotate about said lever arm without rotating said lever arm it is positioned on; and
an axle connected to said bushing so that said axle can rotate relative to said castor base without rotating said lever arms.