Patent ID: 11890238
Assignee: ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method for operating an armboard assembly, the method comprising:
biasing an engagement assembly in a first direction toward an engaged position relative to an armboard deck such that an indexing member of the engagement assembly engages a plurality of teeth of an armboard mount provided within a cavity of the armboard deck;
pulling a handle of the engagement assembly to move the engagement assembly in an opposite second direction toward a disengaged position such that the indexing member disengages the plurality of teeth of the armboard mount, the handle comprising one or more legs extending into a corresponding leg recess formed in the armboard deck, the leg recess including an insertion hole and a channel extending from the insertion hole toward the armboard mount; and
limiting, by the indexing member, a distance in which the handle may be pulled in the second direction toward the disengaged position to maintain the one or more legs of the handle within the channel of the leg recess and prevent the one or more legs of the handle from extending into the insertion hole.