Patent ID: 8006440
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for coupling to a wall in a healthcare facility, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a back wall and a front face, the front face being substantially flush with the wall and having an upper and a lower portion defining a compartment in which at least one service outlet is located a cover, and a linkage including at least one parallelogram linkage having upper and lower support arms with each support arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the front face of the housing and pivotable about a first laterally-extending axis and a second end pivotably coupled to the cover for pivoting movement about a second laterally-extending axis, the linkage having a variable length member pivotably coupled to the housing at a first pivot axis and pivotably coupled to the upper support arm at second pivot axis located at a point on the support arm nearer the first end than the second end, the variable length member biased to extend such that a force is exerted by the variable length member between the housing and the upper support arm, the linkage mounting the cover to the housing for pivoting movement between a first closed position in which the cover blocks access to the at least one service outlet and a second open position in which the cover allows access to the at least one service outlet, the cover remaining substantially vertical as it travels between the closed and open positions.