Patent ID: 6049924
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A patient-support apparatus comprisinga base,a patient support carried by the base,at least one side guard panel pivotably connected to the patient support for movement between first and second positions, anda combined hinge and latch assembly configured to pivotably connect the side guard panel to the patient support, the combined hinge and latch assembly including a mount fixedly connected to the patient support, a hinge member non-moveably connected to the side guard panel and rotatably connected to the mount for pivoting movement about an axis, and a stop mechanism coupled to one of the hinge member and the mount, the hinge member being movable along the axis between a locking position in which the stop mechanism engages the other of the hinge member and the mount to prevent relative rotation between the hinge member and the mount and a releasing position in which the stop mechanism is disengaged from the other of the hinge member and the mount to allow relative rotation between the hinge member and the mount, the stop mechanism including a lug integrally formed in the mount and the hinge member being formed to include a lug-receiving space in which the lug is received to prevent the hinge member from rotating.