Patent ID: 9173797
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient support apparatus comprising a frame, and a siderail assembly coupled to the frame and including a barrier including a lower panel and an upper panel above the lower panel, the barrier being movable relative to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position while remaining in a generally vertical orientation, the upper panel being pivotable relative to the lower panel about a generally vertical axis between a straight position generally aligned vertically with the lower panel and a canted position having the upper panel extending over and across the lower panel so that an angle is defined between the upper panel and the lower panel with a first portion of the upper panel being situated on one side of the lower panel and extending away from the lower panel and toward the frame and a second portion of the upper panel being situated on an opposite side of the lower panel and extending away from the lower panel and away from the frame.