Patent ID: 9060619
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
1. A siderail for a patient bed, the siderail comprising: a rail main body having a lower edge extending in a longitudinal direction from a head end to a foot end of the siderail, a first outer link segment hinged to the rail main body adjacent the head end, and a second outer link segment hinged to the rail main body adjacent the foot end, wherein the first outer link segment and the second outer link segment have a thickness that is substantially the same as a thickness of the rail main body, the first and second outer links folding in unison relative to the rail main body from a first position situated substantially vertically beneath the rail main body to a second position generally overlapping the rail main body as the rail main body is moved relative to the patient bed from a raised position to a lowered position, wherein the first outer link segment has a curved head end link edge that follows a substantially contiguous, substantially vertical contour with a curved head end body edge of the rail main body such that the curved head end link edge cooperates with the curved head end body edge to form an overall contiguous curved profile at the head end of the siderail when the first and second outer links are in the first position and when viewed laterally of the patient bed in a substantially horizontal direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the second outer link segment has a curved foot end link edge that follows a substantially contiguous, substantially vertical contour with a curved foot end body edge of the rail main body such that the curved head end link edge cooperates with the curved head end body edge to form an overall contiguous curved profile at the foot end of the siderail when the first and second outer links are in the first position and when viewed laterally of the patient bed in the substantially horizontal direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.