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Patent US7533429 - Lift system for hospital bed - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Page images | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA lift system for a hospital bed is disclosed. The lift system includes lift arms that support a frame over a base frame. The lift arms are moved to raise and lower the frame relative to the base frame....http://www.google.com/patents/US7533429?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7533429 - Lift system for hospital bedLift system for hospital bed Douglas J. Menkedick et alOverviewAbstractDrawingsDescriptionClaims Patent number: 7533429Filing date: May 2, 2008Issue date: May 19, 2009Application number: 12/114,293 Page imagesPDF
US007533429B2
(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,533,429 B2
Menkedick et al. (45) Date of Patent: May 19,2009
(54) LIFT SYSTEM FOR HOSPITAL BED
(75) Inventors: Douglas J. Menkedick, Guilford, IN
(US); Eugene E. Osborne, Hebron, KY (US); Aziz Ali Bhai, Batesville, IN (US); Kenith W. Chambers, Batesville, IN (US); Steven A. Dixon, Cincinnati, OH (US); Joshua W. Shenk, Batesville, IN (US); Andrew F. Skinner, Batesville, IN (US); James F. Findlay, Fishers, IN (US); Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Greensburg, IN (US); Jeffrey R. Welling, Batesville, IN (US); John B. Wilker, Jr., Dillsboro, IN (US); Robert M. Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US); David A. Albersmeyer, Batesville, IN (US); Roger S. Philbeck, Lawrenceburg, IN (US); Nicholas C. Batta, Batesville, IN (US); Terry L. Richter, Cincinnati, OH (US); Tom Riggs, Milan, IN (US); Steven J. Schwartz, Cincinnati, OH (US); Matthew R. Knue, Moores Hill, IN (US); Brent Goodwin, Batesville, IN (US); Gregory J. Figel, Mason, OH (US); James R. Stolpmann, Lawrenceburg, IN (US); Glenn C. Suttman, Batesville, IN (US); Brian J. Hoffman, Lawrenceburg, IN (US); David W. Hornback, Brookville, IN (US); Paul R. Weil, Lawrenceburg, IN (US); Kenneth L. Kramer, Greensburg, IN (US); Eric R. Meyer, Greensburg, IN (US); David P. Lubbers, Cincinnati, OH (US); Roberta M. Murnyack, Cincinnati, OH (US); Cami S. Scheele, Batesville, IN (US) (73) Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
(21) Appl.No.: 12/114,293
(22) Filed: May 2, 2008
US 2008/0201851 Al Aug. 28, 2008
(60) Continuation of application No. 11/257,438, filed on Oct. 24, 2005, now Pat. No. 7,454,805, and a continuation of application No. 10/731,720, filed on Dec. 9, 2003, now Pat. No. 6,957,461, and a division of application No. 09/750,741, filed on Dec. 29, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,658,680, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/751,031, filed on Dec. 29, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,691,346, application No. 12/114,293, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 10/648, 053, filed on Aug. 26, 2003, now Pat. No. 6,880,189, and a division of application No. 09/750,859, filed on Dec. 29, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,611,979, application No. 12/114,293, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 10/657,696, filedonSep. 8,2003, now Pat. No. 7,296,312.
(60) Provisional application No. 60/490,467, filed on Jul. 28, 2003, provisional application No. 60/489,171, filed on Jul. 22, 2003, provisional application No. 60/409,748, filed on Sep. 11, 2002, provisional application No. 60/408,698, filed on Sep. 6, 2002, provisional application No. 60/173,428, filed on Dec. 29, 1999.
A61G 7/005 (2006.01) A61G 7/012 (2006.01) (52) U.S. CI 5/611; 5/610; 5/600
(58) Field of Classification Search 5/611,
5/11, 600, 610, 613, 616-618 See application file for complete search history.
6,789,280 Bl 9/2004 Paul
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2008/0010748 Al * 1/2008 Menkedick et al 5/600
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Partial European search report from EP 06 07 7064 dated Jul. 24, 2008.
Primary Examiner—Robert G Santos
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Barnes & Thornburg LLP
20 Claims, 138 Drawing Sheets