Patent ID: 8499384

Claim:
A siderail assembly, comprising: a siderail configured to be coupled to a person-support apparatus and include a first surface, a second surface, an edge extending between the first and second surfaces, the edge defining an opening in the siderail; a pendant configured to control at least one function of the person-support apparatus, the pendant including a housing, a user interface supported by the housing, and a power source, the housing being sized to fit within the opening in the siderail; a locking mechanism configured to secure the pendant to the siderail; a tether configured to engage the locking mechanism of the pendant to permit the pendant to be uncoupled from the siderail when the tether is engaged with the locking mechanism and to permit the tether to be uncoupled from the pendant when the pendant is secured to the siderail; and a key mechanism coupled to the tether, the key mechanism being insertable into a receptacle of the pendant to uncouple the pendant from the siderail.