Telescoping Assembly For Use On A Patient Support Apparatus

摘要

A telescoping assembly for use on a patient support apparatus. The telescoping assembly comprises an accessory and a telescoping support slidable to extend the accessory. A locking device releasably holds the telescoping support in the extended position. The accessory is manually movable by a user between a stowed position and a use position. The accessory comprises a deactivator portion operable to deactivate the locking device remotely in response to the user manually moving the accessory relative to the telescoping support toward the stowed position.

主权项

1. A telescoping assembly for use on a patient support apparatus, said telescoping assembly comprising:
a telescoping support slidable between a collapsed position and an extended position; a locking device operable to releasably hold said telescoping support in said extended position; and an accessory manually movable by a user relative to said telescoping support between a stowed position and a use position, said accessory comprising a deactivator portion operable to deactivate said locking device remotely from the user in response to the user manually moving said accessory relative to said telescoping support toward said stowed position thereby enabling movement of said telescoping support from said extended position to said collapsed position.