Siderail assembly for patient support apparatus

摘要

A siderail assembly includes a guide, a support coupled to the guide to move relative to the guide, and a barrier coupled to the guide. The barrier is movable between a lowered position, wherein the barrier is situated substantially below a frame of a patient support apparatus, and a raised position, wherein the barrier is situated substantially above the frame.

主权项

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.