Combination vanity screen and patient support couch extension

摘要

A combination vanity screen and patient support couch extension. The vanity screen includes two overlapping panels, an upright support panel and a pivoting extension panel. The overlapping edge of the support panel is hinged to the back of the extension panel so that the extension panel may pivot from an upright position in generally coplanar alignment with the support panel to a horizontal position in generally coplanar alignment with the primary patient support couch so as to act as a support couch extension. The upright panel and the extension panel are locked in a coplanar relationship by a door knob which includes a bolt and a striker plate mounted in confronting relationship on the upright panel and the overlapping edge of the extension panel. The free end of the extension panel includes a support bar, which rests on projections extending from the primary support couch, and a latch, which locks the free end of the extension panel to the projections so that the couch extension may be locked in the horizontal position. A counterbalance mechanism is provided to facilitate the movement of the extension panel between its vertical and horizontal positions.