ROBERT WHITTINGHAM ANDERSON, COTA
Occupational Therapy at Savage Rd, Charleston, SC

6397416, Jun 4, 2002

Jun 5, 2001

09/874681

Jason C. Brooke - Mount Pleasant SC
Kendall O. Shows - Summerville SC
Robert E. Anderson - Charleston SC
Daniel C. Hillenbrand - Batesville IN
Joe D. McGuinness - Goose Creek SC

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. - Wilmington DE

A47C 2108

5662, 5428, 5430

A bed is provided including a frame, an accessory mount coupled to the frame, a siderail, and an ambulatory assist arm assembly. The accessory mount is configured to removably couple the siderail to the frame so that the siderail can be removed and replaced with the ambulatory assist arm assembly.

6240583, Jun 5, 2001

Nov 9, 1999

9/437001

Jason C. Brooke - Mount Pleasant SC
Kendall O. Shows - Summerville SC
William S. Larisey - Summerville SC
Robert E. Anderson - Charleston SC
Daniel C. Hillenbrand - Batesville IN
Joe D. McGuinness - Goose Creek SC

Hill-Rom, Inc. - Batesville IN

A61G 7053

5662

An ambulatory assist apparatus is configured to be mounted to a frame of a bed. The ambulatory assist apparatus includes an ambulatory assist arm having a first end portion and a second end portion configured to provide a handle, a mounting plate configured to be coupled to the frame of the bed, and a pivot pin for pivotably coupling the ambulatory assist arm to the mounting plate. The mounting plate includes a plurality of spaced-apart apertures. The apparatus also includes a locking pin coupled to the first end portion of the assist arm. The locking pin is configured to engage a selected one of the plurality of apertures in the mounting plate to secure the ambulatory assist arm at different orientations relative to the mounting plate. The apparatus further includes an actuator to release the locking pin from the selected aperture to permit pivotable movement of the ambulatory assist arm relative to the mounting plate.

6938301, Sep 6, 2005

Feb 28, 2002

10/085894

Jason C. Brooke - Mount Pleasant SC, US
Kendall O. Shows - Summerville SC, US
Robert E. Anderson - Charleston SC, US
Daniel C. Hillenbrand - Batesville IN, US
Joe D. McGuinness - Goose Creek SC, US

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. - Wilmington DE

B60B033/06

16 42T, 16 34, 16 19, 108177

A bed frame includes a base frame, an articulated support decks, an intermediate frame positioned between the base frame and the articulated support deck, and an auto-contour mechanism. The articulated support deck includes head, seat and foot deck portions. When engaged, the auto-contour mechanism adjusts the elevation of the seat deck portion and the foot deck portion in response to an adjustment of the head deck portion. The auto-contour mechanism is easily engaged/disengaged by manipulating a control lever. The bed frame can include siderails which are provided with a latching mechanism. The bed frame can also include a caster assembly that allows casters to be pivoted in an engaged position in which the bed frame rests on the casters, and a disengaged position in which the bed frame rests on legs.

2005022, Oct 20, 2005

Jun 20, 2005

11/156785

Jason Brooke - Mount Pleasant SC, US
Kendall Shows - Summerville SC, US
William Larisey - Summerville SC, US
Robert Anderson - Charleston SC, US
Daniel Hillenbrand - Batesville IN, US
Joe McGuinness - Goose Creek SC, US

A61G007/015

005618000, 005430000, 005620000, 01604200T

A bed frame includes a base frame, an articulated support deck, an intermediate frame positioned between the base frame and the articulated support deck, and an auto-contour mechanism. The bed frame may include siderails which are provided with a latching mechanism. The bed frame may also include a caster assembly including a wheel, a housing, and an upstanding mounting plate coupled to the housing.