An end panel (312) for a patient-support apparatus (310) includes a main portion (316) and one or more movable portions (330, 332). The movable portions (330, 332) are movable to provide a barrier (318) in a gap between a siderail (360) of the patient-support apparatus (310) and the main portion (316) of the end panel (312).

A siderail assembly (26) for a person support apparatus (10) comprises a siderail body (34), a grip portion (44), and a communication device (50). The siderail body (34) includes a front surface (38), a back surface (40), and a side surface (42) extending between the front surface (38) and the back surface (40). The side surface (42) defines a perimeter of the siderail body (34). The grip portion (44) includes a grip opening (48) through a portion of the siderail body (34). The grip opening (48) has an upper grip opening portion that cooperates with the side surface (42) to define a grip. The communication device (50) is configured to communicate power wirelessly to a device in communication therewith.

An apparatus (27) comprises a housing (52) and a communication system (54). The housing (52) includes a front portion (FP1) and a rear portion (CP1). The rear portion (CP1) has an engagement surface (70) and a coupler (68) configured to cooperate witch a portion of a person-support apparatus (10) to removably couple the housing (52) to the person-support apparatus (10). The communication system (54) includes at least one communication device (72) coupled to the housing (52). The communication device (72) is configured to at least one of transmit and receive at least one of a data signal and a power signal to/from the person-support apparatus (10) and an external device (ED1).

[Abstract]

The object is to provide a side rail that satisfies the dimension specified in the IEC standard, etc. and prevents that the upper crosspiece member of the side rail becomes too high in the stowed state.

This invention proposes a foldable side rail in which multiple strut members 2 are pivotally rotatably connected between an upper crosspiece member 1u and a lower crosspiece member 1d, to form a parallel link mechanism, while a holding mechanism 5 is provided for holding the abovementioned strut members in an upright position, wherein at least some of the strut members are flat strut members disposed in such a manner that the flat surfaces thereof may face the adjacent strut members, while the number of the strut members per unit length of the side rail is increased.

The invention discloses a removable guardrail structure. The guardrail is connected between the two upright posts of a bunk bed and is provided with two ends, which are respectively detachably connected with the two upright posts.

A rotating shaft (1) for a handrail of a bed comprises: two shells (10,11); a spring (12); a gear (13); and a button (14), wherein two fixing pillars (132) are protrudent from one side of the gear (13), two matched chambers are formed on the shells (10,11), respectively, for being coupled with each other. Two fixing trenches (102) are formed in the chamber of one of the shells (10,11) for holding the fixing pillars (132) of the gear (13). A button trench is formed on the backside of the fixing trenches (102) for holding a button (14). The shells (10,11) are coupled with each other after the spring (12) and the gear (13) are located in the chambers of the shells (10,11), whereby the fixing pillars (132) of the gear (13) are separable from the fixing trenches (102) of the shell by pressing the button (14) such that the other shell is angularly rotatable.

Retractable railing for beds provided with vertical grooves (2) by way of a guide in the edges (3) of the end boards (4), inside which slide blocks (5) placed on the inner face of each crossbar (1), near its two ends next to the headboard and footboard respectively, so that if the railing is in inoperative state the crossbars (1) will be stacked to define a continuous side, while when the user wants to make the railing operative the top crossbar (1) can be easily pulled up with the aid of notches (17), so that said top crossbar (1), together with the remaining crossbars (1) to which it is joined by a grooved plate (7), will move guided in the grooves (2) until they are locked at the correct height.

A bed rail assembly includes a joint device (1), a pair of corner members (3), a T-shaped male connector (5), a T-shaped female connector (6), and a pair of knuckle devices (10), which form a three-dimension rail assembly. The corner members (3) are connected to the vertical tubes (4) by V-shaped connection plates (41) such that they can be easily assembled/disassembled. The male/female connectors (5,6) are connected to support tubes (8,9) by a sleeve (7) and a V-shaped connection plate (81). Each knuckle device (10) includes a movable member movably connected to a base of the knuckle device so that a user may easily assemble/disassemble the device. A Y-shaped belt (13) and an L-shaped retention member board are used to secure the bed rail assembly to a mattress.

A bed side rail (10) comprises a pair of spaced substantially horizontal members, resiliently deformable covers (11 and 12) fitted over the substantially horizontal members and a sheet (16) of flexible, transparent, fire-retardant plastics material extending between the substantially horizontal members.

Disclosed is a support mechanism (10) that may be installed onto a conventional bed and/or a hospital bed frame to assist a person into and out of a bed. The support mechanism comprises a tubular support member (22) formed with a pair of vertical and substantially parallel legs (24, 26), each of which is adapted to fasten to a side rail (12) of the bed frame. Preferably one of the vertical legs (24) is attached to the bed post (20) by a clamp (40).

A retainer sheet includes an array of pockets in which cylindrically shaped foam members are removably inserted to define a retainer structure enclosing a sleeping area. The foam units can be removed for laundering and can be positioned in abutting relationship to form a self-locking configuration.