US 12,016,809 B2
Head extension and transport handle system
Michael Buccieri, Greenfield, IN (US); Robert Mark Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Richard Henry Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed by Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,577.
Application 18/132,577 is a continuation of application No. 16/936,584, filed on Jul. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,648,162.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/880,708, filed on Jul. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0277396 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 7/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); G05G 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/018 (2013.01) [A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/0503 (2013.01); G05G 1/06 (2013.01); A61G 2203/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frame assembly for a patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base frame;
an upper frame operably coupled to the base frame, wherein the upper frame has a head portion with a recessed edge that includes opposing sidewalls extending from a rear wall to define an access space that extends into the upper frame;
a cover coupled to the head portion, wherein the cover includes a rear wall and opposing sides, and wherein the opposing sides extend over the opposing sidewalls to narrow the access space; and
lift arms operably coupled to the base frame and the upper frame to adjust the upper frame relative to the base frame, wherein the opposing sides of the cover are disposed over the lift arms.