Patient-support apparatus with a locking deck section

A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck movable from a use position to a stowed position. The patient-support deck is configured to engage receivers of the patient-support apparatus to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to th...

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Main Authors Ganance, Francis C, Cooks, Jr, Robert, Kramer, Kenneth L, Reckelhoff, Jerome E, Wukusick, Peter M, Zerhusen, Robert M, Haufler, Mark E, Metz, Darrell L, Rudolf, Kenneth Q, Holl, Stephen M, Chance, Richard W, Hornbach, David W, Biondo, John P, Findlay, James K, Hensley, David W
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LanguageEnglish
Published 21.02.2012
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Summary:A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck movable from a use position to a stowed position. The patient-support deck is configured to engage receivers of the patient-support apparatus to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support apparatus by a locking mechanism. A storage structure is configured to support the patient-support deck in a stowed position. The storage structure is configured to deflect under load to prevent damage to the storage structure or patient-support deck.