Abstract: The invention relates to a bed side part for beds, especially for hospital and nursing home beds, with bed side parts mounted on the long sides, with said parts extending over the entire or approximately the entire length of the beds in question, hospital beds for example. As usual, the bed side parts are bringable at least into a raised position and into a completely depressed position, but are also preferably lockable in intermediate positions. Locking can also be performed with inclination, in other words the end areas of the bed side part in question can be lockable at different heights. According to the invention, a protective side part is associated with the bed side part and can be caused to function especially when the bed side part is completely depressed, in other words it protects the lengthwise portion of the patient at the head end.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 18, 1996
Date of Patent:
November 10, 1998
Assignee:
Le Couviour Mobilier specialise sante
Inventors:
Didier Le Pallec, Dominique Robic, Richard Borders
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a chair, especially a chair for the handicapped, in which the backrest and seat are jointly angularly adjustable by only one motor, with the motor and a gas spring being articulated on only one movable pivot axis. This results in a very simple and compact design that has few individual parts.