Patents Examined by Richard Trettel
  • Electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating the mode of a hospital bed castor
    Patent number: 5450639
    Abstract: An electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating the status of a castor of a hospital bed comprising a flashing light emitting diode (LED) contained within and visible through a foot pedal that is connected to a positioning mechanism for selectively placing at least one castor of the hospital bed into a brake, neutral or steer mode, wherein the flashing LED is activated when the castor is in either the neutral or steer mode and is deactivated when the castor is in the brake mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Weismiller, Kenneth L. Kramer