Abstract: An electric hand control, especially for electrically adjustable hospital and care beds comprising a number of control keys (3) located over a number of switches (2), and where a spring element (6) is mounted between the control keys (3) and the switches (2) so that an after migration of the control key is obtained, i.e. a migration after the switch is closed. The spring element can for instance be a spring leg (6) or a rubber element. The spring element allows the user to better experience the pressing of the keys and simultaneously the risk of damage as a result of rough operation of the keys is reduced.

Abstract: An electric hand control, especially for electrically adjustable hospital and care beds comprising a number of activation switches (3;3a,3b), and a number of locking switches (9, 10;11;13, 14), which can be activated by means of a locking element (7) by which means the circuit for the activation switches (3;3a,3b) is cut off, so that the function belonging to it becomes inactive or locked. In an embodiment the locking switches are on-/off switches and in another embodiment the locking switches are based on a read switch and a magnet and in yet another embodiment the locking switches are based on a wave shaped disc (9) mounted over two contact points (10).