Equipment support hub assembly

- Hill-Rom Company, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an equipment support hub assembly showing our new design with three hooks in horizontal position and one in vertical position;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, rear and side elevational views being essentially the same, differing only in the location of the hook in vertical position;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof from above; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof from below.

The support rod for the hub is shown in abbreviated broken lines in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5 for environmental association purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1199553 September 1916 Hogan
1246078 November 1917 Ford
2470524 May 1949 Scudder
2607881 August 1952 Anderson
2696963 December 1954 Shepherd
2957187 October 1960 Raia
3213469 October 1965 Beeman
3709372 January 1973 Alexander
3835486 September 1974 Benoit et al.
4016612 April 12, 1977 Barile
Other references
  • Model 901 Equipment Pole, 1 page, date unknown. IVAC advertisement, 2 pages, date unknown. Offset IV pole saves delicate equipment, 1 page, 7/83, p. 7. Luxo Catalog No. H-618, 16 pages, 1967. Patient Pal, 3 pages, 2/84.
Patent History
Patent number: D289604
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 28, 1985
Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc. (Batesville, IN)
Inventors: Dennis J. Gallant (Cincinnati, OH), Michael E. Poehner (Sunman, IN)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Horace B. Fay
Attorneys: F. Kristen Koepcke, Brian J. Leitten
Application Number: 6/695,652
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8373; D/8380; D/8367