Pull Chain Operator Patents (Class 200/61.77)
  • Patent number: 10037684
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a waterproof pullcord station for management of patient care. The pullcord station includes a cord, and a face plate assembly coupled to a wall plate assembly. The face plate assembly includes a cord retainer coupled to the cord, and an actuator post coupled to the cord retainer. The wall plate assembly includes a wall plate comprising a frontside and a backside, wherein the frontside comprises a single material and the backside comprises an opening, the wall plate serving as a housing for an electronic circuit. The wall plate assembly further includes the electronic circuit wirelessly coupled to the actuator post and configured to determine whether the cord has been pulled by monitoring the wireless coupling between the actuator post and the electronic circuit. The wall plate assembly further includes a back cap configured to interface with the opening of the backside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Rauland-Borg Corporation
    Inventors: Reuben P. Garcia, Levi J. Perea, Jr., Steve Grabowski, Dejan Zivancevic