Claims
- 1. A patient support comprising:
a frame; a mattress supported by the frame; a barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the mattress, the barrier including a recess; and a controller positioned to slide along the barrier, the controller being positioned in the recess.
- 2. The patient support of claim 1, wherein the barrier includes a convex surface and the controller includes a concave surface positioned adjacent to the convex surface of the barrier.
- 3. The patient support of claim 1, wherein the controller is indexed to inhibit improper placement of the controller in the recess.
- 4. The patient support of claim 1, wherein the controller is removably coupled to the barrier.
- 5. The patient support of claim 4, wherein the controller includes a housing and a retainer coupled to the housing to removably couple the housing to the barrier.
- 6. A patient support comprising:
a frame; a mattress supported by the frame; a barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the mattress, the barrier including an interior surface defining an opening; and a controller positioned to slide along the interior surface.
- 7. The patient support of claim 6, wherein the controller is removably coupled to the barrier.
- 8. The patient support of claim 6, wherein the interior surface is convex and the controller includes an upper surface that is concave to complement the interior surface of the barrier.
- 9. The patient support of claim 6, wherein the controller includes a housing and a retainer configured to couple the housing to the barrier.
- 10. A patient support comprising:
a frame; a mattress supported by the frame, the mattress having a first side and a second side transversely spaced-apart from the first side; a first barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the first side of the mattress, the first barrier including a first opening formed therein; and a controller configured to be removably received in the first opening of the first barrier.
- 11. The patient support of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to move along the first barrier when received in the first opening.
- 12. The patient support of claim 10, further comprising a second barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the second side of the mattress, the second barrier including a second opening formed therein to receive the controller.
- 13. The patient support of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to move along the second barrier when received in the second opening.
- 14. The patient support of claim 12, wherein the controller is slidably coupled to the first and second barriers when received in either of the first and second openings.
- 15. The patient support of claim 10, wherein the controller includes a housing and a retainer configured to couple the housing to the first barrier.
- 16. A patient support comprising:
a frame; a mattress supported by the frame; a barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the mattress; and a controller including a housing and a flexible portion configured to couple the controller to the barrier.
- 17. The patient support of claim 16, wherein the flexible portion is positioned substantially around a portion of the barrier.
- 18. The patient support of claim 16, wherein the controller is removably coupled to the barrier.
- 19. The patient support of claim 16, wherein the bladder includes an opening and the controller is positioned in the opening.
- 20. The patient support of claim 16, wherein the housing includes first and second portions and the flexible portion couples the first and second portions together.
- 21. The patient support of claim 18, wherein the upper surface is convex and the controller includes an upper surface that is concave to complement the upper surface of the barrier.
- 22. The patient support of claim 18, wherein the controller includes a housing and a retainer configured to couple the housing to the barrier.
- 23. A patient support comprising:
a frame; a mattress supported by the frame, the mattress having a first side and a second side transversely spaced-apart from the first side; a first barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the first side of the mattress, the first barrier including a first opening formed therein; a second barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the second side of the mattress, the second barrier including a second opening formed therein; and a controller configured to be removably received in the first opening of the first barrier and removably received in the second opening of the second barrier.
- 24. The patient support of claim 23, wherein the controller is configured to move along the first barrier when received in the first opening.
- 25. The patient support of claim 24, wherein the controller is configured to move along the second barrier when received in the second opening.
- 26. The patient support of claim 25, wherein the controller is slidably coupled to the first and second barriers when received in either of the first and second openings.
- 27. The patient support of claim 23, wherein the controller includes a housing and a retainer configured to couple the housing to the first and second barriers.
- 28. A patient support comprising:
a frame; a mattress supported by the frame; a barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the mattress, the barrier including upper and lower spaced-apart rails, each rail including a top surface and a bottom surface; and a controller removably coupled between the upper and lower rails, the controller including a portion configured to engage the bottom surface of the upper rail.
- 29. A patient support comprising:
a frame; a mattress supported by the frame; a barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the mattress, the barrier including upper and lower spaced-apart rails, each rail including a top surface and a bottom surface; and a controller positioned between the upper and lower rails, the controller including a housing and a flexible portion configured to contact the upper rail.
- 30. A patient support comprising:
a frame; a mattress supported by the frame; a barrier positioned to block egress of a patient from the mattress, the barrier including a recess; and a controller configured to be received in the recess, the controller pivoting into the recess.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/227,691 filed Aug. 26, 2002, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/862,545 filed May 22, 2001 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,438,776, which application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/318,135, filed on May 25, 1999, now abandoned, which application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/831,319 filed on Apr. 1, 1997 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,906,016, which application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/162,514 filed on Dec. 3, 1993 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,802,640, which application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/864,881 filed on Apr. 3, 1992 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,279,010, which application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/641,697 filed on Jan. 16, 1991, which application is a division application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/511,842 filed on Apr. 20, 1990, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,023,967, which application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/172,264 filed Mar. 23, 1988, now abandoned. The disclosures of these listed related applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Divisions (2)
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