Hospital Bed Cable Holder With Collapsible Wings for Safer Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hospital beds with numerous cables, such as electrical cords, pose difficulties during transportation due to cable management issues, necessitating a solution for safer and easier movement.
Innovation Solution
A cable holder designed for hospital beds, featuring attachable hooks and wings that secure cables, allowing for organized wrapping and easy attachment to the bed's headboard or footboard, with collapsible options for convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cables are left loose and unorganized on hospital beds, then the bed can be easily accessed and cables remain flexible, but the bed becomes difficult and unsafe to transport due to cable entanglement and tripping hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The cable holder is divided into multiple functional segments including a main body, attachable hooks for mounting, and extendable wings for cable securing. These segmented components work together to manage cables effectively while maintaining ease of bed transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable holder features collapsible wings that can be extended when needed for cable management and folded back when not in use. This dynamic structure allows the device to adapt between a compact state for bed movement and an extended state for cable organization.
2Reliability
If cables are secured tightly to prevent tripping hazards, then safety during transport is improved, but cable accessibility and flexibility for bed operations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cable holder provides localized cable management at specific points along the bed frame through strategically positioned wings and securing points. This allows cables to be organized and secured only where necessary for safety, while maintaining flexibility and accessibility in other areas where bed operations require cable movement.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a cable holder for hospital beds. The cable holder may include one or more hooks that attach to the headboard of a hospital bed and one or more protrusions, such as wings, for holding the cable.