How to Install a Hospital Bed
Installing a hospital bed is a process that requires some mechanical knowledge. Assembling a hospital bed requires strength, because the parts can be quite heavy. This article will focus on the installation of a full-automatic home-style hospital bed made by Invacare.Things You'll Need
- Head spring
- Foot spring
- Drive shaft
- Headboard
- Footboard
- Mattress
Instructions
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Place the head spring on its side with the undercarriage facing you and open it to a 90-degree angle so it can stand on its own.
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Slide the top of the foot spring toward the bottom of the head spring and hold it at a 45-degree angle.
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Hook the top and bottom latches on the bottom of the head spring onto the mounting rivets on the top of the head spring.
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Straighten the bed frame completely.
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Extend the pull tube from the foot spring until the spring button locks into place.
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Connect the top of the pull to the lift arm of the head spring, using the hitch pin to hold it in place.
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Lay the bed frame flat on the floor.
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Lift the head spring from the frame to a 90-degree angle and connect the hooks at the bottom of the head spring to the top of the foot spring.
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Insert the casters into both the headboard and the footboard.
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Hold the headboard with the corner plates facing toward the bed and lift the head of the frame, locking the corner rivets in place.
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Repeat the process with the footboard.
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Assemble the drive shaft by pushing the inner shaft into the larger outer shaft until the spring button locks into the third hole in the outer shaft.
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Place one end of the drive shaft on the headboard gear box and do the same with the other end on the motor gear box on the foot spring.
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Turn the coupler on the bottom of the foot spring until it releases into the unlock position, and align it with the gear box of the footboard.
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Lay the mattress on top of the bed frame.
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Plug in the power cable into a standard 120V outlet.
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