Graham Field Lumex Patriot Liberty GF6580B-1 Installation instructions

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GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 PATRIOT™LIBERTY QUARTER RAILS:
INSTALLATION & OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATRIOT™BED
PLEASE SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE
Note: The most current version of these instructions can be found online at www.grahamfield.com
Note: Use these instructions to mount rails on Patriot™Bed only. Instructions to mount rails on
WhisperLite™Bed can be found online at www.grahamfield.com
GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Quarter Rails are intended for homecare use or institutional use with Patriot™
beds. Ensure that you have read and understood the following safety information before installing or
using the Quarter Rails.
WARNING: Important! Read and understand these instructions before installing or using the
GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Patriot™Liberty Quarter Rails. If you do not understand any part of these
warnings, cautions or instructions, contact a healthcare professional for direction in the use of this
product. If the bed rails are not properly installed and adjusted, personal injury and damage to the
rails and bed could result.
Entrapment may occur. The bed frame and its components, including the mattress, bed side rails,
head and foot board, bedding, and any accessories added to the bed, can all affect the risk of entrap-
ment. Thorough patient assessment and monitoring are necessary to reduce the risk of entrapment,
including establishing whether the use of a bed rail is in the best interest of the patient. Patients
most vulnerable to entrapment are those who are frail, confused, restless, or who have uncontrolled
body movement. Please read and understand the following bed rail decal before use:
For information on Bed Rail safety, please see the following brochure: “A Guide to Bed Safety:
Bed Rails in Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Home Health Care: The Facts” on the FDA website, at
www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/GeneralHospitalDevicesandSupplies/HospitalBeds/
WARNING: GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Quarter Rails are intended for use as assist rails, head rails, or
foot rails. The rails are not intended as a restraint device. DO NOT use the rails as a restraint.
WARNING: DO NOT push or pull the bed by the bed rails.
WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. recommends that GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Quarter Rails be used
with Lumex®beds, and cannot guarantee their optimal performance with other manufacturers' beds.
WARNING: If components are damaged or missing, contact your Graham-Field distributor immediate-
ly. DO NOT use substitute parts. Use only Lumex®replacement parts. The use of non-Lumex®replace-
ment parts could result in personal injury, damage the rails, and void the warranty.
WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury caused by
improper assembly, installation or use of this product.
CROSSBRACE ASSEMBLY
Assemble crossbraces: Press the adjustment button, which engages in the long
slot, and slide the two crossbrace sections together as shown at right.
Crossbrace Position
Please note that crossbrace installation position differs from nal
position. To facilitate installation, it is necessary to expose the
stabilizers that hook the crossbraces to the bed deck angle. The
pictures at right will aid you during the following crossbrace in-
stallation instructions.
INSTALLATION AS HEAD RAILS
Remove bedding and mattress. Ensure that the bed deck is in the at position.
bed deck angle
stabilizer
spring button
anti-slide tab
rail guide
crossbrace in
installation position
crossbrace
rotated
to final
position
assemble
crossbrace
adjustment
button
long slot

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Head End Pivot Point Crossbrace Installation
1. Locate the two head deck
angle slots on either side of
the bed closest to the head
end pivot point (see near
right picture).
2. Position the head end
pivot point crossbrace so it
extends across the bed. En-
sure the stabilizers remain at the bottom of the crossbrace and rotate the rail guides so the long ends
face upward and the spring buttons face the bed's foot end, as shown in above center picture.
3. Insert one of the crossbrace stabilizers into the slot across the bed from you. Compress the spring-
loaded crossbrace until the second stabilizer aligns with the slot closest to you and lower it into the
slot. Slowly release crossbrace until it locks into place.
4. Rotate the crossbrace so the long ends of the rail guides face downward and the spring buttons face
the bed's head end, as shown in above far right picture.
Head End Crossbrace Installation
1. Locate the two head deck angle
slots on either side of the bed
closest to the bed's head end
(see near right picture).
2. Position the head end cross-
brace so it extends across the
bed. Ensure the stabilizers re-
main at the bottom of the crossbrace and rotate the rail guides so the long ends face upward and the
spring buttons face the bed's head end, as shown in above center picture.
3. Insert one of the crossbrace stabilizers into the slot across the bed from you. Compress the spring-
loaded crossbrace until the second stabilizer aligns with the slot closest to you and lower it into the
slot. Slowly release crossbrace until it locks into place.
4. Rotate the crossbrace so the long ends
of the rail guides face downward and the
spring buttons face the bed's foot end,
as shown in above far right picture.
Head Rail Installation
1. Align the two legs of each rail over the
crossbrace rail guides. Ensure the outer
telescoping rail tubes are facing the
bed's head end and the rail rivet stops
are facing outward, as shown at right.
2. Gently pull out the spring buttons and
lower the rail until both buttons click
into position in the rst holes on both
rail legs, locking down the rail.
WARNING: Ensure the outer telescoping
rail tubes face the head end of the bed as
shown at right; if positioned otherwise, a
pinch point could occur when bed is raised
or lowered.
INSTALLATION AS FOOT RAILS
Remove bedding and mattress. Ensure that the bed deck is in the at position.
pivot
point
pivot point
slot
slotted
head deck
angle
foot end
locate
head end
pivot point slots
head end
detail
area
detail: install
pivot point
crossbrace
head end
spring
button
long end anti-slide tab
rail guide
stabilizer
pivot point slot rail
guide
spring button pivot point
crossbrace
detail: pivot point
crossbrace
installed
head end
head end slot
slotted
head deck
angle
foot end
locate
head end
slots
head end
detail area
detail: install
head end
crossbrace
head end
stabilizer
rail
guide head end slot
anti-slide tab
spring button
long
end
detail: head
end crossbrace
installed
head end
spring
button
rail guide head end
crossbrace
foot end
head end
right
side
left
side
pivot point crossbrace
head end crossbrace
right rail outer telescoping tube
rail rivet stops face outward
head end rail guide
pivot point rail guide
left rail outer
telescoping tube
spring buttons
face each other
quarter rails
installed as head rails

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Foot End Crossbrace Installation
1. Locate the two foot deck
angle slots on either side
of the bed closest to the
bed's foot end (see near
right picture).
2. Position the foot end
crossbrace so it ex-
tends across the bed. Ensure the stabilizers remain at the bottom of the crossbrace and rotate the
rail guides so the long ends face upward and the spring buttons face the bed's foot end, as shown in
above center picture.
3. Insert one of the crossbrace stabilizers into the slot across the bed from you. Compress the spring-
loaded crossbrace until the second stabilizer aligns with the slot closest to you and lower it into the
slot. Slowly release crossbrace until it locks into place.
4. Rotate the crossbrace so the long ends of the rail guides face downward and the spring buttons face
the bed's head end, as shown in above far right picture.
Foot End Pivot Point Crossbrace Installation
1. Locate the two foot
deck angle slots on
either side of the bed
closest to the bed's foot
end pivot point (see
near right picture).
2. Position the pivot
crossbrace so it extends
across the bed. Ensure
the stabilizers remain at the bottom of the crossbrace and rotate the rail guides so the long ends face
upward and the spring buttons face the bed's head end, as shown in above center picture.
3. Insert one of the crossbrace stabilizers into the slot across the bed from you. Compress the spring-
loaded crossbrace until the second stabilizer aligns with the slot closest to you and lower it into the
slot. Slowly release crossbrace until it locks into place.
4. Rotate the crossbrace so the long ends
of the rail guides face downward and the
spring buttons face the bed's foot end, as
shown in above far right picture.
Foot Rail Installation
1. Align the two legs of each rail over the
crossbrace rail guides. Ensure the outer
telescoping rail tubes are facing the bed's
head end and the rail rivet stops are fac-
ing outward, as shown at right.
2. Gently pull out the spring buttons and
lower the rail until both buttons click
into position in the rst holes on both
rail legs, locking down the rail.
WARNING: Ensure the outer telescoping
rail tubes face the head end of the bed
as shown at right; if positioned other-
wise, a pinch point could occur when
bed is raised or lowered.
foot deck angle
foot end
locate foot
end slots
head end
foot end slot
detail area
spring
button
long end
stabilizer
anti-slide tab
rail guide
foot end slot
head end
detail: install
foot end
crossbrace
head end
detail: foot end
crossbrace
installed
rail
guide
spring button pivot point
crossbrace
foot end pivot point slot
foot end pivot point
foot deck angle
foot end
locate foot end
pivot point slots
head end
detail area stabilizer
rail
guide
long
end anti-slide tab
spring button
head end
detail: install foot
end pivot point
crossbrace
foot end pivot
point slot
head end
detail: foot end
pivot point
crossbrace installed
spring
button
rail guide foot end pivot
point crossbrace
foot end
head end
right
side
left
side
pivot point crossbrace
foot end crossbrace
right rail outer
telescoping tube
rail rivet stops face outward
left rail outer telescoping tube
spring buttons face each other
quarter rails
installed as foot rails
foot end rail guide
pivot point rail guide

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OPERATION
WARNING: Always ensure the bed rails are securely installed as described before use.
Lowering the Rails
To lower the rails to the MID position, pull out the spring buttons and lower the rail until the buttons lock
in the second holes. Release the spring buttons. To lower the rails to the DOWN position, pull out the
buttons and lower the rail until it sits on the two rail rivet stops.
Raising the Rails
To raise the rails to the MID position, pull out the spring buttons and raise the rail until the buttons catch
in the second holes. To raise the rails to the UP position, pull out the buttons and raise the rail until the
buttons catch in the top holes.
WARNING: Ensure the bed rails lock into place during adjustment, and that both ends of each bed
rail are adjusted to the same height.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING: Inspect the bed rails frequently and adjust as needed to ensure secure installation.
Cleaning
To clean the bed rails, wash them with soap and water or a mild detergent, then rinse with water.
CAUTION: Never use abrasive cleaners or scouring pads on any part of the bed rails.
WARRANTY
GF Health Products, Inc. (“Graham-Field”) warrants the Lumex® GF6580B-1 / GF6580BH-1 Patriot™Liberty
Quarter Rails for three years against manufacturer's defects. If a product is deemed to be under warranty,
GF Health Products, Inc. shall provide, at its option, (1) replacement of any defective part or product or (2) a
credit of the original selling price made to GF Health Products, Inc.'s initial customer. The warranty does not
include any labor charges incurred in replacement part(s) installation or any associated freight or shipping
charges to GF Health Products, Inc.
The warranties contained herein contain all the representations and warranties with respect to the sub-
ject matter of this document, and supersede all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings with
respect thereto. The recipient of this document hereby acknowledges and represents that it has not re-
lied on any representation, assertion, guarantee, warranty, collateral contract or other assurance, except
those set out in this document.