Invacare Carroll CS - Install Mattress Keeper Rods

Assembly Instructions
1-150-068-A CS Bed Manual.doc © Carroll Healthcare Inc. Page 16 of 35
Install the Mattress Keeper Rod to the Head and Foot Decks
Degree of Difficulty: Estimated time to complete: 2-4 minutes
Tools Required:
80” Option
No tools
required
Hardware Included
none required
The Mattress Keeper Rods are an integral part of the bed rail system. By securing the
mattress in place, the Mattress Keeper Rods prevent unsafe gaps from forming between the
bed ends or rails and the mattress. Install the Mattress Keeper Rods correctly to prevent
patient entrapment.
NOTE The mattress keeper rods hold the mattress in place. Install them in the head and foot decks.
With the mattress keeper upright, insert
the rod ends into the appropriate deck
holes.
There are two choices for mattress
keeper rod insertion. (76” bed option
shown above).
Mattress keeper rod insertion on 80”
bed.
Fold the mattress keeper around the
bend in the rod. The mattress keepers
should rest flat on the foot deck and the
head deck.
76” Bed ONLY
Remove the Foot End and Head End
76” Bed ONLY
With a 7/16” socket wrench and 7/16”
wrench loosen and remove the bed end
bracket fasteners.