A BESPOKE ELECTRICAL ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL BED. THE SYSTEM COMPRISES OF FOUR 24V DC LINEAR ACTUATORS, A CONTROL BOX WITH INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL AC/DC TRANSFORMER, AN OPERATOR HANDSET AND CABLING. THE LINEAR ACTUATORS COMPRISE OF AN OUTER AND INNER TUBE WHICH EXTENDS AND RETRACTS VIA AN INTEGRAL DC MOTOR. THE LINEAR ACTUATORS ALLOW THE BED TO RAISE AND LOWER TO ALLOW NURSING CARE AND OPERATE THE ANGLE ADJUSTMENT ON THE BACKREST AND KNEE BREAK TO AID PATIENT COMFORT AND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION. THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM LENGTHS OF THE ACTUATOR, THE IP RATING OF THE SYSTEM, CABLE LENGTH AND HANDSET DESIGN ARE A BED MANUFACTURER AND ARE UNIQUE TO EACH MODEL OF BED.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 8501 FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS AND GENERATORS (EXCLUDING GENERATING SETS) GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 850131 FOR OTHER DC MOTORS; DC GENERATORS - OF AN OUTPUT NOT EXCEEDING 750 W TARIC CODE 8501310099 FOR OTHER THAN ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBHEADING ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES (HSEN) TO 8501 (B)