Patent ID: 11951054
Assignee: SAFE HARBOR HOSPITAL BEDS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An improved bed having foot egress, the bed comprising:
a) a frame including a first lateral rail and a second lateral rail;
b) a patient support surface supported by the frame, the support surface including:
i) a back section;
ii) a seat section; and
iii) a foot section, the foot section comprising a first foot panel pivotably connected to the first lateral rail and a second foot panel pivotably connected to the second lateral rail, wherein the first foot panel and second foot panel are each upwardly pivotable through their connection with the first and second lateral rails, respectively, from a horizontal position in which the first and second foot panels are in a substantially co-planar relationship to a vertical position in which the first and second foot panels are in a substantially parallel relationship, and wherein a clearing for egress from the bed is exposed when the first foot panel and the second foot panel are in the vertical position;
wherein the improvement comprises:

c) a crossbeam connected perpendicularly between the first lateral rail and the second lateral rail of the frame, wherein the crossbeam is located beneath the seat section of the patient support surface;
d) a first support bar for supporting the first foot panel, the first support bar being slidably connected to the crossbeam for movement back and forth between the first lateral rail and the midline of the crossbeam, wherein movement of the first support bar towards the first lateral rail causes the first foot panel to lift and upwardly pivot to the vertical position, and wherein movement of the first support bar towards the midline of the crossbeam causes the first foot panel to pivot to the horizontal position; and
e) a second support bar for supporting the second foot panel, the second support bar being slidably connected to the crossbeam for movement back and forth between the second lateral rail and the midline of the crossbeam, wherein movement of the second support bar towards the second lateral rail causes the second foot panel to lift and upwardly pivot to the vertical position, and wherein movement of the second support bar towards the midline of the crossbeam causes the second foot panel to pivot to the horizontal position.