Patent ID: 7412739
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient support apparatus comprising: a patient support including a first patient support deck; a removable section having a second patient support deck, said removable section being configured for movement to a first position wherein said removable section is coupled to said patient support, a second position wherein said removable section is adjacent to but spaced from said first position and a third position spaced apart from said patient support and decoupled from said patient support; a handle support mechanism mounted at one of said patient support and said removable section; and a handle movably mounted on said handle support mechanism and being supported thereby for movement between a first handle position and a second handle position, said handle support mechanism being configured to facilitate movement of said handle from said first handle position toward said second handle position only when said removable section is oriented at or between said first and second positions and not when said removable section is at said third position.