Patent ID: 6668402
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A patient-support apparatus comprisinga frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the frame, a patient-support deck supported by the frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, a first elongated side, and a second elongated side, a mattress supported by the patient-support deck and having an upwardly-facing patient-support surface, and a bar including a first post and a grippable handle post extending from the first post in a cantilevered manner, the bar being movable with respect to the patient-support deck between a first position and a second position, the first post being situated outboard of the first elongated side and the grippable handle post being situated above the patient-support surface when the bar is in the first position, and at least the grippable handle post being situated underneath the patient-support deck such that at least a portion of the patient-support deck overlies the grippable handle post located thereunder when the bar is in the second position.