Patent ID: 6957457
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient supporting apparatus, comprising: a base; a pair of elongate generally parallel extending and laterally spaced support frame members; a pedestal mounted to and extending between a top side of said base and each of said support frame members; a patient support deck having a head section and a seat section, said seat section including a deck plate oriented in a horizontal plane mounted to and extending between said support frame members; a pair of laterally spaced support brackets on at least one of said base and said patient support deck adjacent to said seat section along a side thereof remote from said head section; a guideway on each of said support brackets, said guideways extending generally horizontally; a frame supported on said guideways for movement along a longitudinal path in a direction parallel to said elongate frame members between a first position stowed beneath said deck plate and a second position extending from beneath said deck plate on a side remote from said head section, said frame having a track thereon extending parallel to said longitudinal path; and a receptacle mounted on said track for movement relative to said track in a direction parallel to said longitudinal path to positions at and between a third position stowed entirely beneath said deck plate and a fourth position wherein the entire receptacle is free of obstruction from above by said deck plate.