Patent ID: 8341778
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A hospital bed comprising a frame having a head end and a foot end longitudinally spaced from the head end, the frame having a first and second laterally spaced sides, a siderail coupled to the frame adjacent one of the first and second laterally spaced sides, a footboard coupled to the frame adjacent the foot end, a gap being defined between the siderail and the footboard, and a barrier pad that is coupleable to the frame in a first position and in a second position, the barrier pad being situated in the gap and extending generally longitudinally when coupled to the frame in the first position, the barrier pad extending generally laterally in juxtaposition with the footboard when coupled to the frame in the second position, wherein the frame includes a mattress support deck having a set of movable deck sections including a foot section and wherein the barrier pad couples to the foot section when the barrier pad is in the first position and when the barrier pad is in the second position wherein the barrier pad includes at least one first coupler and the foot section includes at least one second coupler that interfaces with the first coupler to couple the barrier pad to the frame, wherein the at least one first coupler comprises a pair of posts and the at least one second coupler comprises a series of post receivers that receive the posts.