Patent ID: 8196237
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: A61G,F16D

Abstract:
1. A movable patient support comprising: a frame having a foot end and a head end and a pair of longitudinal sides extending between said head end and said foot end, and said frame further having a frame footprint; a patient support surface supported at said frame; a base supporting said frame and having a plurality of bearing assemblies for moving said base along a floor surface, said bearing assemblies defining a bearing footprint; a brake supported for movement between a non-braking position and a braking position for braking at least one bearing assembly of said bearing assemblies; a brake actuator for actuating said brake of said at least one bearing assembly; and a brake bar coupled to said brake actuator and being movable between a non-braking position and a braking position where said actuator causes said brake to move to said braking position, and said brake bar having a longitudinal portion extending along a substantial portion of the length of said base and between said head end and said foot end, said longitudinal portion extending outwardly from said brake actuator to thereby provide a continuous foot engagable surface extending along a substantial portion of the length of the base to thereby provide relatively easy access to said brake bar to an attendant standing adjacent one of the longitudinal sides of said frame or near one of said ends of said frame.