Patent ID: 7926131
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A47C,A61B,A61G,G01G

Abstract:
1. A bed comprising a base, a frame supported above the base, the frame having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end, a plurality of deck sections supported by and pivotable relative to the frame, comprising at least a first deck section positioned near the first end of the frame, a third deck section positioned near the second end of the frame, and a second deck section positioned between the first and third deck sections, a first actuator coupled to the second deck section to move the second deck section about a pivot axis between a substantially horizontal position and a pivoted position relative to the frame, wherein the pivot axis is fixed relative to the frame, and a second actuator coupled to the third deck section to pivot the third deck section relative to the second deck section when the second deck section is in the pivoted position.