Patent ID: 6357065
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
A bed comprising:a frame having first and opposite ends; a plurality of deck sections pivotally connected to said frame to support a mattress, said plurality of deck sections including a head mattress support deck section and a thigh mattress support deck section; a first electric motor carried by said frame to exert a pushing force whereby to cause the first end of said frame to move upwardly relative to a floor surface; a second electric motor carried by said frame and coupled to said head mattress support deck section to exert a pushing force whereby to cause said head mattress support deck section to rotate upwardly relative to said frame; a third electric motor carried by said frame and coupled to said thigh mattress support deck section to exert a pushing force whereby to cause said thigh mattress support deck section to rotate upwardly relative to said frame; and a fourth electric motor carried by said frame to exert a pushing force whereby to cause the opposite end of said frame to move upwardly relative to the floor surface and independently of the upward movement of the first end of said frame caused by said first electric motor.