Patent ID: 6751815
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A patient support apparatus comprising:a base, an intermediate frame coupled to the base, a patient support deck coupled to the intermediate frame, the patient support deck having an upwardly-facing patient support surface, a headboard movably coupled to the intermediate frame adjacent to a first end thereof for movement between (i) a first raised position where the top of the headboard is generally disposed above the patient support surface at a first adult patient-restraining height, (ii) a second intermediate position where the top of an extension panel movably coupled to the headboard is generally disposed above the patient support surface at a second pediatric patient-restraining height greater than the first adult patient-restraining height, and (iii) a third out-of-the-way down position where the top of the headboard is generally disposed below the patient support surface, a first headboard locking mechanism coupled to the intermediate frame adjacent the first end thereof for selectively locking the headboard in the first raised position and the second intermediate position, and a second headboard locking mechanism coupled to the headboard for selectively locking the extension panel in a generally vertically extended position where the top of the extension panel is generally disposed above the patient support surface at the second pediatric patient-restraining height.