Patent ID: 6725479
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A patient supporting apparatus, comprising:a base; a pair of elongate generally parallel extending and laterally spaced support frame members; a pedestal mounted to and extending between a top side of said base and each of said support frame members; a patient support deck having a head section and a seat section, said seat section including a deck plate oriented in a horizontal plane mounted to and extending between said support frame members; a pair of laterally spaced support brackets on at least one of said base and said patient support deck adjacent to said seat section along a side thereof remote from said head section; a fastener member having separate first and second coupling elements thereon supported on each support bracket for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between first and second positions; and separate patient supporting devices each having an attachment member configured to operatively removably and separately connect only to a selected one of said first and second coupling elements, said first and second coupling elements each including an entry pathway into which a respective said attachment member is to be received, said entry pathway on said first coupling elements being along parallel first axes, said entry pathway on said second coupling elements being along parallel second axes.