Patent ID: 7487562
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A person support apparatus comprising: a frame, a deck section coupled to the frame and movable relative to the frame between first and second angular positions, the deck section being configured to support at least a portion of a mattress, a sensor coupled to the deck section and operable to provide a sensor signal indicative of an angular position of the deck section, an alarm, and a controller coupled to the sensor and the alarm, the controller being configured to arm and disarm the alarm in response to an input signal from at least one user input, the controller being configured to permit the alarm to be armed only if the angular position of the deck section is above a threshold angle and to activate the alarm if the alarm is armed and the angular position of the deck section is below the threshold angle, the controller being configured such that the activation of the alarm due to the deck section being below the threshold angle occurring, when the alarm is alarmed, irrespective of whether a mattress is present on the deck section and, if a mattress is present on the deck section, irrespective of the type of mattress that is present.