Patent ID: 6412126
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A patient support apparatus comprising:a base, a frame coupled to the base, the frame including a storage portion, a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a head section, a seat section and first and second laterally spaced apart outer leg support sections adjacent the seat section, the seat section and the first and second outer leg support sections being configured to define a central opening therebetween, a removable center leg support configured for movement between a first position located within the central opening and coupled to the deck to provide a portion of the deck and a second storage position detached from the deck and located in the storage portion of the frame and below the deck, and a latch coupled to the center leg support to secure the center leg support to the deck in the first position, wherein the center leg support includes an actuator coupled to the latch, the actuator being located at a foot end of the center leg support and configured to move the latch between a latched position to lock the center leg support in the first position and an unlatched position, wherein the actuator includes a cable assembly having a first end coupled to the latch and a second end coupled to a handle, and wherein the center leg support includes a bottom surface formed to include a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the cable assembly.