Patent ID: 8413274
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A61G,G16H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A person support apparatus comprising: a base, a frame supported by the base, the frame having a head end and a foot end longitudinally spaced from the head end, a deck supported by the frame, the deck including movable sections configurable for the deck to assume at least a bed position and a chair position, the movable sections including at least a head section and a foot section spaced from the head section, a footboard coupled to the foot end of the frame, the footboard movable between a first position in which egress of a person from the foot end is obstructed by the footboard to a second position in which egress of a person from the foot end is not obstructed by the footboard, wherein the footboard comprises a pair of foot gates, and a grip handle coupled to at least one of the foot gates.