Patent ID: 7610638
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A bed comprising: a frame; a deck including a back section, a seat section, a foot section, and a thigh section spaced from the seat section and the foot section, the thigh section being movable to lengthen and shorten the thigh section; an actuator coupled to the back section to move the back section from a horizontal position to an elevated position relative to the frame, the thigh section being automatically lengthened in response to the back section moving from the horizontal position to the elevated position, and the thigh section being shortened in response to the back section moving from the elevated position to the horizontal position; and a flexible panel coupled to the seat section, the flexible panel including a portion positioned to overlap the back section during movement of the back section relative to the frame, thereby spanning a gap between the back section and the seat section to support a mattress.