Patent ID: 8069514

Claim:
A variable width bed, comprising: a frame; a main deck supported on the frame; a first deck extender assembly at a first side of the main deck, and a second deck extender assembly at the second side of the main deck, the first and second deck extender assemblies each being independently moveable from a first retracted position to a second expanded position; and, a first supplemental mattress connected to the first deck extender assembly in the first and second positions, the first supplemental mattress and a portion of the first deck extender assembly rotating approximately 90Â° from the first retracted position to the second expanded position, and a second supplemental mattress connected to the second deck extender assembly in the first and second positions, the second supplemental mattress and a portion of the second deck extender assembly rotating approximately 90Â° from the first retracted position to the second expanded position, wherein the first and second deck extender assemblies are each independently laterally moveable from a first retracted position located a distance from a centerline of the main deck to a second expanded position located a greater distance from the centerline of the main deck.