Patent ID: 8453283

Claim:
A patient support apparatus comprising a base, a frame coupled to the base to move relative to the base, a deck supported by the frame and movable relative to the frame, the deck including a head section, a foot section spaced-apart from the head section, and a seat section positioned between the head and the foot sections, the seat section including a foot edge, a head edge spaced-apart from and generally parallel to the foot edge, a first longitudinal edge extending between the foot and the head edges, and a second longitudinal edge spaced-apart from and generally parallel to the first longitudinal edge, and the foot section being pivotable about a lateral pivot axis relative to the frame, a barrier movable relative to the deck between a raised position and a first lowered position in which the barrier is positioned to lie between a first vertical plane defined by the first longitudinal side of the seat section and a second vertical plane defined by a longitudinal axis of the patient support apparatus and generally parallel to the first vertical plane, and a siderail mover configured to provide means for moving the barrier from the first lowered position to a second lowered position during pivoting movement of the foot section about the lateral pivot axis in a first direction from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position so that the foot section of the deck does not touch the barrier as a result of the foot section moving to the substantially vertical position.