Patent ID: 8910329

Claim:
A patient support apparatus comprising a frame, at least one drop rail coupled to the frame and tiltable relative to the frame, a seat section supported by the at least one drop rail to tilt therewith, a thigh section situated, at least in part, above the at least one drop rail, and a head section coupled to the frame and coupled to the at least one drop rail, the head section being raiseable and lowerable to tilt the at least one drop rail relative to the frame, wherein the seat section is mounted on the at least one drop rail for translation along the at least one drop rail as the head section is raised and lowered and further comprising a link coupled to the frame and coupled to the seat section to move the seat section along the drop rail as the at least one drop rail tilts during raising and lowering of the head section, wherein the head section is coupled to the frame for pivoting movement about a first axis, the at least one drop rail is coupled to the frame for pivoting movement about a second axis, and the thigh section is coupled to the seat section for pivoting movement about a third axis located between the first and second axes.