Patent ID: 7296312

Claim:
A patient support comprising, a frame positioned to support a mattress, the frame including a base frame supported by a floor, an intermediate frame positioned over the base frame, a first pair of lift arms coupled together at a first end by a first cross member, and, a second pair of lift arms coupled together at a first end by a second cross member, the first ends of the first pair of lift arms being configured to slide along at least one of the base frame and the intermediate frame, the first ends of the second pair of lift arms being configured to slide along at least one of the base frame and the intermediate frame, and at least one actuator configured to move the intermediate framerelative to the base frame between first and second positions, during movement of the intermediate frame between the first and second positions, a distance between the first and second cross members increases to provide clearance for at least one of the intermediate frame and the base frame; wherein the intermediate frame is positionable between the first and second cross members when the intermediate frame is in the second position.