Patent ID: 7743441

Claim:
A variable width chair bed having a head end and a foot end opposing the head end, and a first side and a second side opposing the first side, the chair bed comprising: a frame; a main deck supported on the frame, the main deck having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section, the first deck section located adjacent the head end, the third deck section located adjacent the foot end, and the second deck section between the first deck section and the third deck section, wherein the first deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a more vertical back-support position, and wherein the third deck section at the foot end of the bed is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a substantially vertical position extending downwardly below the frame; a first deck extender section extending from the first side of one of the first deck section and the second deck section, and a second deck extender section extending from the second side of one of the first deck section and the second deck section, wherein the first and second deck extender sections are each independently moveable from a first retracted position located a first distance from a centerline of the main deck to a second expanded position located a second distance from the centerline of the main deck, the second distance being greater than the first distance; a first supplemental mattress connected to the first deck extender section in the first and second position, and a second supplemental mattress connected to the second deck extender section in the first and second position; and, a first side rail directly connected to the first deck extender section and a second side rail directly connected to the second deck extender section, the first side rail being positioned in a vertical plane adjacent an edge of the first deck extender section when the first deck extender section is in the first retracted position and in the second expanded position to provide a barrier at the first deck extender section in both the first retracted position and in the second expanded position, and the second side rail being positioned in a vertical plane adjacent an edge of the second deck extender section when the second deck extender section is in the first retracted position and in the second expanded position to provide a barrier at the second deck extender section in both the first retracted position and in the second expanded position.