Patent ID: 8683626

Claim:
A hospital bed with conveyor mattress comprising: a mattress frame; a conveyor belt disposed upon the mattress frame; a loop mattress rotatably disposed upon the mattress frame overlying and attached to the conveyor belt; a plurality of transverse rollers horizontally disposed transversely within the mattress frame, each of said plurality of rollers disposed interior to the conveyor belt, said rollers rotatably engaging the conveyor belt whereby the mattress is moveable along a longitudinal axis relative the mattress frame; at least one roller motor in operational communication with at least one of the plurality of transverse rollers, said at least one roller motor configured to rotate at least one roller and rotatably engage the conveyor belt thereby; and a plurality of hydraulic jacks disposed along either side of the mattress frame, each of said hydraulic jacks pivotally attached to the mattress frame and extensible to incline a particular section of the mattress relative another section of the mattress, as desired; wherein the hospital bed with conveyor mattress enables positioning of a patient within the bed at various elevations and inclinations relative the ground and repositions said patient along the longitudinal axis of the mattress frame, as desired, when the conveyor belt is activated, in each of a first direction and a second direction; a headboard disposed perpendicularly at the anterior end of the mattress frame, said headboard including: a telescopic IV support pole mounted to the headboard; an oxygen tank holder; a foldable pull-down shelf; and a conveyor button wired to activate and deactivate the plurality of transverse rollers to move the loop mattress when desired; wherein the telescopic IV support is extensible vertically upward from the headboard to support an extant IV bag and apparatus and the oxygen tank holder releasably and adjustably supports an extant oxygen tank of varying sizes; a footboard disposed perpendicularly at the posterior end of the mattress frame, said footboard comprising: a plurality of holes; a plurality of hooks configured to releasably secure within each of the plurality of holes whereby extant tubing and additional medical accoutrements are supportable thereat; a hook drawer disposed to releasably store said plurality of hooks when not in use; an electrical outlet configured to receive plugs of extant electronics; an electronics panel comprising: a Trendelenburg position indicator; a reverse Trendelenburg position indicator; a bed alarm signal; a bed scale read out; a bed elevation indicator; and a hinged lid disposed to cover the electronics panel when not in use.