Patent ID: 7685659

Claim:
A patient support comprising: a frame; a leg support coupled to the frame; a foot section including a patient support deck and a mattress portion having an upper surface; and a linkage comprising a pair of link arms, each of the link arms pivotably coupled to the foot section such that the link arms pivot relative to the foot section and each of the link arms pivotably coupled to the frame at respective pivot points such that the link arms pivot relative to the frame; wherein the foot section is movable between a raised position wherein the upper surface of the mattress portion lies in a first plane that overlies the leg support to provide support for a patient and a lowered position wherein substantially all of the foot section is positioned vertically lower than substantially all of the frame and the pivot points at which the link arms are connected to the frame; and wherein a portion of the upper surface of the foot section is maintained in a generally horizontal orientation as the foot section is moved between the raised position and the lowered position.