Patent ID: 7058998

Claim:
A foot control for use with medical apparatus having multiple power-driven functions to position a patient supported thereupon in multiple work positions, comprising: a base adapted to be supported on a surface; a membrane switch supported by said base and having a plurality of switch elements, each of said switch elements being operable, when actuated, to control at least one of the power-driven functions of the medical apparatus; and a flexible keypad overlying said membrane switch and having a plurality of switch actuators extending from said keypad toward said membrane switch, each of said switch actuators being generally in registry with a respective one of said plurality of switch elements to actuate said switch element in response to selective pressure applied on said keypad by a user's foot, wherein said keypad is configured to simultaneously actuate a pair of said switch elements in response to selective pressure applied on said keypad by a user's foot so as to simultaneously control two independent power-driven functions of the medical apparatus upon actuation of said pair of switch elements.