Patent ID: 8522379

Claim:
A bed, comprising a base having a head end and a foot end longitudinally spaced from the head end, a plurality of casters supporting the base, the plurality of casters including a pair of foot end casters coupled to the foot end of the base, a frame supported by the base, a deck supported by the frame, the deck being configured to support a mattress, the deck including at least a head section and a foot section spaced from the head section, at least the head and foot sections being pivotable relative to the frame, the foot section being pivotable relative to a remainder of the deck from a first position to a second position in which the foot section is substantially perpendicular to the base, the foot section having a first end pivotably coupled to the remainder of the deck and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end, the first end having a first width and the second end having a second width, wherein the second width is smaller than the first width to define a substantially “t” shaped foot section; wherein the second end of the foot section includes a pair of laterally spaced cutout regions, each of which is defined to allow at least a portion of one of the foot end casters to extend therethrough such that the portion of the one foot end caster is positioned directly beneath the foot section when the foot section is in the second position.