Patent ID: 6983501

Claim:
A patient support apparatus comprising: a base, a frame coupled to the base, the frame including a storage portion, a deck coupled to the frame, the deck including a head section, a seat section and first and second laterally spaced apart outer leg support sections adjacent the seat section, the seat section and the first and second outer leg support sections being configured to define a central opening therebetween, a removable center leg support configured for movement between a first position located within the central opening and coupled to the deck to provide a portion of the deck and a second storage position detached from the deck and located in the storage portion of the frame and below the deck, wherein the frame is formed to include a first receptacle and the deck is formed to include a second receptacle, and a removable calf support including a mounting portion, the mounting portion configured to be received in the first receptacle to retain the removable calf support beneath the deck with at least a portion of the calf support extending from the first receptacle, the mounting portion being configured to be received in the second receptacle such that the removable calf support is oriented to support a patient's leg above the deck.