Patent ID: 7818831

Claim:
A system for transferring a patient from one bed to another bed comprising: a first bed wherein said first bed is moveable and comprises a surface for resting said patient comprising a plurality of predetermined sections; a second bed wherein said second bed is moveable and comprises a surface for resting said patient comprising a plurality of predetermined sections; a means for combining said surface of said first bed with said surface of said second bed by removing at least one of said plurality of predetermined sections of said surface of said first bed and replacing said at least one of said plurality of predetermined sections of said surface of said first bed with at least one of said plurality of predetermined sections of said surface of said second bed without vertical lifting movement of the first and second beds and removing at least one of said plurality of predetermined sections of said surface of said second bed and replacing said at least one of said plurality of predetermined sections of said surface of said second bed with at least one of said plurality of predetermined sections of said surface of said first bed without vertical lifting movement of the first and second beds; wherein said pluralities of predetermined sections of said surface said first bed and said pluralities of predetermined sections of said surface of second bed have a base center provided with a central axial hole to receive a rod, a vertical hole connected to said central hole, a ball bearing assembly arranged in said vertical hole, a groove arranged over the vertical hole and a metal locking pin provided in the groove.