Patent ID: 7676868

Claim:
A lock release for a limb support of a patient-support apparatus, the lock release comprising a frame coupleable to the patient-support apparatus configured to pivot about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis in relation to the patient-support apparatus, the frame including a guide bracket having a pair of spaced-apart walls positioned in a parallel relation to one another, each wall formed to include a blind slot having a termination and an open end defining a plane of movement, and first and second pivot locks configured to block pivoting of the frame about the vertical and horizontal axes relative to the patient-support apparatus, a crossmember received by the slots for slidable movement therein allowing the crossmember to pivot about a plurality of axes perpendicular to the plane of movement, the crossmember being coupled to the first and second pivot locks, and a grip coupled to the crossmember and arranged for application of an actuation force thereto to unlock the first and second pivot locks, wherein the grip is configured to receive the actuation force at any point along the length of the grip parallel to the plane of movement to transmit the actuation force to the crossmember to thereby unlock the first and second pivot locks.