Patent ID: 7134153

Claim:
A cradle conversion system for converting a cradle between positions, the system comprising; a frame having a vertical guide and a horizontal guide; a first deck having a first and a second arm, each arm forming an elongated slot proximate to an internal end thereof, the elongated slots each having a locked position and an unlocked position; a second deck having a first extension and a second extension, each extension having an internal end; a vertical guide projection functionally connected between the second deck and the vertical guide; a horizontal guide projection functionally connected between the second deck and the horizontal guide; a first pivotal member connecting the first arm with the first extension, and a second pivotal member connecting the second and with the second extension, wherein the first pivotal member is disposed within the elongated slot of the first extension and the second pivotal member is disposed within the elongated slot of the second extension, each of the pivotal members being moveable between the locked and unlocked positions of the elongated slots; and a first foot member connected to the first extension and a second foot member connected to the second extension, each foot member including a cradle surface substantially parallel to an outer surface and a toe section extending from the cradle surface at an angle toward the outer surface and terminating at a toe end; wherein when the pivotal members are in the locked position, the toe end of the first foot member engages the first arm and the toe end of the second foot member engages the second arm locking the first and second decks in a set angular relationship to one another.