Patent ID: 8006332

Claim:
A patient bed comprising: a base frame; a support frame system supported relative to said base frame and having a perimeter, and comprising a deck support having a top surface area and at least two chosen from a head section, a seat section, and a foot section, wherein at least one of said sections is movable relative to another of said sections of said deck support; a control module having a housing, a motor, and a sensor; an articulating support arm, said support arm pivotally coupled to said support frame system, said support arm being positionable at a plurality of locations around the perimeter of said support frame system, and said support arm adapted to support said control module; a coupling device at a distal end of said support arm, wherein said coupling device is adapted to couple to said control module at said housing to permit three dimensional movement of said control module; and wherein said motor and said sensor of said control module are configured to allow said control module to maintain a predetermined angle or position relative to a floor surface regardless of the angle of said deck support and any of said at least two chosen from said head section, said seat section, and said foot section relative to the floor surface.