Patent ID: 7237286

Claim:
An articulated bed comprising: a first section configured to support at least part of a mattress thereon, the first section comprising a first side rail and a plurality of first mattress support bars extending generally parallel to one another, each first mattress support bar comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being fixed to the first side rail so as to integrate each first mattress support bar with the first side rail, wherein each first mattress support bar is hinged about a first axis at a point of the first mattress support bar so as to rotate about the first axis, wherein the point of each first mattress support bar is located at or in the vicinity of the second end of the first mattress support bar; a second section located next to the first section and configured to support at least part of a mattress thereon; and a lifting mechanism configured to engage with the first section and to lift the first side rail so as to rotate the first side rail and the plurality of first mattress support bars rotate about the first axis.