Patent ID: 6941600

Claim:
An adjustable bed for use on a substantially planar floor, the adjustable bed including: a main bed frame having a first end and a second end; an adjustable bed carriage for supporting the main bed frame, the adjustable bed carriage having: at least one first leg having an upper end slidably attached to the first end of the main bed frame; at least one second leg having an upper end pivotably attached to the second end of the main bed frame; each of said at least one first leg and said at least one second leg being pivotably connected to each other at a central pivot located substantially at a midpoint of each said leg, to permit pivoting movement of each of said at least one first leg and at least one second leg about the central pivot in opposite directions to move the adjustable bed carriage between an extended condition and a retracted condition, moving the main bed frame relative to the plane of the floor; at least one motor mounted on the main bed frame and coupled to said at least one second leg; and said at least one motor being adapted to push the lower end of said at least one second leg away from the main bed frame and to pull the lower end of said at least one second leg toward the main bed frame.