Patent ID: 8016301

Claim:
A patient support apparatus comprising a frame, a first side pedal movably coupled to the frame, a second side pedal movably coupled to the frame alongside the first side pedal in a side-by-side relationship, and a center pedal coupled to and supported by the first and second side pedals such that the center pedal can be activated to simultaneously activate both the first and second side pedals and such that any one of the two side pedals can be activated individually without moving the center pedal, wherein the center pedal includes a flange portion situated between the first side pedal and the second side pedal, wherein the first side pedal includes a first sidewall adjacent the flange portion and the second side pedal includes a second sidewall adjacent the flange portion, the first and second sidewalls each having a slot, and the center pedal further including first and second protrusions extending from the flange portion in opposite directions, the first and second protrusions being received in the respective slots of the first and second sidewalls.