Patent ID: 8132277

Claim:
A bed, comprising: a frame, said frame comprising a pair of opposing tubular stainless steel side supports and a pair of opposing tubular stainless steel end supports, said side supports and said end supports affixed each to the other by corner fixtures; a plurality of support legs affixed to said frame, said support legs adapted to support said frame above a selected substrate; a generally horizontal support deck coupled to the frame, said support deck adapted to support a patient body, said support deck comprising a molded contaminant resistant cleanable surface, said support deck further comprising, above at least some of said support legs, a cutout portion defined by edgewalls, said cutout portion providing access through said support deck to said at least some support legs; and said generally horizontal support deck having a perimeter, and further comprising a plurality of peripheral clamping members located about said perimeter, said peripheral clamping members integrally formed with and molded as a unitary component of said support deck, and wherein said peripheral clamping members support said support deck with respect to said frame.