Patent ID: 7441291

Claim:
A profiling bed comprising a bed frame supporting a mattress support surface having at least a back section, a seat section, and a leg section, the back and leg sections being pivotally connected to the bed frame for movement from a substantially horizontal configuration to a profiled configuration, the pivotal connection of the back section being mounted on a slide mechanism to move away from the seat section and also to move upwardly relative to the bed frame as it is pivoted towards the profiled configuration, with the slide mechanism defining a path of travel for the pivotal connection wherein the path of travel is oriented at an angle to the horizontal both when the back section is in the substantially horizontal configuration and also in the profiled configurations, wherein the leg section includes a thigh section and a calf section, the thigh section being pivotally mounted on the bed frame at one end and pivotally connected to the calf section at the other end, further including a link connected between the calf section and the frame, wherein the link is both pivotally and translationally affixed to both the calf section and the frame has been inserted.