Patent ID: 8336134

Claim:
A patient support, comprising: a base supported by a plurality of wheels and having a downwardly facing under side and an upwardly facing top side opposite the under side, a frame supported above the base, the frame having a head end and a food end spaced from the head end, a deck supported by the frame, the deck being configured to support a person in a plurality of positions including a laying-down position and a sitting position, and a docking apparatus comprising a guide mounted to the under side of the base and configured to guide a leg of a mobile lift to a docking position underneath the base in which the leg may be secured relative to the patient support, the docking apparatus being spaced from the head end of the frame, coupled to the base, located substantially beneath the top side of the base, and configured to engage at least one leg of the mobile lift, the mobile lift including a lift arm configured to assist a person in moving from one location to another, the at least one leg of the mobile lift being supported by a wheel, and the docking apparatus being configured to secure the position of the mobile lift relative to the patient support while a person is being transferred from the patient support to the mobile lift or from the mobile lift to the patient support.