Patent ID: 7784125

Claim:
A movable siderail apparatus for use with a patient support apparatus, the siderail apparatus comprising: a siderail having two or more upper pivots in a longitudinally spaced apart relationship; a cross-member having two or more lower pivots in a longitudinally spaced apart relationship, the cross-member being coupled to an intermediate frame or deck support of the patient support apparatus; two or more support arms, a first end of each support arm pivotally connected to one of the two or more upper pivots of the siderail, a second end of each support arm pivotally connected to one of the two or more lower pivots of the cross-member in a longitudinally spaced apart relationship, wherein the siderail is movable through rotational movement between a raised deployed position and a lowered stowed position and wherein the support arms are configured such that the angles defined between at least one side edge of each support arm and a lower edge of the siderail are substantially obtuse when the siderail is moved between its deployed and stowed positions.