Patent ID: 7219377

Claim:
A method for using a bedstead board attached to a bed, comprising the step of positioning a roller of a patient transport system in at least one recess of the bedstead board, wherein the recess is spaced a distance from a side of the board and wherein the roller has a thickness and is retained within the recess sufficiently to withstand forces acting upon the roller, wherein the recess has an outer wall and an inner wall adjacent to a base with a distance therebetween, wherein the distance across the entire recess between the walls is at least as large as the thickness of the roller so that the roller within the recess will contact and rest against the base, wherein the inner wall is farther from the associated side than the outer wall and, wherein the inner wall is a greater distance away from the associated side at the bottom of the body than at the top of the body, such that the force acting upon a roller tends to urge the roller further into the recess.