Patent ID: 8789662

Claim:
A patient support apparatus comprising: a base having a plurality of caster wheels; a support deck supported on said base, said support deck adapted to support a patient; a brake pedal movable between a brake position and a neutral position; a plurality of brakes movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, each one of said plurality of brakes associated with a respective one of said plurality of wheels, and each one of said plurality of brakes including a first biasing mechanism adapted to urge a respective brake toward the unlocked position; and a second biasing mechanism operatively linked to said brake pedal, said second biasing mechanism urging said brake pedal either toward said brake position or said neutral position such that said brake pedal is biased against remaining in any intermediate position between said brake position and said neutral position, said plurality of brakes moving to the locked position when said brake pedal is in the brake position, and said brakes moving to the unlocked position when said brake pedal is in the neutral position.