Patent ID: 8065764

Claim:
A bed comprising: a plurality of casters, a base supported by the casters, a frame supported by the base, a lift mechanism configured to raise and lower the frame relative to the base, a deck supported by the frame, the deck including movable sections configurable for the deck to assume at least a bed position and a chair position, the movable sections including at least a head section and a foot section spaced from the head section, the foot section being movable from an up position to a down position, the foot section having a longitudinal length, the foot section comprising a pivoting member pivotable relative to the frame, and a contracting member coupled to the pivoting member, the contracting member including a pair of spaced-apart longitudinal tabs, the longitudinal tabs being movable between an expanded position and a contracted position, wherein the longitudinal length of the foot section is shorter when the longitudinal tabs are in the contracted position and the longitudinal length of the foot section is longer when the longitudinal tabs are in the expanded position.