Patent ID: 8615827

Claim:
A person-support apparatus, comprising: a frame including a torso support section and a foot support section, the foot support section including a first portion and a second portion having respective first and second surfaces adapted to support at least a portion of the lower extremities of a person supported on the person-support apparatus, wherein the first portion and the second portion are movable between a first position, where the first portion and the second portion are proximate each other and the first and second surfaces support at least a portion of the lower extremities of a person in the supine position, to a second position where at least a portion of the lower extremities of a person are supported on the first and second surfaces above the lower pelvic region of a person, and wherein the first portion and the second portion include first and second handles that extend along a portion of the perimeter of the first portion and the second portion, respectively, the first handle and the second handle being configured to gripped by a user to move the first portion and the second portion between the first position and the second position, wherein the first and second portions of the lower support section each include a longitudinal length and a lateral width shorter than the longitudinal length and first and second ends spaced apart by the longitudinal length, the first and second portions supported in a cantilevered fashion for movement relative to the torso support section about a lateral axis and pivotable about a fulcrum positioned between the first and second ends and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal length, the fulcrum spaced apart from the lateral axis such that at least one of the first and second portions are independently movable to a third position in which the first end is positioned vertically lower than the fulcrum and the second end is positioned vertically higher than the fulcrum.