Patent ID: 8056160

Claim:
A chair bed having a head end and a foot end opposing the head end, and a first side and a second side opposing the first side, the chair bed comprising: a frame; a deck supported on the frame, the deck having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section, the first deck section located adjacent the head end, the third deck section located adjacent the foot end, and the second deck section between the first deck section and the third deck section, wherein the first deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a more vertical back-support position, and wherein the third deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a substantially vertical position; and, a pair of siderails operably connected to the bed, one of the pair of siderails at the first side of the bed and the other of the pair of siderails at the second side of the bed, the siderail at the first side of the bed being rotatably moveable by a single driven shaft, the shaft being driven by an actuator.