Patent ID: 8104122

Claim:
A patient support comprising: a frame, a deck supported by the frame, the deck comprising at least a head section, a foot section spaced from the head section, and a seat section, the head and foot sections each being pivotable relative to the frame, the head, seat, and foot sections each having a top surface configured to support at least a portion of a mattress, an extension assembly coupled to the foot end of the frame, the extension assembly being configured to adjust the length of the patient support, first sliding panels, the first sliding panels being coupled to opposing lateral sides of the head section and slidable relative to the head section to expand and retract a width of the head section, each of the first sliding panels having a top surface configured to support at least a portion of the mattress, wherein the top surface of each of the first sliding panels is not above the top surface of the head section of the deck, and second sliding panels, the second sliding panels being coupled to opposing lateral sides of the foot section and slidable relative to the foot section to expand and retract a width of the foot section, each of the second sliding panels having a top surface configured to support at least a portion of the mattress, wherein the top surface of each of the second sliding panels is not above the top surface of the foot section of the deck, wherein each of the first sliding panels includes first and second spaced-apart sliding panels coupled to the head section of the deck, and wherein a first siderail assembly is mounted to only one of the pairs of sliding panels coupled to the head section.