Removable integrated board and partial foot section
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprisinga deck having a head-end and a foot-end and defining a first support surface having a first support area, anda foot panel removably coupled to the deck, the foot panel including (i) a foot panel body, (ii) a foot panel deck portion extending generally perpendicularly from the foot panel body toward the head-end of the panel, the foot panel deck portion including a head-end that confronts the foot-end of the deck when the foot panel is coupled to the deck, and (iii) a first foot panel post extending generally parallel to and beyond the foot panel deck portion toward the head-end of the deck, the post engaging the deck such that the deck portion of the foot panel cooperates with the deck to form a second support surface, the first and the second support surface defining a second support area larger than the first support area.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus is convertible between a conventional bed position, having a generally horizontal sleeping surface upon which a person lies in a supine position, and a chair egress position, allowing a person to exit the support from a sitting position. The patient support comprises a deck and a foot panel removably coupled to the deck. The foot panel may allow a low seated height while the bed is in the chair egress position.
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising
a deck having a head-end and a foot-end and defining a first support surface having a first support area, and a foot panel removably coupled to the deck, the foot panel including (i) a foot panel body, (ii) a foot panel deck portion extending generally perpendicularly from the foot panel body toward the head-end of the panel, the foot panel deck portion including a head-end that confronts the foot-end of the deck when the foot panel is coupled to the deck, and (iii) a first foot panel post extending generally parallel to and beyond the foot panel deck portion toward the head-end of the deck, the post engaging the deck such that the deck portion of the foot panel cooperates with the deck to form a second support surface, the first and the second support surface defining a second support area larger than the first support area.
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