Patient support apparatus having auto contour

A patient support apparatus comprising

• a frame,
• at least one drop rail coupled to the frame for tilting movement between a first position generally parallel to the frame and a lowered second position,
• a seat section supported by the at least one drop rail to tilt therewith,
• a thigh section coupled to the seat section for tilting movement between a first position generally parallel to the at least one drop rail and a second position raised with respect to the at least one drop rail,
• a head section coupled to frame and coupled to the at least one drop rail, tilting movement of the head section from a lowered position generally parallel to the frame to a raised position resulting in downward tilting movement of the at least one drop rail from the first position to the second position, and
• a linkage coupled to the head section and coupled to the thigh section to initially raise and then lower the thigh section as the head section is raised.

A patient support apparatus comprising

• a frame,
• at least one drop rail coupled to the frame and tiltable relative to the frame,
• a seat section supported by the at least one drop rail for translation along the at least one drop rail,
• a head section coupled to the frame and coupled to the at least one drop rail, raising and lowering of the head section resulting in tilting of the at least one drop rail relative to the frame, and
• a link coupled to the frame and coupled to the seat section to move the seat section along the drop rail as the head section is raised and lowered.