Support apparatus for bariatric person

A cover system for a patient support that is adapted to support a person, said cover system comprising:

• a main patient support portion, said main patient support portion including a bottom surface, a top surface for facing the person supported on said main patient support portion and forming at least a first portion of an upper support surface of said cover system, said main patient support portion including a perimeter, longitudinal sides, and lateral sides, wherein said longitudinal and lateral sides extend around said perimeter;
• and
• a stowable surface, said stowable surface located substantially along a full length of one side of said longitudinal and lateral sides of said main patient support portion, said stowable surface being reconfigurable between a stowed state and a deployed state,
• wherein, in said deployed state, said stowable surface extends from said stowed state to form a space and to form an extension, wherein said extension forms at least a second portion of said upper support surface such that said extension formed by said stowable surface increases a width or a length of said upper support surface,
• wherein said main patient support portion is configured to enclose a main cushion, wherein said stowable surface includes an upper end and a lower end, wherein said upper end is secured proximal to or at said top surface of said main patient support portion, and wherein said lower end is secured proximal to or at said bottom surface of said main patient support portion.