Variable width bariatric modularbed

A bed comprising:

• a frame;
• a plurality of deck sections pivotally connected to said frame to support a mattress, each of said plurality of deck sections having first and opposite sides and first and opposite pull out extensions slidable outwardly from said first and opposite sides between a retracted position at which said plurality of deck sections have a relatively narrow width by which to support a mattress having a correspondingly narrow width and an extended position at which said plurality of deck sections have a relatively wide width by which to support a mattress having a correspondingly wide width;
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• a plurality of electric motors carried by said frame and coupled to respective ones of said plurality of deck sections for exerting a pushing force on said plurality of deck sections for causing said deck sections to rotate upwardly relative to said frame so as to adjust the contour of the mattress.

A bed comprising:

• a frame having a front end section, a rear end section and a middle section, each of said front end, rear end and middle sections being removably connected together and detachable from one another to facilitate storage, transport and the relocation of said frame through a narrow entrance;
• a plurality of deck sections pivotally connected to one another above said frame to support a mattress, said plurality of deck sections including at least a head mattress support deck section located above the front end section of said frame, a thigh mattress support deck section located above the middle section of said frame, and a foot mattress support deck section located above the rear end section of said frame;
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• a plurality of electric motors carried by said frame and coupled to certain ones of said plurality of deck sections for exerting a pushing force and thereby causing, said certain deck sections to rotate upwardly relative to said frame so as to adjust the contour of the mattress.