Patient-support apparatus having grippable handle

A patient-support apparatus comprising

• a frame,
• a plurality of casters mounted to the frame,
• an elongated patient-support deck supported by the frame,
• a mattress supported by the patient-support deck and having an upwardly-facing patient-support surface, and
• a bar including a first post and a grippable handle post coupled to the first post, the bar being movable with respect to the patient-support deck between a first position having the grippable handle post situated above the patient-support surface and a second position having at least a portion of the bar located underneath the patient-support deck, the grippable handle post extending away from the first post toward a first vertical plane which extends through a longitudinal centerline of the patient-support deck when the bar is in the first position, the movement of the bar between the first and second positions comprising pivoting about a pivot axis that lies in a second vertical plane which is perpendicular to the first vertical plane.

A patient-support apparatus comprising

• a frame,
• a plurality of casters coupled to the frame,
• a patient-support deck supported by the frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, and two elongated sides,
• a mattress supported by the patient-support deck and having an upwardly-facing patient-support surface,
• a first bar including a first post and a first grippable handle post extending from the first post in a cantilevered manner, the first grippable handle post terminating at a first distal end that is spaced from the first post, the first bar being movable with respect to the patient-support deck between a first position having the first grippable handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a second position having at least a majority of the first bar located underneath the patient-support deck, and
• a second bar including a second post and a second grippable handle post extending from the second post in a cantilevered manner, the second grippable handle post terminating at a second distal end that is spaced from the second post, the second bar being movable with respect to the patient-support deck between a first position having the second grippable handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a second position having a portion of the second bar located underneath the patient-support deck,
• the first and second distal ends facing generally toward each other when the first and second bars are both in the respective first positions, the movement of the first bar between the respective first and second positions comprising pivoting about a first pivot axis that lies in a vertical plane which is perpendicular to the two elongated sides of the patient-support deck, the movement of the second bar between the respective first and second positions comprising pivoting movement about a second pivot axis that also lies in the vertical plane.

A patient-support apparatus comprising

• a patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, and two elongated sides,
• a mattress supported by the patient-support deck and having an upwardly-facing patient-support surface,
• a first bar including a first post and a first grippable handle post extending from the first post in a cantilevered manner, the first grippable handle post terminating at a first distal end that is spaced from the first post, the first bar being movable with respect to the patient-support deck between a first position having the first grippable handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a second position having at least a majority of the first bar located underneath the patient-support deck, and
• a second bar including a second post and a second grippable handle post extending from the second post in a cantilevered manner, the second grippable handle post terminating at a second distal end that is spaced from the second post, the second bar being movable with respect to the patient-support deck between a first position having the second grippable handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a second position having a portion of the second bar located underneath the patient-support deck,
• the first and second distal ends facing generally toward each other when the first and second bars are both in the respective first positions, the movement of the first bar between the respective first and second positions comprising pivoting about a first pivot axis that lies in a vertical plane which is perpendicular to the two elongated sides of the patient-support deck, the movement of the second bar between the respective first and second positions comprising pivoting movement about a second pivot axis that also lies in the vertical plane.