Adjustable foot section for a patient support apparatus

A patient support apparatus comprising

• a bed frame including a head end, a foot end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the head end and the foot end,
• an adjustable foot section coupled to the foot end of the bed frame, the adjustable foot section being moveable between a plurality of positions relative to the foot end, and
• a deck moveably coupled to the adjustable foot section, the deck defining a foot support surface having a length dimension defined along the longitudinal axis of the bed frame and a width dimension defined transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein (i) the length dimension is a first length and the width dimension is a first width when the adjustable foot section is in a first position, (ii) the length dimension is a second length and the width dimension is a second width when the adjustable foot section is in a second position, (iii) the second length is less than the first length, and (iv) the second width is greater than the first width,
• wherein the adjustable foot section comprises a pair of cross links arranged in a crisscross pattern, and the crisscross pattern has (i) a first dimension defined along the longitudinal axis of the bed frame that is decreased as the adjustable foot section is moved between the first position and the second position and (ii) a second dimension defined transverse to the longitudinal axis that is increased as the adjustable foot section is moved between the first position and the second position.

A patient support apparatus comprising

• a bed frame including a head end, a foot end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the head end and the foot end,
• a pair of cross links moveable between a plurality of positions relative to the bed frame, and
• an adjustable deck positioned on the cross links and defining a foot support surface having a length dimension defined along the longitudinal axis of the bed frame and a width dimension defined transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein (i) the length dimension is a first length and the width dimension is a first width when the cross links are in a first position, (ii) the length dimension is a second length and the width dimension is a second width when the cross links are in a second position, (iii) the second length is less than the first length, and (iv) the second width is greater than the first width,
• wherein the adjustable deck comprises a first deck section and a second deck section, the first deck section and the second deck section cooperating to define the length dimension of the foot support surface, and the second deck section moving relative to the first deck section as the cross links move between the first position and the second position such that the length dimension is decreased from the first length to the second length,
• wherein the adjustable deck further comprises a third deck section and a fourth deck section, the third deck section and the fourth deck section (i) cooperating with the first deck section to define the width dimension of the foot support surface and (ii) moving relative to the first deck section as the cross links move between the first position and the second position such that the width dimension is increased from the first width to the second width,
• wherein the third deck section is hinged to a first side of the first deck section and the fourth deck section is hinged to a second side of the first deck section, and the cross links act on the third deck section and the fourth deck section to move each of the third deck section and the fourth deck section from a lowered position to a raised position as the cross links move between the first position and the second position.