Tilting attachment for a bed

Claim 1

An attachment, for a bed having feet to support said bed and a mattress for supporting a person on said bed, said attachment including a base frame, said base frame comprising a pair of spaced stanchions, and a pair of journal means carried by said stanchions, a receiving frame carried by said base frame for receiving said bed, said receiving frame comprising a first stirrup having a base, an apex above said base and generally centrally thereof, said first stirrup being adjacent to one stanchion of said pair of stanchions, a first axle fixed to said apex and extending towards said one stanchion, said axle being journaled in one of said journal means, a second stirrup having a second base, a second apex above said second base and generally centrally thereof, said second stirrup being adjacent to the other stanchion of said pair of stanchions, a second axle fixed to said second apex and extending towards said other stanchion, said second axle being journaled in the other of said journal means, a plurality of securing means carried by said first base and said second base for holding said feet of said bed above a support surface, said first axle and said second axle being located along and coaxial with an axis, said axis being located so as to extend generally along the upper surface of said mattress and longitudinally thereof so that said axis is generally coincident with the center line of said person, means for selectively fixing said first stirrup with respect to said second stirrup for simultaneous movement, and tilt control means for rotating said receiving frame with respect to said base frame about said axis.