Obstetrics bed

Claim 1

An obstetric bed comprising: a head section having a support base; a backrest carried by said support base and forming one end of said head section; hinge means pivotally connecting said backrest to said support base; means for rotating said backrest about said hinge means between a raised position and a lowered level bed position and for locking said backrest in selected positions relative to said support base; a long extension carried by the support base and extending from the hinge means, said long extension having a top surface forming a planar continuation of the backrest surface when the backrest is in its lowered level bed position; a short extension carried by the support base and extending from the hinge means, said short extension having a top surface forming a planar continuation of the backrest surface when the backrest is in its lowered level bed position and extending parallel to and spaced from the long extension; a generally L-shaped foot section having a first leg sized to fit snugly between the long and short extensions and a top thereof forming a planar continuation of the top surfaces of the long and short extensions when the first leg is fitted snugly between the extensions and a second leg from which the first leg projects, said second leg forming a continuation of the short extension and engaging the long extension when the first leg is fitted snugly between the extensions, whereby an upper surface thereof is contiguous with the upper surfaces of the long and short extensions and the upper surface of the first leg; and wheel means beneath the foot section whereby the foot section is movable with respect to said head section and the first leg is movable from between the extensions.