Siderail for hospital bed

1. A chair bed having a head end and a foot end opposing the head end, and a first side and a second side opposing the first side, the chair bed comprising:

a frame;

a deck supported on the frame, the deck having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section, the first deck section located adjacent the head end, the third deck section located adjacent the foot end, and the second deck section between the first deck section and the third deck section, wherein the first deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a more vertical back-support position, and wherein the third deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a substantially vertical position; and,

a pair of siderails operably connected to the bed, one of the pair of siderails at the first side of the bed and the other of the pair of siderails at the second side of the bed, the siderail at the first side of the bed being rotatably moveable by a single driven shaft.

2. The chair bed of claim 1, wherein the siderail at the second side of the bed is rotatably moveable about a single driven shaft.

3. The chair bed of claim 1, wherein the driven shaft is connected to the third section of the bed.

4. The chair bed of claim 1, wherein the siderails rotate in a vertical plane generally parallel to a vertical plane extending about a longitudinal centerline of the bed.

5. The chair bed of claim 1, wherein the siderails are moveable from a first position adjacent the third deck section and located a first distance from a centerline of the chair bed, to a second position located a second distance from the centerline of the chair bed, wherein the siderails are located laterally exterior of the third deck section in the first position and the second position.

6. The chair bed of claim 1, wherein the shaft is driven by an actuator.

7. The chair bed of claim 1, further comprising another pair of siderails connected to one of the frame and the first deck section of the bed.

8. The chair bed of claim 1, wherein the third deck section is rotatably connected to the driven shaft supported from the second deck section.

9. The chair bed of claim 2, wherein each of the pair of siderails is independently rotatable.

10. The chair bed of claim 1, wherein the pair of siderails is rotatably connected to the third deck section.

11. The chair bed of claim 1, wherein each of the pair of siderails is movable from a first position at least partially above a patient support surface of the third deck section to a second position below the patient support surface of the third deck section, and wherein each of the pair of siderails is maintained in a single plane, respectively, during its movement from the first position to the second position.

12. A chair bed having a head end and a foot end opposing the head end, and a first side and a second side opposing the first side, the chair bed comprising:

a frame;

a deck supported on the frame, the deck having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section, the first deck section located adjacent the head end, the third deck section located adjacent the foot end, and the second deck section between the first deck section and the third deck section, wherein the first deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a more vertical back-support position, and wherein the third deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a substantially vertical position; and,

a first siderail not being directly connected to the third deck section, the first siderail remaining stationary relative to the portion of the third deck section that moves during movement of the third deck section between the generally horizontal and the substantially vertical position, the first siderail being configured to be gripped by a user while the user is entering the chair bed and while the user is exiting the chair bed.

13. The chair bed of claim 12, further comprising a controller that simultaneously controls actuation of the first siderail and the third deck section.

14. The chair bed of claim 12, wherein the first siderail is connected to a rotatable shaft that is connected to the third deck section.

15. The chair bed of claim 14, wherein a barrier of the first siderail moves in a single vertical plane from a first position above the deck to a second position below the deck.

16. The chair bed of claim 14, further comprising a lock operably connecting the first siderail to the rotatable shaft, the lock adapted to unlock to allow the first siderail to rotate independently of the third deck section.

17. The chair bed of claim 12, further comprising a controller connected to the bed that controls actuation of the first siderail and the third deck section.

18. The chair bed of claim 12, further comprising an actuator operably connected to the first siderail, the actuator adapted to rotate the siderail independent of the third deck section.

19. A chair bed having a head end and a foot end opposing the head end, and a first side and a second side opposing the first side, the chair bed comprising:

a frame;

a deck supported on the frame, the deck having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section, the first deck section located adjacent the head end, the third deck section located adjacent the foot end, and the second deck section between the first deck section and the third deck section, wherein the first deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a more vertical back-support position, and wherein the third deck section is moveable from a generally horizontal position to a substantially vertical position; and,

a siderail positioned adjacent the third deck section, the siderail being moveable from a first position wherein a gripping portion of the handle is located a first distance from a centerline the head end of the bed to a second position located a second distance from a centerline of the bed, the second distance being greater than the first distance, and wherein a vertical orientation of the siderail remains constant from the first position to the second position.

20. The chair bed of claim 19, wherein the siderail is rotatable in a vertical plane about a shaft.