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A leg rest for a patient transport device, such as a wheeled chair, bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, is movable between a stowed position underneath a seat and a use position extending forwardly from the seat. The leg rest includes a latch and a handle for releasing the latch. The latch is adapted

A leg rest for a patient transport device, such as a wheeled chair, bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, is movable between a stowed position underneath a seat and a use position extending forwardly from the seat. The leg rest includes a latch and a handle for releasing the latch. The latch is adapted to automatically retain the leg rest in whichever of the use and stowed positions it currently is in. Pulling on the handle releases the latch and allows the leg rest to be moved between the use and stowed positions. The leg rest includes a pad that is positioned, when the leg rest is in the use position, to contact a patient's calf. The leg rest is configured to both pivot about a pivot axis and to have two different sections that translate with respect to each other.

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1. A chair for transporting a patient, said chair comprising: a frame;a seat supported on said frame;a plurality of wheels coupled to said frame to allow said chair to roll, said plurality of wheels including a plurality of front wheels and a plurality of rear wheels;a plurality of footrests coupled

1. A chair for transporting a patient, said chair comprising: a frame;a seat supported on said frame;a plurality of wheels coupled to said frame to allow said chair to roll, said plurality of wheels including a plurality of front wheels and a plurality of rear wheels;a plurality of footrests coupled to said frame and adapted to support a patient's feet; anda leg rest coupled to said frame, said leg rest being movable between a stowed position underneath said seat and a use position extending forwardly from said seat, and said leg rest being pivotable about a generally horizontal pivot axis located at a lower height than a height of a pivot axis about which said rear wheels rotate, said pivot axis remaining stationary while said leg rest moves between said use position and said stowed position. 2. The chair of claim 1 wherein said leg rest pivots downwardly toward a surface on which said plurality of wheels roll when said leg rest moves to the use position, and said leg rest pivots upwardly when said leg rest moves to the stowed position. 3. The chair of claim 1 wherein said at least one leg rest includes a first section and a second section, and said first section is adapted to translate with respect to said second section. 4. The chair of claim 3 wherein said first section telescopes within said second section. 5. The chair of claim 4 wherein said first and second sections telescope along a line that angles upwardly with respect to a back-to-front direction of said chair. 6. The chair of claim 3 further including a latch adapted to automatically retain said leg rest in the stowed position when said leg rest is moved to the stowed position. 7. The chair of claim 6 wherein said latch is selectively movable into first and second apertures defined in said first and second sections, respectively, and said latch prevents sliding movement of said second section with respect to said first section when the latch is moved into said first and second apertures. 8. The chair of claim 6 further comprising patient, said chair comprising a handle operatively coupled to said latch, said handle adapted to release said latch such that said leg rest may be moved between said use and said stowed positions. 9. The chair of claim 6 wherein said latch prevents said leg rest from pivoting about said generally horizontal pivot axis while the leg rest is in the stowed position, and said latch prevents said first section from translating with respect to said second section while the leg rest is in the stowed position. 10. The chair of claim 9 further including a handle operatively coupled to said latch such that, when said handle is pulled while the leg rest is in the stowed position, said latch is released, thereby allowing said leg rest to pivot about said generally horizontal pivot axis and allowing said first section to translate with respect to said second section. 11. The chair of claim 10 further including: a second leg rest coupled to said frame, said second leg rest movable between a stowed position underneath said seat and a use position extending forwardly from said seat;a second latch adapted to automatically retain said second leg rest in the use position if the second leg rest is currently in the use position, and to automatically retain the second leg rest in the stowed position if the second leg rest is currently in the stowed position; anda second handle operatively coupled to said second latch, said second handle adapted to release said second latch such that said second leg rest may be moved between said use and said stowed positions. 12. The chair of claim 11 further including: a pad adapted to contact a patient's first leg, said pad pivotally coupled to said leg rest such that said pad is able to pivot about a generally horizontal second pivot axis; and wherein said pad, when the leg rest is moved to the use position, is positioned to contact a patient's calf on the patient's first leg; anda second pad adapted to contact a patient's second leg, said second pad pivotally coupled to said second leg rest such that said second pad is able to pivot about the generally horizontal second pivot axis; and wherein said second pad, when the second leg rest is moved to the use position, is positioned to contact a patient's calf on the patient's second leg. 13. The chair of claim 12 wherein said second leg rest is pivotable about the generally horizontal pivot axis and said second leg rest also includes first and second sections that are able to translate with respect to each other. 14. The chair of claim 10 wherein said handle moves with said leg rest between said stowed position and said use position. 15. The chair of claim 9 wherein said latch further prevents said first section from translating with respect to said second section while the leg rest is in the use position. 16. The chair of claim 15 further including a handle operatively coupled to said latch such that, when said handle is pulled while the leg rest is in the use position, said latch is released, thereby allowing said first section to translate with respect to said second section. 17. The chair of claim 1 further including a pad adapted to contact a patient's leg, said pad pivotally coupled to said leg rest such that said pad is able to pivot about a generally horizontal pivot axis. 18. A chair for transporting a patient, said chair comprising: a frame;a seat supported on said frame;a plurality of wheels coupled to said frame to allow said chair to roll;a plurality of footrests coupled to said frame and adapted to support a patient's feet;a telescoping arm;a leg rest coupled to said telescoping arm, said leg rest being movable with the telescoping arm between a stowed position underneath said seat and a use position extending forwardly from said seat, said telescoping arm being pivotable about a first generally horizontal pivot axis and said leg rest being pivotable with respect to the telescoping arm about a second generally horizontal pivot axis; anda latch adapted to automatically prevent both telescoping movement of the telescoping arm and pivoting of said telescoping arm about said first generally horizontal pivot axis when said leg rest is moved to the stowed position. 19. The chair of claim 18 further including a handle operatively coupled to said latch such that, when said handle is pulled while the leg rest is in the stowed position, said latch is released, thereby allowing said telescoping arm to pivot about said first generally horizontal pivot axis and allowing a first section and a second section of the telescoping arm to translate with respect to each other. 20. The chair of claim 19 further including a suspension linkage coupled between said leg rest and said frame, said suspension linkage adapted to limit downward pivoting of said telescoping arm about the first generally horizontal pivot axis. 21. The chair of claim 20 further including a pad adapted to contact a patient's leg, said pad coupled to said leg rest such that said pad and said leg rest are able to pivot about the second generally horizontal pivot axis. 22. The chair of claim 21 wherein said pad, when the leg rest is moved to the use position, is positioned to contact a patient's calf. 23. The chair of claim 18 wherein said latch is further adapted to automatically prevent said leg rest from moving out of the use position after the leg rest has been moved to the use position. 24. The chair of claim 23 further including a handle operatively coupled to said latch such that, when said handle is pulled while the leg rest is in the use position, said latch is released, thereby allowing a first section and a second section of the telescoping arm to translate with respect to each other. 25. The chair of claim 18 wherein said telescoping movement of the telescoping arm occurs without movement of said plurality of footrests.