A patient-support apparatus (10) includes a patient-support deck (360) movable from a use position to a stowed position. The patient-support deck (360) is configured to engage receivers (380, 382) of the patient-support apparatus to support the deck (360) in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck (360) may be secured to the parent-support apparatus (10) by a locking mechanism (872). A storage structure (400, 592) is configured to support the patient-supped deck (360) in a stowed position. The storage structure (400, 592) is configured to defect under load to prevent damage to the storage structure (400, 592) or patient-support deck (360).
