Beds – Field stretcher – Foldable or knockdown
Patent
1992-09-22
1993-04-13
Grosz, Alexander
Beds
Field stretcher
Foldable or knockdown
5625, 5628, 128870, A61G 1013, A61G 100
Patent
active
052010899
ABSTRACT:
A foot support plate adapted for mounting on a foot end of a rigid stretcher comprising a base rectangular plate of rigid construction having connected by a first hinge to a first support arm and a second hinge attached to the base of a second arm, the first and second arms being adapted to be mounted on the support plate for movement between an open position and a closed secured position for securely supporting the foot support plate in a generally perpendicular relationship with said rigid stretcher. The base plate also comprises a series of at least two pins extending an orthogonical relationship for engaging matching sockets in the base of the rigid stretcher for providing an anchoring for the base plate. The support arms are provided with threaded attachment means mounted respectively at the distal ends of said arms having a knob member and a threaded member said threaded member adapted to be fitted in an elongated aperture the distal end of each support arms the threaded members extending inwardly for engagement in tapped holes in the side rail of the backboard. The invention is also directed to a method for protecting for patients of suspected cervical spine injury when encountered in a standing position comprising utilizing the foot support plate.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2607050 (1952-08-01), Binschoff
patent: 3158875 (1964-12-01), Fletcher
patent: 3233255 (1966-02-01), Propst
patent: 4369982 (1983-01-01), Hein et al.
Grosz Alexander
Kahrl Thomas A.
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