Beds – With means for relocating an invalid – With a hoisting – lifting – elevating – or raising device
Patent
1996-04-12
1998-09-15
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
With means for relocating an invalid
With a hoisting, lifting, elevating, or raising device
5600, 5662, 280 47371, A61G 102, A61G 702
Patent
active
058061118
ABSTRACT:
A stretcher includes an elongated frame having an upper frame and a lower frame. A patient-support deck is supported by the upper frame and includes a patient-support surface. Casters are mounted to the lower frame and a pair of push bars are mounted to the upper frame. Each push bar includes a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver to push the stretcher. Each push bar is mounted to the upper frame for movement between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame. The stretcher also includes a pair of latches coupled to the upper frame to pivot about respective axes between lock positions engaging the push bars to lock the push bars in the push positions and release positions allowing the push bars to move between respective push positions and down-out-of-the-way positions.
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Blyshak William M.
Heimbrock Richard H.
Moore William K.
Smith Donald E.
Turner Joanthan T.
Hill-Rom Inc.
Trettel Michael F.
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