Ambulance cot and loading and unloading system
First Claim
1. An ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle, the emergency vehicle having a deck, said ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system comprising:
- an ambulance cot;
a cot loading and unloading apparatus configured to mount to the deck of the emergency vehicle;
a control system having a cot-based control board, a cot-based user interface in communication with said cot-based control board, a loading and unloading apparatus-based control board, and a loading and unloading apparatus-based user interface in communication with said loading and unloading apparatus-based control board;
said cot loading and unloading apparatus including a drive mechanism, said loading and unloading apparatus-based control board configured to control said drive mechanism, and said cot-based control board being configured to control said drive mechanism to thereby allow an attendant to control said drive mechanism from said cot or said cot loading and unloading apparatus using said cot-based user interface or said loading and unloading apparatus-based user interface.
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Abstract
An ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle comprises a cot having a head end, a base for mounting to a deck of an emergency vehicle, a track mounted for linear movement along said base, and an arm mounted for linear movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position. The arm is and configured to engage the cot, and wherein when the track is extended along the base and the arm is extended along the track the arm is extended from the base in an extended position and is configured for lifting the cot and providing cantilevered support to the cot while in the extended position.
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24 Claims
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1. An ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle, the emergency vehicle having a deck, said ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system comprising:
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an ambulance cot; a cot loading and unloading apparatus configured to mount to the deck of the emergency vehicle; a control system having a cot-based control board, a cot-based user interface in communication with said cot-based control board, a loading and unloading apparatus-based control board, and a loading and unloading apparatus-based user interface in communication with said loading and unloading apparatus-based control board; said cot loading and unloading apparatus including a drive mechanism, said loading and unloading apparatus-based control board configured to control said drive mechanism, and said cot-based control board being configured to control said drive mechanism to thereby allow an attendant to control said drive mechanism from said cot or said cot loading and unloading apparatus using said cot-based user interface or said loading and unloading apparatus-based user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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