Storable intravenous stands

• US 20090146027A1
• Filed: 10/10/2008
• Published: 06/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maxtec LLC (Halma PLC)
• Original Assignee: Maxtec Inc.
• Inventors: Anderson, Jeffrey Valjean, Wecker, Carl Ross, Zitting, Darryl
• Granted Patent: US 8,196,874 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/176.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1415 Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/006 for stacking objects like trays, bobbins, chains
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/18 nestable by means of pivoted supports or support parts, e.g. baskets B62B3/1476 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/42 with arrangement for propelling the support stands on wheels
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/08 Foot or support base

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a base member for a portable intravenous stand. The base member includes a plurality of segments configured to facilitate the close nesting or alignment of multiple portable intravenous stands; and thus reducing the amount of space required for storing the portable intravenous stands when not in use.

Claims

1. A portable intravenous stand comprising:

a base member including a plurality of segments substantially lying in a first plane;

an outrigger member extending between and beyond each of the plurality of segments of the base member, wherein the outrigger member including a portion being elevated above a portion of the plurality of segments to facilitate positioning another similarly configured portable intravenous stand there under and proximate thereto;

a plurality of rotating members operatively connected to each of the plurality of segments of the base member and the outrigger member; and

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a support integral to the base member and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane.

2. The portable intravenous stand of claim 1, wherein the support being integral with the outrigger member.

3. The portable intravenous stand of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the outrigger member substantially lying in a second plane, which is apart from and substantially parallel to the first plane.

4. The portable intravenous stand of claim 1, wherein the plurality of rotating members being selected from the group consisting of a wheels, balls, rollers, and casters.

5. The portable intravenous stand of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of rotating members being arranged upon a circle, wherein the circle lies within a plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane.

6. The portable intravenous stand of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of rotating members being arranged upon the circle an equal distance apart from each other.

7. The portable intravenous stand of claim 1, wherein the support includes a longitudinal axis infinitely extending there from and intersecting a center of the circle.

8. The portable intravenous stand of claim 1, wherein the support includes a longitudinal axis infinitely extending there from and perpendicular to the first plane and intersecting a center of mass of the portable intravenous stand.

9. The portable intravenous stand of claim 1, wherein the plurality of rotating members is five or more.

10. A portable intravenous stand comprising:

a base member including a plurality of segments substantially lying within a first plane, wherein the plurality of segments further include

a main segment having a first and second end;

a first adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the first adjacent segment being operatively connected to the first end of the main segment;

a first rotating member being operatively attached to the base member proximate the connection of the main segment and the first adjacent segment;

a second adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the second adjacent segment being operatively connected to the second end of the main segment;

a second rotating member being operatively attached to the base member proximate the connection of the main segment and the second adjacent segment;

a third rotating member being operatively connected proximate the second end of the first adjacent segment;

a fourth rotating member being operatively connected proximate the second end of the second adjacent segment;

a pair of concentric circles lying within the first plane, wherein the first and second rotating members lying upon a circumference of a first circle and the third and fourth rotating members lying upon a circumference of a second circle; and

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a support integral to the base member and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane.

11. The portable intravenous stand of claim 10, wherein the pair of concentric circles are identical and the first, second, third, and fourth rotating members essentially lie on the circumference of the same circle.

12. The portable intravenous stand of claim 11, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth rotating members being arranged an equal distance apart from each other along the path of the circumference.

13. The portable intravenous stand of claim 10, wherein the support includes a longitudinal axis infinitely extending there from and perpendicular to the first plane, and intersecting the center of the pair of concentric circles.

14. The portable intravenous stand of claim 10, wherein the support includes a longitudinal axis infinitely extending there from and perpendicular to the first plane and intersecting a center of mass of the base member.

15. The portable intravenous stand of claim 10, further comprising a fifth rotating member operatively connected to the main segment proximate the support.

16. The portable intravenous stand of claim 10, further comprising:

a third adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the third adjacent segment being operatively connected to the second end of the first adjacent segment;

a fifth rotating member being operatively attached proximate the third adjacent member second end;

a fourth adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the fourth adjacent segment being operatively connected to the second end of the second adjacent segment; and

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a sixth rotating member being operatively attached proximate the third adjacent member second end; and

a third concentric circle lying within the first plane, wherein the fifth and sixth rotating members essentially lie upon the circumference of the third circle.

17. The portable intravenous stand of claim 10, further comprising an outrigger member wherein the outrigger member is operatively attached to the first segment and second segment and is elevated above the first plane.

18. The portable intravenous stand of claim 17, wherein the support member is integral to the outrigger member.

19. A portable intravenous stand comprising:

a base member including a plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of segments further include

a first segment having a first end and a second end;

a second segment having a first end and a second end wherein the first end of the second segment is operatively connected to the first end of the first segment forming a first junction lying within a first plane;

an outrigger member having a first end and a second end wherein the outrigger member first end is operatively attached to the first junction;

a first rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the first segment;

a second rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the second segment;

a third rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the outrigger member wherein the first, second and third rotating members are within a second plane parallel to and lower than the first plane;

a circle lying within the second plane, wherein the first, second and third rotating members essentially lie upon a circumference of the circle; and

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a support integral to the base member and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane.

20. The portable intravenous stand of claim 19 wherein the segments and outrigger member incline from the second plane to the first plane to facilitate the positioning of a similarly configured portable intravenous stand there under and proximate thereto.