Transport support for freestanding umbilical accessory
First Claim
1. A transport support for securing a freestanding transportable accessory having a relatively high center of gravity to a transporting vehicle having a relatively low center of gravity and wherein at least one of an umbilical hose and an umbilical cable communicates between said transporting vehicle and said freestanding transportable accessory, said transport support comprising:
- a first member coupled to said transporting vehicle;
a second member coupled to said freestanding transportable accessory, said first member being matingly identical to said second member; and
releasable means for coupling said first member to said second member such that a stabilizing force is communicated from said transporting vehicle to said freestanding transportable accessory to prevent tipping and the like.
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Abstract
A transport support for securing a free standing transportable accessory having a high center of gravity such as a portable IV stand to a transporting vehicle having a relatively low center of gravity such as a wheeled gurney or wheelchair. The transport support comprises a first member secured to the transporting vehicle and a matingly indentical second member coupled to the transportable accessory, and releasable members for coupling the first and second members together. The releasable members including mating serrated washers for fixing a desired angular relationship between the vehicle and accessory.
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16 Claims
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1. A transport support for securing a freestanding transportable accessory having a relatively high center of gravity to a transporting vehicle having a relatively low center of gravity and wherein at least one of an umbilical hose and an umbilical cable communicates between said transporting vehicle and said freestanding transportable accessory, said transport support comprising:
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a first member coupled to said transporting vehicle; a second member coupled to said freestanding transportable accessory, said first member being matingly identical to said second member; and releasable means for coupling said first member to said second member such that a stabilizing force is communicated from said transporting vehicle to said freestanding transportable accessory to prevent tipping and the like. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a transport system wherein a transport vehicle having a relatively low center of gravity is used in conjunction with a freestanding transportable accessory and wherein at least one of said transporting vehicle and a person carried thereby is physically attached to said freestanding transportable accessory by umbilical means, an improved apparatus for selectively releasably securing said freestanding transportable accessory to said transporting vehicle for preventing said freestanding transportable accessory from tipping over ad the like, said improved apparatus comprising:
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a first member including means for releasably securing same to at least a portion of said transporting vehicle; a second member including means for releasably securing same to at least a portion of said freestanding transportable accessory said first and second members being substantially identical; and means carried by said first and second members for releasably securing said first and second members immovably together, (2) angularly positioning said freestanding transportable accessory with respect to said transporting vehicle, and (3) for producing a relatively immovable combination of said transporting vehicle and said transportable accessory which moves as a single integral unit such that said secured combination is a significantly lower center of gravity than did said freestanding transportable accessory alone thereby stabilizing said freestanding transportable accessory to prevent tipping and the like. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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