X-ray shield for X-ray examination table
First Claim
1. An X-ray shield for preventing passage of X-rays in front of said shield to a person positioned behind said shield, said shield being adapted for attachment to an X-ray examination table having a horizontally positioned accessory rod adjacent the upper portion of the table, wherein said table is positioned above a floor, and a source of X-rays may cause X-rays to pass between the floor and the table, the shield comprising:
- an elongated mounting bar comprising a linear main section and a linear hinge section each fixedly connected together at one end by a hinge, wherein said hinge is constructed and arranged to allow horizontal rotational movement of said linear hinge section above said hinge when said linear main section is fixedly held in a horizontal position.a mounting bracket fixedly connected to one side of said linear section, said bracket being constructed and arranged to be horizontally slidingly engaged with the accessory rod to hold said mounting bar in a horizontal position adjacent the table, to allow said linear section to be horizontally moved and to allow said horizontal rotational movement of said linear hinge section, anda drape comprising an X-ray opaque material, fixed at one edge to said mounting bar and extending from said mounting bar substantially the distance said mounting bar is spaced from the floor, said drape being adapted to allow said horizontal rotational movement of said linear hinge section;
wherein said drape prevents the passage of X-rays from one side of said drape between the table and the floor and the other side of said drape.
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Abstract
An X-ray shield comprises an elongated mounting bar having a linear main section and linear hinge section hingedly connected together, a mounting bracket on one side of the linear main section adapted for connection to the accessory rod on the side of an X-ray examination table and draped opaque to X-ray extending from the mounting bar to the floor to protect personnel from X-ray radiation emanating from below the examination table.
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1. An X-ray shield for preventing passage of X-rays in front of said shield to a person positioned behind said shield, said shield being adapted for attachment to an X-ray examination table having a horizontally positioned accessory rod adjacent the upper portion of the table, wherein said table is positioned above a floor, and a source of X-rays may cause X-rays to pass between the floor and the table, the shield comprising:
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an elongated mounting bar comprising a linear main section and a linear hinge section each fixedly connected together at one end by a hinge, wherein said hinge is constructed and arranged to allow horizontal rotational movement of said linear hinge section above said hinge when said linear main section is fixedly held in a horizontal position. a mounting bracket fixedly connected to one side of said linear section, said bracket being constructed and arranged to be horizontally slidingly engaged with the accessory rod to hold said mounting bar in a horizontal position adjacent the table, to allow said linear section to be horizontally moved and to allow said horizontal rotational movement of said linear hinge section, and a drape comprising an X-ray opaque material, fixed at one edge to said mounting bar and extending from said mounting bar substantially the distance said mounting bar is spaced from the floor, said drape being adapted to allow said horizontal rotational movement of said linear hinge section;
wherein said drape prevents the passage of X-rays from one side of said drape between the table and the floor and the other side of said drape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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