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Hospital bed power-assist

  • US 7,219,754 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2004
  • Issued: 05/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for moving a hospital bed equipped with wheels, the apparatus comprising:

  • a body including a plurality of wheels coupled to the body, wherein at least one of the wheels is a motor driven wheel and at least one of the wheels is a free turning wheel adapted to stabilize the apparatus; and

    a hitch mechanism including a pair of engagement elements adapted to engage the wheels of the hospital bed, wherein each engagement element is a wheel lock comprising a block including a sloped wheel approach leading to a wheel groove for receiving one of the wheels of the hospital bed, wherein the hitching mechanism is adapted so the engagement elements are horizontally displaceable relative to the body.

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