Transferable patient care equipment support
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1. A patient care equipment support transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member, the equipment support comprising:
- an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, anda coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps, wherein the first clamp includes a first handle, the first clamp being configured to grip the first coupling member when the first handle is moved to a locking position, and wherein the second clamp includes a second handle, the second clamp being configured to grip the second coupling member when the second handle is moved to a locking position, the first and second handles moveable independently of one another,wherein the coupler comprises a post that extends downwardly from the equipment supporting portion, and the first and second clamps are coupled to the post on first and second sides of the post.
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Abstract
A patient care equipment support is transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member. The equipment support comprises an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps. The first clamp is configured to grip the first coupling member and the second clamp is configured to grip the second coupling member.
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19 Claims
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1. A patient care equipment support transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member, the equipment support comprising:
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an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps, wherein the first clamp includes a first handle, the first clamp being configured to grip the first coupling member when the first handle is moved to a locking position, and wherein the second clamp includes a second handle, the second clamp being configured to grip the second coupling member when the second handle is moved to a locking position, the first and second handles moveable independently of one another, wherein the coupler comprises a post that extends downwardly from the equipment supporting portion, and the first and second clamps are coupled to the post on first and second sides of the post. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A patient care equipment support transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member, the equipment support comprising:
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an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps, wherein the first clamp includes a first handle, the first clamp being configured to grip the first coupling member when the first handle is moved to a locking position, and wherein the second clamp includes a second handle, the second clamp being configured to grip the second coupling member when the second handle is moved to a locking position, the first and second handles moveable independently of one another, wherein the coupler further includes a mounting block, a first link and a second link, the first clamp further includes a first jaw, the first handle coupled to a first side of the mounting block and the first link coupled to the first jaw and coupled to the first handle such that the first jaw moves between an opened position and a closed position as the first handle moves between a releasing position and the locking position, the second clamp further includes a second jaw, the second handle coupled to a second side of the mounting block and the second link coupled to the second jaw and coupled to the second handle such that the second jaw moves between an opened position and a closed position as the second handle moves between a releasing position and the locking position. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A patient care equipment support transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member, the equipment support comprising:
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an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps, wherein the first clamp includes a first handle, the first clamp being configured to grip the first coupling member when the first handle is moved to a locking position, and wherein the second clamp includes a second handle, the second clamp being configured to grip the second coupling member when the second handle is moved to a locking position, the first and second handles moveable independently of one another, wherein the equipment supporting portion comprises an upper cross bar, a lower cross bar, a pair of outer posts extending between the upper and lower cross bars adjacent to the opposite ends thereof and a central post extending between the upper and lower cross bars between the two outer posts, and the first and second clamps are coupled to a lower portion of the central post that extends below the lower cross bar.
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17. A patient care equipment support transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member, the equipment support comprising:
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an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps, wherein the first clamp includes a first handle, the first clamp being configured to grip the first coupling member when the first handle is moved to a locking position, and wherein the second clamp includes a second handle, the second clamp being configured to grip the second coupling member when the second handle is moved to a locking position, the first and second handles moveable independently of one another, the coupler also having a lock configured such that when the first coupling member is received in the first clamp and the first handle is moved to the locking position, said first handle is not movable out of the locking position. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A patient care equipment support transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member, the equipment support comprising:
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an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps, wherein the first clamp includes a first handle, the first clamp being configured to grip the first coupling member when the first handle is moved to a locking position, and wherein the second clamp includes a second handle, the second clamp being configured to grip the second coupling member when the second handle is moved to a locking position, the coupler also having a lock configured such that when the first coupling member is received in the first clamp and the first handle is moved to the locking position, and the second coupling member is not positioned in the second clamp, said first handle is not movable out of the locking position.
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