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Apparatus for carrying critical care equipment

  • US 8,915,478 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2012
  • Issued: 12/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for securely holding elements of critical care equipment in close proximity to a patient lying on a patient transport device of the character having transversely spaced apart rails, the apparatus comprising:

  • (a) an equipment support assembly, including;

    (i) a base having an upper and lower surface;

    (ii) a turntable connected to said upper surface of said base for swiveling movement relative thereto;

    (iii) a support tray connected to said turntable; and

    (iv) an equipment support platform slidably connected to said support tray for movement relative to said support tray between a first position in engagement with said support tray and second position wherein said equipment support platform is disengaged from said support tray; and

    (b) a connector assembly connected to said equipment support assembly for connecting said equipment support assembly to the patient transport device, said connector assembly comprising first and second generally “

    U”

    shaped support leg assemblies connected to said base of said equipment support assembly, each of said first and second support leg assemblies comprising a pair of telescoping legs extending from said base at an obtuse angle, said pair of legs of said first support leg assembly being spaced apart by a first distance and said pair of legs of said second support leg assembly being spaced apart by a second distance greater than said first distance;

    wherein each of said pair of legs of each of said first and second support leg assemblies includes a generally “

    U”

    shaped connector foot for engagement with a selected one of the transversely space apart rails of the patient transport device.

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