Litter support assembly for medical care units having a shock load absorber and methods of their use
First Claim
1. A shock absorbing support arm assembly for a litter support assembly, the shock absorbing support arm assembly comprising:
- a support arm comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a shock absorbing device connected to the second end of the support arm, the second end of the support arm being directly and rotatably mounted to an outer body of the shock absorbing device;
a first pivot location which allows for the pivot of the support arm relative to a mounting bracket about an axis of the shock absorbing device between a stored position and a support position, and wherein the support arm may move along the axis relative to the mounting bracket;
the mounting bracket connected to the shock absorbing device such that the support arm may move relative to the mounting bracket;
wherein;
the mounting bracket provides the support arm with a second pivot location which allows for the pivot of the support arm relative to the mounting bracket about a horizontal axis between lowered and raised positions, and wherein the mounting bracket comprises a hinge connected to the second end of the support arm, said hinge provides the horizontal axis; and
a litter side shaft engagement mechanism disposed at the first end of the support arm.
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Abstract
A shock absorbing support arm assembly for a litter support assembly that includes a support arm comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a shock absorbing device disposed at the second end of the support arm, and a litter side shaft engagement mechanism disposed at the first end of the support arm. The support arm assembly may also comprise a mounting bracket connected at the second end of the support arm such that the shock absorbing device is positioned between the mounting bracket and the support arm. The support arm may move along an axis of the shock absorbing device and relative to the mounting bracket and may pivot about the axis relative to the mounting bracket.
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10 Claims
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1. A shock absorbing support arm assembly for a litter support assembly, the shock absorbing support arm assembly comprising:
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a support arm comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a shock absorbing device connected to the second end of the support arm, the second end of the support arm being directly and rotatably mounted to an outer body of the shock absorbing device; a first pivot location which allows for the pivot of the support arm relative to a mounting bracket about an axis of the shock absorbing device between a stored position and a support position, and wherein the support arm may move along the axis relative to the mounting bracket; the mounting bracket connected to the shock absorbing device such that the support arm may move relative to the mounting bracket; wherein; the mounting bracket provides the support arm with a second pivot location which allows for the pivot of the support arm relative to the mounting bracket about a horizontal axis between lowered and raised positions, and wherein the mounting bracket comprises a hinge connected to the second end of the support arm, said hinge provides the horizontal axis; and a litter side shaft engagement mechanism disposed at the first end of the support arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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