Ambulance cot and loading and unloading system
First Claim
1. An ambulance and an ambulance cot loading and unloading system for loading a cot into said ambulance, said ambulance having a deck and a cargo opening, said ambulance and said ambulance cot loading and unloading system comprising:
- a base mounted to said deck;
a track mounted for movement along said base from a retracted position to an extended position along said base; and
a trolley mounted for movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position along said track, said trolley having an arm, said arm having a length and being extended outwardly from said cargo opening when said track and said trolley are both in their extended positions wherein said arm is extended sufficiently from said base and said ambulance for fully extending its length under the cot when positioned adjacent said opening and for providing cantilevered support to the cot while in said extended position.
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Abstract
An ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle comprises a cot having a head end, a base for mounting to a deck of an emergency vehicle, a track mounted for linear movement along said base, and an arm mounted for linear movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position. The arm is and configured to engage the cot, and wherein when the track is extended along the base and the arm is extended along the track the arm is extended from the base in an extended position and is configured for lifting the cot and providing cantilevered support to the cot while in the extended position.
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20 Claims
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1. An ambulance and an ambulance cot loading and unloading system for loading a cot into said ambulance, said ambulance having a deck and a cargo opening, said ambulance and said ambulance cot loading and unloading system comprising:
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a base mounted to said deck; a track mounted for movement along said base from a retracted position to an extended position along said base; and a trolley mounted for movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position along said track, said trolley having an arm, said arm having a length and being extended outwardly from said cargo opening when said track and said trolley are both in their extended positions wherein said arm is extended sufficiently from said base and said ambulance for fully extending its length under the cot when positioned adjacent said opening and for providing cantilevered support to the cot while in said extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An ambulance cot loading and unloading system for loading or unloading a cot into an emergency vehicle, said ambulance cot loading and unloading system comprising:
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a base for mounting to a deck of the emergency vehicle; a track mounted for linear movement along said base; a trolley mounted for movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position along said track, said trolley having an arm, said arm having a length and for being extended outwardly from the emergency vehicle when said ambulance cot loading and unloading system is mounted in the emergency vehicle and said track and said trolley are both in their extended positions such that said arm is extended sufficiently from said base for fully extending its length under the cot and for providing cantilevered support to the cot while in said extended position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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