AMBULANCE COT AND LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle comprising:
- 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;
an arm mounted for linear movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position and configured to engage said cot; and
wherein when said track is extended along said base and said arm is extended along said track said arm is extended from said base in an extended position and is configured for lifting said cot and providing cantilevered support to said 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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22 Claims
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1. An ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle comprising:
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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; an arm mounted for linear movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position and configured to engage said cot; and wherein when said track is extended along said base and said arm is extended along said track said arm is extended from said base in an extended position and is configured for lifting said cot and providing cantilevered support to said cot while in said extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An ambulance and ambulance cot loading and unloading system comprising:
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an ambulance having a deck and a cargo opening; a base mounting to the 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, and said trolley having an arm having a length, said arm being fully extended outwardly from said 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 a cot positioned adjacent said opening and for providing cantilevered support to the cot while in said extended position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of loading and loading an ambulance cot, said method comprising:
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moving an ambulance cot having a head end adjacent a cargo area of an emergency vehicle; mounting a base having a length to a deck of the cargo area of the emergency vehicle; moving a lifting device along the base over a greater range of motion than the length of the base wherein the lifting device can be extended from the emergency vehicle; and supporting the cot when the lifting device is moved outside the emergency vehicle, said supporting providing cantilevered support of the cot.
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