Stretcher controls
First Claim
1. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising:
- an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame,a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame,a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, anda push bar including a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a pivot axis between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame such that at least a portion of the upper frame overlies the portion of the push bar located thereunder.
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Abstract
A stretcher includes an elongated frame having an upper frame and a lower frame. A patient-support deck is supported by the upper frame and includes a patient-support surface. Casters are mounted to the lower frame and a pair of push bars are mounted to the upper frame. Each push bar includes a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver to push the stretcher. Each push bar is mounted to the upper frame for movement between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame. The stretcher also includes a pair of latches coupled to the upper frame to pivot about respective axes between lock positions engaging the push bars to lock the push bars in the push positions and release positions allowing the push bars to move between respective push positions and down-out-of-the-way positions.
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43 Claims
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1. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising:
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an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame, a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, and a push bar including a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a pivot axis between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame such that at least a portion of the upper frame overlies the portion of the push bar located thereunder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame, a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, and a push bar including a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a pivot axis between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame, the pivot axis being positioned to lie in a transverse plane that is perpendicular to the patient-support deck, and the pivot axis angling downwardly and away from the center of the stretcher.
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5. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame, a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, and a push bar including a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a pivot axis between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame, the push bar being pivotably mounted to an underside of the upper frame.
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6. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame, a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, a push bar including a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a pivot axis between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame, and a pair of spaced-apart flanges extending downwardly from the upper frame and a pivot pin coupled to the flanges and extending therebetween, the push bar including an aperture receiving the pivot pin to pivotably mount the push bar to the upper frame.
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7. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame, a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, and a push bar including a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a pivot axis between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame, the pivot axis angling downwardly and outwardly away from the patient-support deck.
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8. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame, a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, a first push bar including a first handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the first push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a first pivot axis between a push position having the first handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the first push bar located underneath the upper frame, and a second push bar including a second handle post, the second push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a second pivot axis between a push position having the second handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the second push bar located underneath the upper frame, the second pivot axis projecting downwardly and outwardly away from the patient-support deck.
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10. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame, a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, a push bar including a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the push bar being pivotably mounted to the upper frame to pivot about a pivot axis between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame, and a latch coupled to the upper frame and movable between a first position engaging the push bar when the push bar is in the push position to lock the push bar in the push position and a second position disengaged from the push bar so that the push bar can pivot between the push position and the down-out-of-the-way position.
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14. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising:
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an elongated frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the frame, a patient-support deck supported by the frame, a push bar mounted to the frame and movable between a push position having the push bar accessible for pushing the stretcher and a down-out-of-the-way position for storing the push bar, and a latch mounted to the frame to pivot about a horizontal latch pivot axis between a lock position and a release position, the latch engaging the push bar to lock the push bar in the push position when the push bar is in the push position and the latch is in the lock position, the push bar being movable between the push position and the down-out-of-the-way position when the latch is in the release position.
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15. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
an elongated frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the frame, a patient-support deck supported by the frame, a push bar mounted to the frame and movable between a push position having the push bar accessible for pushing the stretcher and a down-out-of-the-way position for storing the push bar, and a latch mounted to the frame to pivot about a latch pivot axis between a lock position and a release position, the latch engaging the push bar to lock the push bar in the push position when the push bar is in the push position and the latch is in the lock position, the push bar being movable between the push position and the down-out-of-the-way position when the latch is in the release position, the frame including a head end, a foot end, and first and second elongated sides and the latch pivot axis extending in the longitudinal direction.
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20. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
an elongated frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the frame, a patient-support deck supported by the frame, a push bar mounted to the frame and movable between a push position having the push bar accessible for pushing the stretcher and a down-out-of-the-way position for storing the push bar, and a latch mounted to the frame to pivot about a latch pivot axis between a lock position and a release position, the latch engaging the push bar to lock the push bar in the push position when the push bar is in the push position and the latch is in the lock position, the push bar being movable between the push position and the down-out-of-the-way position when the latch is in the release position, the latch including an edge defining a cam edge contactable by the push bar when the push bar moves from the down-out-of-the-way position to the push position to pivot the latch upwardly from the lock position to the release position.
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24. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising:
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an elongated frame including an upper frame and a lower frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the lower frame, a patient-support deck supported by the upper frame, the patient-support deck including a head end, a foot end, two elongated sides, and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface therebetween, and a push bar including a handle post that can be gripped by a caregiver when the caregiver pushes the stretcher, the push bar being coupled to the upper frame and movable between a push position having the handle post extending above the patient-support surface and a down-out-of-the-way position having a portion of the push bar located underneath the upper frame such that at least a portion of the upper frame overlies the portion of the push bar located thereunder. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A stretcher for transporting a patient, the stretcher comprising
a frame having a top surface, a plurality of casters mounted to the frame, a push bar coupled to the frame and movable between a push position having the push bar accessible above the top surface for pushing the stretcher and a down-out-of-the-way position for storing the push bar, and a member coupled to the frame below the top surface and movable between a first position locking the push bar in the push position and a second position unlocking the push bar to allow the push bar to move between the push position and the down-out-of-the-way position.
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