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Emergency vehicle patient transport systems

  • US 9,027,978 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2013
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An emergency vehicle patient transport system comprising:

  • a loading passage providing access to an interior of an emergency vehicle;

    one or more tracks coupled to the interior of the emergency vehicle wherein, a travel path is delineated by the one or more tracks;

    a chair slidingly engaged with the one or more tracks, and vertically positioned between a floor and a ceiling of the interior of the emergency vehicle, wherein the chair comprises a curved vertical member and a seat, and wherein;

    the seat comprises an upper portion which contacts and supports an upper torso of a user when disposed in the chair, and a posterior support;

    the curved vertical member forms a curve between the floor and the ceiling of the interior of the emergency vehicle;

    the curved vertical member partially surrounds the seat; and

    the entire seat tilts forward with respect to the curved vertical member.

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