COMBINATION COT LOADING AND FASTENING SYSTEM

Title:

COMBINATION COT LOADING AND FASTENING SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2006004820

Kind Code:

A8

Abstract:

A combination cot loading and fastening system for loading and unloading an ambulance cot having a normal loading height of about 76 centimeters (about 30 inches) into an emergency rescue vehicle having a transport deck in excess of 78 centimeters (about 31 inches), the vehicle having an opening providing access to the transport deck, is disclosed. The system comprises a pair of tracks, a shuttle assembly to securely pull the ambulance cot along the pair of tracks, and a locking mechanism mounted on the shuttle assembly. The shuttle assembly is configured to position the locking mechanism a distance away from a second end of the pair of tracks and at angle below the transport deck of the emergency rescue vehicle, the angle ranging from about 10° to 25°, and the distance ranging about 22.8 centimeters (about 9 inches) to about 50 centimeters (about 20 inches).

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Inventors:

BOURGRAF ELROY E (US)
CHINN ROBERT C (US)
POLLOCK IRVIN D (US)
SUTTON WARREN DALE SR (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2005/023064

Publication Date:

March 30, 2006

Filing Date:

June 30, 2005

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

FERNO WASHINGTON (US)
BOURGRAF ELROY E (US)
CHINN ROBERT C (US)
POLLOCK IRVIN D (US)
SUTTON WARREN DALE SR (US)