Assisted lifting devices for roll-in-cots

A roll-in cot comprising:

• a support frame;
• a stretcher coupled to the support frame, the stretcher comprising a torso portion coupled to a hips portion;
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• a lift assist mechanism coupled to the support frame and the torso portion of the stretcher, the lift assist mechanism comprising:
• a force application member comprising an actuation element;
• an actuation mechanism comprising a first grasp handle and a second grasp handle;
• a force transmission assembly coupling the first grasp handle and the second grasp handle to the actuation element of the force application member for selective engagement with the actuation element, the force transmission assembly comprising a first keyway plate coupled to the first grasp handle, a second keyway plate coupled to the second grasp handle, and an actuation pin that extends through both the first keyway plate and second keyway plate and selectively applies force to the actuation element of the force application member when selected by one or both of the first keyway plate and the second keyway plate;
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• the first keyway plate and the second keyway plate are both repositionable between a relaxed position and an actuation position.