Device for unimpeded movement of surgical table
OwnerPeter Hessioninventor
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Abstract
A device for removing obstructions impeding movement of a piece of equipment is disclosed. The device includes a sweep housing securely holding at least part of a rectangular sweep. A bristle portion of the sweep extends downward and away from the sweep housing, and includes a plurality of bristles. The sweep housing is made up of an inside bracket, which mounts to the surgical table by an adhesive strip or other means, and an outside bracket which comprises a thumbscrew or other locking mechanisms for securing the sweep housing and sweep in a fixed position with respect to each other. When an operator mounts the device, obstructions are pushed away from castors on the base of the surgical table by the one or more bristles.
Claims30
An obstacle clearing device comprising:
- a sweep with at least one bristle object protruding from the sweep;
- a sweep housing attached to and surrounding at least part of the sweep;
- the sweep housing having at least one housing concave track and at least one housing convex track slidably fitted with the sweep;
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- the at least one bristle object comprising a bristle head and one or more bristles extending from the bristle head.
An obstacle clearing device comprising:
- a sweep;
- the sweep comprising a bristle attachment and a track body;
- the bristle attachment and the track body connected by one or more bristle attachment screws;
- the bristle attachment comprising a bristle head and a plurality of bristles extending from the bristle attachment;
- the track body comprising at least two sides, the at least two sides each comprising at least one sweep concave track and at least one sweep convex track;
- a sweep housing
- the sweep housing comprising an inside bracket and an outside bracket;
- the inside bracket and the outside bracket connected by one or more housing screws;
- the inside bracket comprising one or more pilot openings;
- the sweep housing comprising at least one interior facing housing convex track and at least one interior facing housing concave track;
- the sweep slidably connected to the interior of the sweep housing;
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- the sweep housing further comprising a thumbscrew standoff protruding outwardly and a thumbscrew threadedly-connected to thumbscrew standoff.
An obstacle clearing device comprising:
- a sweep with at least one bristle object protruding from the sweep;
- a sweep housing secured and slidably attached to the sweep, the sweep housing surrounding at least part of the sweep;
- the sweep having a first end and a second end;
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- the sweep housing is slidably fitted with the sweep between the first end and the second end.
An obstacle clearing device comprising:
- a sweep;
- at least one bristle object attached to the sweep;
- the bristle object having a bristle head and one or more bristles extending from the bristle head;
- a non-rotational sweep housing attached to and surrounding at least part of the sweep;
- the sweep having a first end and a second end;
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- the sweep housing is slidably fitted with the sweep between the first end and the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.