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US 10,730,489 B2Granted
Brake assembly for height-adjustable patient transport apparatus
AssigneeEvolution Technologies Inc.
InventorJulian Liu
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Abstract
A patient transport apparatus includes a height-adjustable assembly having a longitudinal axis, and a brake assembly comprising a brake cable. The brake cable includes an elongate portion extending along the height-adjustable assembly and a slack portion. The patient transport apparatus further includes a brake cable housing coupled to and axially offset from the height-adjustable assembly. The slack portion of the brake cable is enclosed within a hollow interior of the brake cable housing.
Claims20
A patient transport apparatus, comprising:
- a height-adjustable assembly having a longitudinal axis;
- a side frame member coupled to the height-adjustable assembly, the side frame member extending outwardly from the height-adjustable assembly relative to the longitudinal axis of the height-adjustable assembly;
- a brake cable having an elongate portion extending along the height-adjustable assembly and having a slack portion;
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- a brake cable housing coupled to and axially offset from the height-adjustable assembly and coupled to and abutting the side frame member, the slack portion of the brake cable being enclosed within a hollow interior of the brake cable housing.
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A patient transport apparatus, comprising:
- a height-adjustable assembly having a longitudinal axis;
- a side frame member coupled to the height-adjustable assembly, the side frame member extending outwards from the height-adjustable assembly relative to the longitudinal axis of the height-adjustable assembly, the side frame member having a bottom;
- a brake cable having an elongate portion extending along the height-adjustable assembly and having a slack portion;
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- a brake cable housing axially offset from the height-adjustable assembly, the brake cable housing having an elongate rear coupled to and abutting the height-adjustable assembly and an elongate top coupled to and abutting the bottom of the side frame member;
- the slack portion of the brake cable being enclosed within a hollow interior of the brake cable housing.
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A patient transport apparatus, comprising:
- a height-adjustable assembly having a longitudinal axis;
- a side frame member coupled to the height-adjustable assembly, the side frame member extending outwards from the height-adjustable assembly relative to the longitudinal axis of the height-adjustable assembly, the side frame member having a top;
- a brake cable having an elongate portion extending along the height-adjustable assembly and having a slack portion;
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- a brake cable housing axially offset from the height-adjustable assembly, the brake cable housing having an elongate rear coupled to and abutting the height-adjustable assembly and an elongate bottom coupled to and abutting the top of the side frame member;
- the slack portion of the brake cable being enclosed within a hollow interior of the brake cable housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.