Height adjustable kick bucket and height adjustable stand
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsFazel Yavari, Brian James VanDerWoude, Dennis B. Meyer, Whitney-Lexia Potts
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Abstract
A height-adjustable kick bucket is disclosed. The kick bucket includes a receptacle, a base having one or more wheels, a support member that is extendable between a first length and a second length such that a height of the receptacle is adjustable between a minimum height and a maximum height, and a pedal movable between a first position when the receptacle is at a maximum height of the receptacle and a second position when the receptacle is at a minimum height. Additionally, a distance between the minimum height and the maximum height of the receptacle is at least twice as large as the pedal stroke.
Claims19
A height-adjustable kick bucket for collection of surgical sponges, said kick bucket comprising:
- a receptacle configured to contain surgical sponges;
- a base comprising one or more wheels to facilitate movement across a floor surface;
- a support member having a first end portion and second end portion, said first end portion of said support member coupled to said receptacle and said second end portion of said support member is coupled to said base, wherein said support member is extendable between a first length and a second length such that a height of said receptacle is adjustable between a minimum height and a maximum height, said first length being shorter than said second length, said support member comprising an actuator;
- a pedal operatively coupled to said actuator, said pedal movable between a first position when said receptacle is at said maximum height and a second position when said receptacle is at said minimum height, a distance between said first position and said second position of said pedal defines a pedal stroke, wherein said receptacle is configured to be moved with a single pedal actuation from said minimum height to said maximum height by a distance that is at least twice as large as said pedal stroke;
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- a friction reducing mechanism adjacent said pedal to distribute load during axial movement.
A height-adjustable stand for medical uses, said stand comprising:
- a support device;
- a base;
- a support member having a first end portion and second end portion, said first end portion of said support member coupled to said support device and said second end portion of said support member is coupled to said base, wherein said support member is extendable between a first length and a second length such that a height of said support device is adjustable between a minimum height and a maximum height, said first length being shorter than said second length, said support member comprising an actuator;
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- a pedal operatively coupled to said actuator, said pedal movable between a first position when said support device is at said maximum height and a second position when said support device is at said minimum height, a distance between said first position and said second position of said pedal defines a pedal stroke, wherein said support device is configured to be moved with a single pedal actuation from said minimum height to said maximum height by a distance that is at least twice as large as said pedal stroke;
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- a friction reducing mechanism adjacent said pedal to distribute load during axial movement.
A height-adjustable kick bucket for collection of surgical sponges, said kick bucket comprising:
- a receptacle configured to contain surgical sponges;
- a base comprising one or more wheels to facilitate movement across a floor surface;
- a support member having a first end portion and second end portion, said first end portion of said support member coupled to said receptacle and said second end portion of said support member is coupled to said base, wherein said support member is extendable between a first length and a second length such that a height of said receptacle is adjustable between a minimum height and a maximum height, said first length being shorter than said second length, said support member comprising an actuator;
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- a pedal operatively coupled to said actuator, said pedal movable between a first position when said receptacle is at said maximum height and a second position when said receptacle is at said minimum height, a distance between said first position and said second position of said pedal defines a pedal stroke, wherein said receptacle is configured to be moved with a single pedal actuation from said minimum height to said maximum height by a distance that is at least twice as large as said pedal stroke,
- wherein said pedal comprises a first pedal and a second pedal, wherein said first pedal is located on a first side of said kick bucket and said second pedal is located on a second side of said kick bucket, said first side being opposite said second side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.