Power lift
OwnerUriah S. Akers, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A deployable gurney lift assembly 12 having a carriage assembly 14 composed of a carriage assembly plate 20 with two pivot carriage arms 38 disposed opposite one another to engage the sides of a gurney G, at least one safety bar holder 16 to accommodate a safety bar B of the gurney G, the safety bar holders 16 with at least one bar latch 18 to receive and secure a gurney bar B therein. At least one lift actuator 88 lifts and lowers the arms 38.
Claims24
A carriage assembly (14) for a deployable gurney lift assembly (12) to lift a gurney (G) using a deployment assembly (29) having at least one deployment rail (28) extending from front to rear ends, in which the gurney (G) has sides and an undercarriage including wheels, a safety bar (B) and an apparatus for raising and lowering the gurney (G), the carriage assembly (14) comprising:
- a carriage assembly plate (20) with a top side (100), an underside (102), and two opposing edges (104);
- two pivot carriage arms (38) disposed opposite one another on opposing edges (104) of the carriage assembly plate (20) to engage the sides of the gurney (G);
- and
- at least one safety bar holder (16) to accommodate the safety bar (B) of the gurney (G);
- at least one of the at least one safety bar holders (16) having at least one safety bar latch (18) to receive and secure the safety bar (B) therebetween;
- at least one lift actuator (88) for lifting and lowering the pivot carriage arms (38);
- wherein, the at least one lift actuator (88) is electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic;
- at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) on an underside (102) of a motor box (128), disposed adjacent the carriage assembly plate (20), to engage the at least one deployment rail (28) for slidably moving the carriage assembly (14) along the length thereof to deploy or stow the carriage assembly (14);
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- a carriage hinge plate (111) disposed to facilitate changing an angle of the carriage assembly plate (20) and the two pivot carriage arms (38) relative to the at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) to facilitate lifting and lowering of the two pivot carriage arms (38) while each of the at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) remains in contact with the at least one deployment rail (28).
A deployable gurney lift assembly (12) for lifting a gurney (G) with sides and an undercarriage including wheels, a safety bar (B), and an apparatus for raising and lowering the gurney (G) that is installed to be deployable on at least one deployment rail (28) extending from front to rear ends, the deployable gurney lift assembly (12) comprising:
- a carriage assembly (14);
- and
- a deployment assembly (29) having the at least one deployment rail (28) for slidably moving the carriage assembly (14) along the length thereof;
- wherein
- the carriage assembly (14) comprises
- a carriage assembly plate (20) with a top side (100), an underside (102), and two opposing edges (104);
- two pivot carriage arms (38) disposed opposite one another on opposing edges (104) of the carriage assembly plate (20) to engage the sides of the gurney (G), and
- at least one safety bar holder (16) to accommodate a safety bar (B) of the gurney (G);
- at least one of the at least one safety bar holder (16) having at least one safety bar latch (18) to receive and secure the gurney safety bar (B) therebetween;
- at least one lift actuator (88) for lifting and lowering the pivot carriage arms (38);
- wherein, the lift actuator (88) is electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic;
- at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) on an underside (102) of a motor box (128) to engage the at least one deployment rail (28) for slidably moving the carriage assembly (14) along the length thereof to deploy or stow the carriage assembly (14);
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- a carriage hinge plate (111) disposed to facilitate changing an angle of the carriage assembly plate (20) and the pivot carriage arms (38) relative to each of the at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) to facilitate lifting and lowering of the pivot carriage arms (38) while each of the at least one retraction bearing bracket (50) remains in contact with a corresponding rail (28) of the at least one deployment rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.