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US 11,998,492 B2Granted
Stretcher loading assembly
AssigneeHelimods Pty Ltd.
InventorWill Shrapnel
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Abstract
A stretcher loading assembly including a support member operatively attachable to an aircraft floor, an elongate rail member attached to the support member, an elongate traverse beam movably attached to the rail member, and a trolley assembly movably attached to the traverse beam, the trolley assembly including lifting means movable between a lowered position and a raised position, the lifting means adapted to support a stretcher in the raised position, wherein the support member is at least twice as wide as the rail member.
Claims12
A stretcher loading assembly comprising:
- a support member operatively attachable to an aircraft floor;
- an elongate rail member attached to the support member;
- an elongate traverse beam movably attached to the rail member;
- a trolley assembly movably attached to the traverse beam, the trolley assembly including lifting means movable between a lowered position and a raised position, the lifting means adapted to support a stretcher in the raised position;
- and
- a turntable member located between the support member and the aircraft floor, the turntable member enabling the support member to be rotated relative to the aircraft floor,
- wherein the support member is at least twice as wide as the rail member,
- wherein the turntable member is attached to tracks attached to or incorporated into the aircraft floor,
- wherein the turntable member is attached to the tracks by a plurality of studs attached to the turntable member,
- wherein each of the plurality of studs is releasably and movably attachable to one of the tracks,
- wherein each of the plurality of studs has a stop member adapted to releasably secure the support member to one of the tracks, and
- wherein the stretcher loading assembly includes one or more stop levers movable between a first position in which the plurality of studs are movable relative to the tracks and a second position in which each of the plurality of studs are secured by the respective stop member relative to the tracks.
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An aircraft having
- a stretcher loading assembly comprising
- a support member operatively attached to a floor of the aircraft;
- an elongate rail member attached to the support member;
- an elongate traverse beam movably attached to the rail member;
- a trolley assembly movably attached to the traverse beam, the trolley assembly including lifting means movable between a lowered position and a raised position, the lifting means adapted to support a stretcher in the raised position;
- and
- a turntable member located between the support member and the aircraft floor, the turntable member enabling the support member to be rotated relative to the aircraft floor,
- wherein the support member is at least twice as wide as the rail member,
- wherein the turntable member is attached to tracks attached to or incorporated into the aircraft floor,
- wherein the turntable member is attached to the tracks by a plurality of studs attached to the turntable member,
- wherein each of the plurality of studs is releasably and movably attachable to one of the tracks,
- wherein each of the plurality of studs has a stop member adapted to releasably secure the support member to one of the tracks, and
- wherein the stretcher loading assembly includes one or more stop levers movable between a first position in which the plurality of studs are movable relative to the tracks and a second position in which each of the plurality of studs are secured by the respective stop member relative to the tracks.
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A stretcher loading assembly comprising
- a support member operatively attachable to an aircraft floor;
- an elongate rail member attached to the support member;
- an elongate traverse beam movably attached to the rail member;
- a trolley assembly movably attached to the traverse beam, the trolley assembly including lifting means movable between a lowered position and a raised position, the lifting means adapted to support a stretcher in the raised position;
- and
- a turntable member located between the support member and the aircraft floor, the turntable member enabling the support member to be rotated relative to the aircraft floor,
- wherein the support member is at least 500 mm in width,
- wherein the turntable member is attached to tracks attached to or incorporated into the aircraft floor,
- wherein the turntable member is attached to the tracks by a plurality of studs attached to the turntable member,
- wherein each of the plurality of studs is releasably and movably attachable to one of the tracks,
- wherein each of the plurality of studs has a stop member adapted to releasably secure the support member to one of the tracks, and
- wherein the stretcher loading assembly includes one or more stop levers movable between a first position, in which the plurality of studs are movable relative to the tracks, and a second position, in which each of the plurality of studs are secured by the respective stop member relative to the tracks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.