Collapsible container holder for patient transport apparatus

A patient transport system comprising:

• a patient transport apparatus including:
• a support structure,
• a seat section and a back section coupled to the support structure and defining a support surface for supporting a patient,
• a plurality of wheels coupled to the support structure for traversing floor surfaces, and
• a track assembly extending from the support structure and having a belt for traversing stairs;
• and
• a collapsible holder for removably receiving an oxygen container, the holder attached to the support structure and comprising:
• an elongated upper panel and an elongated lower panel,
• a flexible interface extending between the upper panel and the lower panel to form an expandable compartment with an opening for receiving the oxygen container in a lateral direction, and
• a plurality of lower sliding strips extending laterally along an interior surface of the lower panel, the lower sliding strips configured to provide a decreased frictional force relative to the lower panel when receiving the oxygen container within the expandable compartment,
• wherein the expandable compartment is moveable between:
• a first expanded state where the upper panel is spaced from the lower panel at a first distance to receive the oxygen container in sliding engagement with the lower sliding strips, and
• a second expanded state where the upper panel is spaced from the lower panel at a second distance less than the first distance and at least a portion of each of the upper panel and the lower panel abuts the oxygen container.