Medical gas outlet with support bracket
OwnerRobert Houghinventor
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Abstract
A support bracket is affixed to a medical gas outlet. The support bracket supports one or more elements of a gas circuit coupled to the medical gas outlet and prevents deformation of a lock spring of the medical gas outlet. The medical gas outlet can be a wall mounted vacuum or oxygen outlet.
Claims11
A method of preventing deformation of a lock spring of a medical gas outlet, comprising affixing a support bracket to the medical gas outlet that has a support flange disposed beneath a port of the medical gas outlet which supports at least one element of a gas circuit coupled to the medical gas outlet and prevents deformation of the lock spring.
A medical gas outlet assembly, comprising:
- a. a medical gas outlet;
- and
- b. a support bracket extending from the medical gas outlet, the support bracket having a support flange disposed below an opening of a port of the medical gas outlet, the support flange supporting an element of a gas circuit when the gas circuit is coupled to the medical gas outlet and prevents deformation of a lock spring of the medical gas outlet.
A support bracket for a medical gas outlet, comprising a vertical mounting flange having an upwardly and outwardly extending arm and a support flange extending horizontally from a top of the support arm so that the support flange is disposed beneath an opening of a port of the medical gas outlet when the support bracket is affixed to the medical gas outlet to support an element of a gas circuit when the gas circuit is coupled to the medical gas outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.