Paramedic chair carrier
OwnerLugino Barbisaninventor
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Abstract
A paramedic chair carrier is provided comprising a main frame and a sliding frame slidably carried by the main frame so as to be slidable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the main frame. A gas spring acts between the main frame and the sliding frame to bias the sliding frame toward the retracted position. A chair support hook on the sliding frame supports the paramedic chair and a chair handle latch is carried by the main frame for releasably retaining the handle of the paramedic chair. A locking latch system comprising a first lock component carried by the sliding frame and a second lock component carried by the main frame releasably locks the sliding frame in the retracted position.
Claims14
A paramedic chair carrier, comprising:
- a main frame;
- a sliding frame slidably carried by the main frame so as to be slidable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the main frame;
- a gas spring acting between the main frame and the sliding frame to bias the sliding frame toward the retracted position;
- at least one chair support hook disposed at a distal end of the sliding frame relative to the main frame for supporting a paramedic chair;
- a chair handle latch carried by the main frame for releasably retaining a paramedic chair handle;
- a locking latch system comprising a first lock component carried by the sliding frame and a second lock component carried by the main frame;
- the first lock component and the second lock component being selectively interengageable to releasably lock the sliding frame in the retracted position.
A method for deploying a paramedic chair from a vehicle, comprising:
- opening a vehicle door, wherein the paramedic chair is in a collapsed configuration and is carried by the vehicle door;
- sliding the paramedic chair downwardly relative to the vehicle door to a deployment position in which wheels of the paramedic chair engage a deployment surface;
- pivoting the paramedic chair away from the vehicle door on the wheels of the paramedic chair;
- and
- rolling the paramedic chair away from the vehicle door.
A method for stowing a paramedic chair in a vehicle, comprising:
- rolling the paramedic chair toward an open vehicle door, wherein the paramedic chair is in a collapsed configuration;
- pivoting the paramedic chair toward the vehicle door on the wheels of the paramedic chair;
- sliding the paramedic chair upwardly relative to the vehicle door to a stowed position in which wheels of the paramedic chair are above an interior floor of the vehicle;
- and
- closing the vehicle door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.