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US 2026/0000561 A1Published application
Mobile examination table with retractable wheels
AssigneeThe Brewer Company, LLC
InventorsCurtis LEPPANEN, Nick MARTIN, Aaron FREUND, Jack DEBRAAL, Mike HOFT
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Abstract
A method of moving an examination table including activating an actuator from a user interface located in front of an examination table to move a pair of retractable wheels from a retracted position to an extended position; and moving the examination table on the pair of retractable wheels and a pair of front wheels by exerting a force on a front portion of the examination table.
Claims24
An examination table, comprising:
- a base having a front end and a rear end and a longitudinal axis extending between the front end and the rear end;
- a patient support secured to the base;
- a patient support surface operatively secured to the patient support;
- a first wheel system including at least one wheel secured to the base;
- and a pair of feet secured to the base;
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- a retractable wheel system having at least one retractable wheel that is retractable and extendable relative to the base and being closer to a center of gravity of the examination table than the first pair of wheels.
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A method of moving an examination table comprising:
- activating an actuator from a user interface located in front of an examination table to move a pair of retractable wheels from a retracted position to an extended position;
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- moving the examination table on the pair of retractable wheels and a pair of front wheels by exerting a force on a front portion of the examination table.
A medical examination table comprising:
- a base having a bottom, a top, a front, and a rear;
- a vertical support coupled to the base between the front and the rear of the base;
- a patient support moveable independent of the base between a lowered position and a raised position, the patient support including a backrest and a seat;
- a lift mechanism coupled to the vertical support of the base and the patient support;
- a plate, pivotably secured to the base, the plate including at least one wheel and a mounting surface;
- an actuator, one end pivotally secured to the vertical support and the opposite end pivotally secured to the mounting surface of the plate whereby extension and retraction of the actuator causes the plate to pivot between a raised position and a lowered position;
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- the at least one wheel protruding below the bottom of the base when the plate is in the lowered position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.