Adjustable litter support assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMichael C. Resetar
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Abstract
An adjustable litter support assembly includes fittings on each stanchion to engage conventional hold-down fixtures on the floor of an aircraft. The stanchions are further supported by interconnectable connecting links carried near the top of each stanchion. Connecting straps also extend from near the top of each stanchion to a floor fitting near the bottom of the other stanchion of each pair. Litter support arms are adjustably connected to each stanchion and carry locking straps for detachably holding a litter thereon.
Claims14
An adjustable litter support assembly for use in supporting medical litters onboard cargo aircraft or the like, and comprising:
- a pair of spaced support stand assemblies, each support stand assembly including a base portion resting on a floor of a cargo aircraft or the like and each support stand assembly further including an upright portion extending from said base portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to said floor;
- each upright portion including a plurality of pairs of aligned attachment members vertically spaced from one another and extending outwardly from oppositely disposed sides of each upright portion, each upright portion further including a connecting link pivotally attached near the top thereof with at least one of said connecting links including means for detachably engaging the other connecting link to rigidly connect said upright portions against independent movement, and at least one connecting strap extending from near the top of each upright portion and engaging a fixture mounted in said aircraft floor near the base of the other upright portion;
- at least one support arm extending outwardly from each upright portion for supporting a medical litter extending between and resting on each support arm;
- said support arms each including locking means detachably clamping end portions of said medical litter against movement relative to said support arms and engagement means for detachably engaging two of said pairs of vertically spaced attachment members, said engagement means comprising a pair of flanges extending outwardly from an inboard end portion of each support arm, each said pair of flanges including hook-shaped end portions partially encircling a first pair of said pairs of aligned attachment members, and said engagement means further comprising a pair of spaced arms each attached to an inboard locking strap, said arms include hook-shaped end portions partially encircling a second pair of aligned attachment members spaced substantially vertically above said first pair, whereby said support arms are firmly maintained in an outwardly extended position relative to their respective upright portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.