Emergency rescue vehicle
OwnerDennis Zeman, Kurt Personinventors
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Abstract
An emergency rescue vehicle which includes a patient compartment which is accessible for patient loading through doors located along both sides and rear of the vehicle and wherein the primary patient support stretcher is pivotally carried centrally of the compartment and is extendable outwardly through any one of the access doors. The patient compartment is separated between tandem front wheel assemblies and a rear wheel assembly to obtain a continuously level and low loading height and the primary patient support is positioned generally at the center of mass of the vehicle.
Claims10
An emergency rescue vehicle comprising, a chassis including a front frame section and a continuously rectilinear rear frame section, said rear frame section having means for being suspended vertically below said front frame section, at least one front axle mounted to said front frame section and a rear axle mounted to said rear frame section, a roll cage secured to said front and rear frame sections, a body supported by said chassis and said roll cage, said body having opposite side walls, an end wall and a floor portion, said floor portion being carried by said rear frame section which defines a patient compartment, an access door in each of said side walls on opposite sides of said patient compartment and in said rear wall, a stretcher support means mounted within said patient compartment spaced intermediate said access doors in said side walls, means for pivotally mounting said stretcher support means to said floor portion so as to be positioned generally midway between said front axle and rear axle whereby said stretcher support means may be rotated toward any of said access doors.
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