Clamp for interconnecting a free standing, wheeled intravenous pole with a mobile gurney

A clamping assembly for permitting releasable interconnection of a mobile patient transfer device and a separate support stand, said transfer device presenting an upstanding, upwardly opening tubular section, said support stand including a wheeled base, and an upright standard secured to said base, said clamping assembly comprising:

• a clamp body presenting a pair of spaced apart jaws cooperatively defining a recessed area and configured for receiving said standard;
• an elongated connector element secured to said body and oriented transverse to said jaws, said connector element being configured for receipt within said tubular section in order to permit relative pivoting movement between said transfer device and support stand when the latter are moved in unison;
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• means for releasably maintaining said standard within said recessed area.

A clamping assembly for permitting releasable interconnection of a mobile patient transfer device and a separate support stand, said transfer device presenting an upstanding, upwardly opening tubular section, said support stand including a wheeled base, and an upright standard secured to said base, said clamping assembly comprising:

• a clamp body presenting opposed upper and lower surfaces, and a pair of laterally spaced apart, opposed jaw sections interconnected by a bight section,
• the inner defining surfaces of one of said jaws being configured to present a generally V-shaped segment in plan configuration;
• a pair of oppositely outwardly extending connector elements secured to said bight section between said jaw sections, each of said elements having a substantially cylindrical shank and a tapered outer end remote from said clamp body,
• the shank of one of said elements having a diameter greater than the shank of the other of said elements;
• an axially rotatable clamping screw extending through and being threadably coupled to the other of said jaw sections, said clamping screw including an inner end adjacent said generally V-shaped segment of said one jaw section,
• said V-shaped segment and inner end of said screw being cooperatively configured for engaging and clamping said standard with said inner end of said screw clamping the standard against the defining walls of said V-shaped segment.