Medical stroller
OwnerRobert Dickensinventor
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Abstract
A medical stroller includes a patient support frame having a first pair of curved patient support rails. A pivot pin and end plate pivotally join a respective proximal end of one of the patient support rails to a proximal end of the other of the patient support rails, and permits movement of the patient support rails between a closed, patient encircling support position and an open, patient ingress/egress position. First and second leg frames are attached to the patient support frame for vertically spacing the patient support rails above a supporting surface, and positioning the patient support rails generally in the region of between the waist and upper torso of the patient. Caster wheels are carried by the first and second leg frames for permitting rolling movement of the stroller.
Claims7
A medical stroller, comprising:
- (a) a patient support frame;
- (b) said patient support frame comprising first and second pairs of curved patient support rails, the second pair of patient support rails being vertically spaced-apart from and located beneath said first pair of patient support rails and connected to said first pair of patient support rails by respective pairs of front and back hollow vertical standards;
- (c) pivot means pivotally joining together respective proximal ends of said first and second pairs of patient support rails, and permitting movement of the patient support frame between a closed, patient encircling support position and an open, patient ingress/egress position, said pivot means comprising a removable pivot pin and end plate, said end plate being connected to a one of said front vertical standards at a top end thereof and extending over a top end of the other of said front vertical standards, and said end plate having a hole formed therein for permitting said pivot pin to be inserted therethrough within the hollow body of the other of said front vertical standards, whereby said pivot pin and said end plate cooperate to permit pivoting movement of said patient support frame from the open and closed positions;
- (d) first and second leg frames attached to said patient support frame and engaging the second pair of patient support rails for vertically spacing the patient support frame above a supporting surface, and positioning the first pair of patient support rails generally in the region between the waist and upper torso of the patient;
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- (e) wheel means carried by said first and second leg frames for permitting rolling movement of the stroller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.