Trolley intended for a medical apparatus and comprising wheels provided with a cable pusher
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorFrans E. N. Geelhoed
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AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorFrans E. N. Geelhoed
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A trolley intended for a medical apparatus and comprising wheels for displacement on a floor surface. In order to push aside cables running on the floor of the working environment, the wheels are provided with a cable pusher having a pushing edge. The plate constituting the cable pusher is provided with approximately triangular cut-outs which receive stationary cams. If no external forces act on the plate, it is pressed onto the cams by springs in such a manner that the apex of the triangular cut-outs bears on the cams. The springs are proportioned so that an obstructing cable is pushed aside by the plate; however, when this plate comes into contact with a fixed obstacle, for example a threshold, the plate is pushed upwards. Damaging of the cable pusher is thus avoided and the risk of overturning of the trolley is reduced.
A trolley intended for a medical apparatus and comprising a base provided with wheels enabling displacement of the trolley on a floor surface, at least one of the wheels being provided with a cable pusher having a pushing edge situated a predetermined distance above the floor surface, characterized in that:
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