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US 6,758,648 B1Granted
Deathcare apparatus for transporting multiple caskets, cots, stretchers, cremation trays or the like
AssigneeLink Mfg., Ltd.
InventorsDavid L. Eekhoff, Joel D. Van Den Brink
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Abstract
A double-deck support suited for supporting and transporting multiple caskets, cots, stretchers, cremation trays or the like in a vehicle such as a van. A lower deck is secured to the floor of the vane and an upper deck is pivotally mounted above the lower deck and which may be moved between upper and lower positions with respect to the lower deck by means of a parallelogram-type connection controlled by electric actuators.
Claims14
In combination with a vehicle having an interior compartment above a floor, the vehicle having rearward and forward ends, comprising:
- a lower deck mounted on the vehicle floor and having a forward end, a rearward end, and opposite sides;
- a first upstanding support, having upper and lower ends, operatively secured to said lower deck at the forward end thereof adjacent one side thereof;
- a second upstanding support, having upper and lower ends, operatively secured to said lower deck at the forward end thereof adjacent the other side thereof;
- first and second lower lift arms, having forward and rearward ends, pivotally secured at their forward ends to said first and second upstanding supports, respectively, intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof and extending rearwardly therefrom;
- an upper deck having a forward end, a rearward end, and opposite sides;
- a third upstanding support, having upper and lower ends, secured at its lower end to one side of said upper deck intermediate the forward and rearward ends thereof;
- a fourth upstanding support, having upper and lower ends, secured at its lower end to the other side of said upper deck intermediate the forward and rearward ends thereof;
- a first stabilizer arm, having forward and rearward ends;
- said forward end of said first stabilizer arm being pivotally secured to said first upstanding support and extending rearwardly therefrom above said first lower lift arm;
- said rearward end of said first stabilizer arm being pivotally secured to said third upstanding support;
- a second stabilizer arm, having forward and rearward ends;
- said forward end of said second stabilizer arm being pivotally secured to said second upstanding support and extending rearwardly therefrom above said second lower lift arm;
- said rearward end of said second stabilizer arm being pivotally secured to said fourth upstanding support;
- said upper deck being pivotally movable between lower and upper positions with respect to said lower deck;
- first and second actuators operatively connected to said first and second lower lift arms, respectively, for moving said upper deck between its said upper and lower positions.
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In combination with a vehicle having an interior compartment above a floor, the vehicle having rearward and forward ends, comprising:
- a lower deck mounted on the vehicle floor and having a forward end, a rearward end, and opposite sides;
- a first support extending upwardly from said lower deck at one side thereof and having upper and lower ends;
- a second support extending upwardly from said lower deck at the other side thereof and having upper and lower ends;
- first and second lower lift arms pivotally secured to said first and second supports and extending rearwardly therefrom;
- an upper deck having a forward end, a rearward end, an opposite sides;
- a third support extending upwardly from said upper deck at one side thereof;
- a fourth support extending upwardly from said upper deck at the other side thereof;
- a first stabilizer arm pivotally connected to and extending between said first and third supports above said first lower lift arm;
- a second stabilizer arm pivotally connected to and extending between said second and fourth supports above and said second lower lift arm;
- said first and second stabilizer arms being substantially parallel to said first and second lower lift arms, respectively;
- said upper deck being selectively pivotally movable between upper and lower positions with respect to said lower deck.
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