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OwnerWill J. Myers, Russell Frieder +2inventors
InventorsWill J. Myers, Russell Frieder, Srirangam Kumaresan, Anthony Sances, Jr.
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A patient support system adapted for attachment to the chassis of a vehicle. The vehicle has a cargo bed and a midline bisecting the cargo bed. The assembly includes a chassis mounting portion adapted to be attached to a side wall in the bed of the vehicle, a lateral adjustment mechanism attached to the chassis mounting portion and a litter supporting portion attached to the lateral adjustment mechanism. The assembly permits the litter supporting portion to be positioned near or over the midline of the cargo bed to facilitate the loading of a litter onto the litter supporting portion. After the litter lockingly engages the litter supporting portion, the litter supporting portion can be repositioned laterally with respect to the midline of the vehicle bed. In a preferred embodiment, two assemblies, each of which is a mirror image of the other, are attached to opposing walls in the cargo bed of the vehicle. When the assemblies are moved laterally, a corridor is created between adjacent litters that can be used by an attendant to provide life support.
A laterally adjustable litter support assembly adapted for attachment to a chassis surface of a substantially rectangular cargo bed of a vehicle wherein said cargo bed is bounded laterally by two walls and wherein said cargo bed has a longitudinal midline disposed equidistant from and parallel to said two walls, said litter support assembly being operable for receiving, supporting and lockingly engaging a litter placed thereon when said litter support assembly is positioned adjacent said midline and wherein after said litter engages said litter support assembly, said litter support assembly is operable for enabling the lateral repositioning of said litter away from said midline and
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