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US 7,581,265 B1Granted
Roll-in chair cot with three cot height positions
AssigneeFerno-Washington, Inc.
InventorsElroy E. Bourgraf, Elroy E. Bourgraf, Jr., Irvin Pollock
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Abstract
A roll-in chair cot which is movable between a chair position, a fully lowered cot height position, a fully elevated cot height position, and an intermediate cot height position is disclosed. With the chair cot positioned in the intermediate position, the chair cot is approximately bed height such that a patient may be laterally transferred from the bed to the chair cot in a generally supine position.
Claims18
A roll-in chair cot for transporting a patient, said roll-in chair cot comprising:
- a patient support surface configured to be movable between a chair position, a fully lowered position, a fully elevated cot height position, and an intermediate cot height position between said fully lowered cot height position and said fully elevated cot height position, said patient support in each of said fully lowered cot height position, a fully elevated cot height position, and an intermediate cot height position is configured to permit said patient to be transported thereon in a generally supine position, and said patient support in the chair position arranges the chair cot such that relative to a seat segment both a leg segment extends downwardly and a back segment extends upwardly, thereby permitting the patient to be transported thereon in a generally seated position;
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- a bolting pattern provided to said roll-in cot, said bolting pattern configured to permit adjusting a loading height of said roll-in cot.
A roll-in chair cot comprising:
- a support frame having a pair of telescoping members spaced apart by a plurality of cross-members;
- a roller base;
- an articulated bed frame pivotally mounted to said support frame for movement at least between a chair configuration and a cot configuration;
- first and second pairs of legs, each one of said first pair of legs pivotally mounted to respective telescoping ends of said telescoping members and said roller base, each one of said second pair of legs pivotally mounted to said telescoping members and said roller base, such that said legs are configured to swing said roller base generally parallel to said support frame from a fully elevated cot height position to an intermediate cot height position in a first direction, and from the fully elevated cot height position to a fully lowered position in a second direction opposite to said first direction, and vice-versa;
- at least one diagonal brace pivotally mounted to between said support frame and said roller base, said diagonal brace being configured to fold when said cot is placed in said fully lowered position;
- loading wheels provided to said support frame;
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- a bolting pattern provided to said roller base, said bolting pattern configured to permit adjusting a loading height of said loading wheels, said loading height ranges from about 24″ to about 34″.
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A roll-in chair cot for transporting a patient, said roll-in cot comprising:
- a patient support surface configured to be movable between a chair position, a fully lowered cot height position, a fully elevated cot height position, and an intermediate cot height position between said fully lowered cot height position and said fully elevated cot height position, said chair position providing said patient support in a manner such that relative to a seat segment both a leg segment extends downwardly and a back segment extends upwardly, thereby permitting the patient to be transported upon the chair cot in a generally seated position, and each of said cot height positions providing said patient support in a manner to at least permit the patient to be transported upon said chair cot in a generally supine position, wherein said cot transitions from said fully elevated cot height position to said intermediate cot height position in a first direction, and from said fully elevated cot height position to said fully lowered position in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
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- a bolting pattern provided to said roll-in cot, said bolting pattern configured to permit adjusting a loading height of said roll-in cot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.