Apparatus and methods for litter support system for vehicles
AssigneeFerno-Washington, Inc.
InventorRobert Chinn
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Abstract
A litter support system for a vehicle including a support framework connectable to a wall of the vehicle, an upper litter support arm for holding a litter, the upper litter support arm connected to the support framework, a lower litter support arm for holding a litter, the lower litter support arm connected to the support framework, wherein the upper and lower litter support arms are connected to the support framework such that the upper and lower litter support arms are rotatable between a store position and a first support position and movable substantially horizontally between the first support position substantially adjacent to and near the support framework and a second support position substantially extended outwardly from the support framework.
Claims5
A litter support system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of vertical supports for attaching to a wall of the vehicle;
- a plurality of base frames connected to respective lower ends of the plurality of vertical supports;
- a plurality of upper biasing cylinders connected to respective ones of the plurality of vertical supports;
- a plurality of lower biasing cylinders connected to respective ones of the plurality of base frames;
- a plurality of upper connecting arms connected to respective ones of the plurality of vertical supports;
- a plurality of lower connecting arms connected to respective ones of the plurality of vertical supports;
- an upper litter bed for holding a litter, the upper litter bed connected to the plurality of upper connecting arms and the plurality of upper biasing cylinders;
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- a lower litter bed for holding a litter, the lower litter bed connected to the plurality of lower connecting arms and the plurality of lower biasing cylinders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.