Paramedic chair carrier
OwnerLugino Barbisaninventor
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Abstract
A paramedic chair carrier is provided comprising a main frame and a sliding frame slidably carried by the main frame so as to be slidable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the main frame. A gas spring acts between the main frame and the sliding frame to bias the sliding frame toward the retracted position. A chair support hook on the sliding frame supports the paramedic chair and a chair handle latch is carried by the main frame for releasably retaining the handle of the paramedic chair. A locking latch system comprising a first lock component carried by the sliding frame and a second lock component carried by the main frame releasably locks the sliding frame in the retracted position.
Claims18
A paramedic chair carrier, comprising:
- a main frame mounted to an interior face of a vehicle door;
- a sliding frame slidably carried by the main frame so as to be slidable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the main frame;
- an actuator acting between the main frame and the sliding frame and operable to move the sliding frame toward the retracted position;
- at least one chair support hook disposed at a distal end of the sliding frame relative to the main frame for supporting a paramedic chair;
- at least one chair retaining latch carried by the sliding frame for releasably retaining a paramedic chair;
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- a paramedic chair supported on the at least one chair support hook and retained by the at least one chair retaining latch;
- wherein wheels of the paramedic chair extend beyond the distal end of the sliding frame and are unsupported by the sliding frame;
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- wherein, when the sliding frame is in the extended position, the paramedic chair can be disengaged from the paramedic chair carrier by, after releasing the paramedic chair from the at least one chair retaining latch, then pivoting the paramedic chair away from the sliding frame, wherein said pivoting is on the wheels of the paramedic chair.
A method for deploying a paramedic chair from a vehicle, comprising:
- opening a vehicle door, wherein the paramedic chair is in a collapsed configuration and is carried on an interior face of the vehicle door;
- sliding the paramedic chair downwardly relative to the vehicle door to a deployment position in which wheels of the paramedic chair engage a deployment surface;
- pivoting the paramedic chair away from the vehicle door, wherein said pivoting is pivoting on the wheels of the paramedic chair;
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- rolling the paramedic chair away from the vehicle door.
A method for stowing a paramedic chair in a vehicle, comprising:
- rolling the paramedic chair toward an open vehicle door, wherein the paramedic chair is in a collapsed configuration;
- pivoting the paramedic chair toward the vehicle door, wherein said pivoting is pivoting on wheels of the paramedic chair;
- sliding the paramedic chair upwardly relative to the vehicle door to a stowed position in which the paramedic chair is carried on an interior face of the vehicle door and the wheels of the paramedic chair are above an interior floor of the vehicle;
- and closing the vehicle door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.