Reconfigurable transport apparatus
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsClifford Edwin Lambarth, Jason James Wroblewski, Brandon David Naber, Alfred James Dacy, IV, Thomas Alan Puvogel, Ross Timothy Lucas
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Abstract
A transport apparatus includes a frame, a lift mechanism supporting the frame, and a litter deck for supporting a person. The litter deck is adapted to be reconfigured between a chair configuration and a cot configuration. The litter deck is also adapted to be removably mounted to the frame, with the litter deck being adapted to be supported by the frame while the litter deck is in its chair configuration and also while being reconfigured between its chair configuration and its cot configuration.
Claims22
A transport apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a frame;
- a lift mechanism supporting said frame on said base;
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- a litter deck for supporting a patient, said litter deck having an articulatable back section and an additional section, said litter deck adapted to be reconfigured between first and second configurations, said litter deck being adapted to be removably mounted to said frame, when mounted to said frame said lift mechanism located between said litter deck and said base, and said litter deck being adapted to be at least partially supported by said base while said litter deck is in said first configuration and while being reconfigured between said first and second configurations wherein said base comprises a first base, said transport apparatus system further comprising a second base, after being removed from said first base said litter deck being adapted to be removably supported by said second base.
A transport apparatus system comprising:
- a first base for forming a part of a first transport apparatus;
- a litter frame movably mounted to said first base;
- a second base for forming a part of a second transport apparatus;
- a litter deck configured to be supported by said second base for supporting a patient thereon, said litter deck reconfigurable between a chair configuration and a cot configuration wherein said litter deck lies in a generally horizontal configuration;
- a track mounted relative to said litter deck;
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- said second base and said litter deck being adapted to be mounted to said litter frame to thereby form a transport apparatus surface for said first transport apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.