Abrégé

A trolley is provided and includes at least one driven wheel and non-driven wheels. The at least one drive wheel may be moved to a position clear of the ground or to a position in which it contacts the ground with the adjacent non-driven wheels being raised off the ground. Movement between these two positions is effected by pivoting a sub-frame to which the driven wheel and the non-driven wheels are connected. During this movement, the region of the trolley above the driven wheel is first lowered and then raised slightly such that the end elevation of the support for a patient remains the same.

Classes IPC  ?

• B62D 61/12 - Véhicules à moteur ou remorques, caractérisés par la disposition ou le nombre de roues et non prévus ailleurs, p. ex. quatre roues disposées en losange avec un nombre variable de roues en contact avec le sol, p. ex. avec certaines roues disposées plus haut que les autres ou avec des roues rétractables

Abrégé

Legs (3A, 3B, 3C and 3D) of a stretcher have their upper end pivotally connected to the frame and transporting wheels (24,25,26,27) located at their lower end. The legs are curved such that when they abut an ambulance upon moving into the ambulance they collapse with minimum stress being exerted about their pivotal connection to the frame. The wheels (24 and 25), in the extended position, are located forwardly of a line bending vertically downwardly from the pivot connection to the stretcher to bias the legs forwardly or in an over centre direction. When the legs are folded the wheels (24 and 25) are located between the pivotal connection of the two leg assemblies to the frame.

Classes IPC  ?

• A61G 1/02 - Brancards à roues
• A61G 1/013 - Brancards pliables ou escamotables
• A61G 1/056 - Pieds articulés

Produits et services

Ambulance cots; stretcher trolleys; stretchers; ambulance and emergency stretchers; foldable and non-foldable carrying chairs; emergency apparatus supports; patient rescue, handling and transfer apparatus; patient immobilising and safety apparatus; safety restraints; spinal boards; trolleys, and seats all being for medical or surgical purposes; all being for use in relation to humans; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Wheelchairs. Casket tables for hopsital use; cots, seats and chairs; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.