Automatically adaptable fastening system for wheeled cots and similar devices
US5092722A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G3/0891
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fastening system for emergency vehicle cots and the like includes a longitudinal guide track to be mounted upon the planar surface. At least one hold-down support depends downwardly from the support frame of the cot to be secured, extending toward the planar surface in use. The guide track receives the hold-down support to permit longitudinal movement of the support along the track while preventing substantial vertical movement. A lock is provided for automatically securing the support frame at a position along the track and to prevent further longitudinal movement therealong, and a release device for selectively disengaging the lock is also included. In a preferred embodiment, the fastening system further includes a pair of spaced apart supports, and the lock includes a plurality of locking gates spaced along the length of the guide track to receive and selectively lockingly interact with the supports. The locking gates can be specifically designed to engage only with supports having a predetermined structural conformation. In this way, the locking gates provide for automatic adaptability of the system to a variety of different cot models without requiring structural alterations…
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.