Safety system of roll guards
US5371920A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B2200/26
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety system of roll guards protecting an anesthesia machine's wheel assemblies from being obstructed or snagged by objects lying upon a floor surface or dangling above the floor surface that are in the path of movement. Each roll guard is loosely connected to part of the wheel assembly or anesthesia machine, and has a vertically upstanding cylindrical portion whose bottom rests upon the floor surface. The cylindrical portion surrounds and freely receives therein the wheel assembly, and has a top portion closed by a cap.
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