Multiple level roll-in cot

US7131151B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ferno-Washington, INC. · US

Inventors

• Richard H. Ferneau · Washington Court House, US
• William H. Benedict · Jamestown, US
• Eugene Van Dyne · Wilmington, US
• Elroy E. Bourgraf · Maineville, US
• Irvin D. Pollock · Wilmington, US
• Abe Arnold · Sabina, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 7, 2004
• Grant date: Nov 7, 2006
• Expiry date: Dec 7, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G7/0513
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A multiple level elevating cot adapted to be rolled into emergency vehicles, the cot having a wheeled undercarriage supporting a cot frame having a leading end and a trailing end, and adapted to selectively secure the cot frame in a plurality of elevational positions. The cot frame includes a pair of side extension arms provided between the leading end and the trailing end, each of the side extension arms being adapted to slidably extend outwardly from a stowed position adjacent the cot frame to an extended position substantially perpendicular to the cot frame. The cot further includes a drop frame that may be lengthened and sidearm supports positionable in vertically-up, vertically-down, substantially horizontal, and a folded position relative to the cot frame. The cot frame may form a part of an integral stretcher or may serve as a carrier to which a separable top structure mounts.