Patent ID: 11925589
Assignee: OSHKOSH CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A vehicle, comprising:
a frame;
a vehicle body supported by the frame, the vehicle body having a floor, a roof, and a plurality of walls extending between the floor and the roof to define a passenger compartment therein; and
a litter lift system positioned at least partially within the passenger compartment, the litter lift system comprising:
a winch system including a rotatable spool; and
a lifting strap having a first end,
wherein the first end is coupled to the rotatable spool such that rotation of the spool in a first direction winds the lifting strap about the spool and rotation of the spool in a second direction unwinds the lifting strap from the spool;
the lifting strap having a second end, wherein the second end defines a first lifting segment; and
the lifting strap having an intermediate segment defining a second lifting segment, the intermediate segment fixed to and extending away from the lifting strap between the first end and the second end, and
wherein rotation of the spool in the first direction raises each of the first lifting segment and the second lifting segment at an approximately equal rate.