Patent ID: 11931301
Assignee: OSHKOSH CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a vehicle body supported by the chassis and having a passenger compartment therein;
a litter support system having a frame defined by two channels,
wherein the two channels each extend approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the chassis to define two separate tracks; and
a litter lift system configured to raise a litter received within the channels away from the frame;
the litter lift system comprising:
a winch having a rotatable spool; and
a lifting strap system having one end coupled to the rotatable spool and being movable in response to rotation of the rotatable spool,
the lifting strap system having a first lifting segment and a second lifting segment, the second lifting segment positioned away from the lifting strap system;
wherein rotation of the rotatable spool in a first direction raises the first lifting segment and the second lifting segment away from the channels; and
wherein rotation of the rotatable spool in a second direction different from the first direction lowers the first lifting segment and the second lifting segment toward the channels.