Patent ID: 9579243
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61G

Claim:
1. A patient transfer device comprising: a frame unit having a frame longitudinal length and a frame lateral width, the frame unit including (i) a wheeled base including a plurality of castors, (ii) one or more height extendible vertical supports rising proximate a rear longitudinal edge of the wheeled base, (iii) an upper frame extending laterally outwardly and forwardly from a top of the one or more vertical supports; a conveyor unit assembly having a conveyor longitudinal length and a conveyor lateral width, each corresponding to the frame longitudinal length and width respectively, the conveyor including an electrical/control system, the system including a first electric motor operatively coupled to the first rear roller, a second electric motor operatively coupled to the second rear roller, one or more tilt actuators for pivoting the conveyor unit assembly relative to the frame unit, a controller unit, a user interface and a power supply; wherein (a) the upper conveyor unit includes a hinged upper framework with an upper hinge extending across the framework longitudinally at a location between the first rear roller and the first front roller, and (b) the lower conveyor unit includes a hinged lower framework with a lower hinge extending across the framework longitudinally at a location between the second rear roller and the second front roller.