Patent ID: 6735794
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A61G,B60B,Y10T

Abstract:
A stretcher comprising:an elongate frame for supporting a patient, the frame having a front end, a rear end opposite the front end and opposed sides; a shaft mounted to the frame so as to have a first end located adjacent the first side of the frame and a second end located adjacent the second side of the frame; first and second front legs attached to said frame adjacent the front end, said first front leg being attached to the first end of said shaft and said second front leg being attached to the second end of said shaft; a first front castor wheel attached to said first front leg and a second front castor wheel attached to said second front leg, said front castor wheels being attached to said front legs so that said front castor wheels are able to swivel relative to said front legs; a castor lock assembly being attached to each said front leg, each said castor lock assembly including: a locking member, said locking member being moveably attached to said front leg to move from a locked position wherein the locking member engages a portion of said castor wheel attached to said front leg to prevent swivel movement of said castor wheel and a release position wherein said locking member is spaced from the castor wheel so that the castor wheel is able to swivel; a cable that extends through said leg, said cable being attached to said locking member for moving said locking member between the locked position and the release position; and a control member moveably mounted to the end of said shaft to which said leg is attached, said cable being attached to said control member so that movement of said control member results in actuation of the cable; and first and second rear legs attached to the frame adjacent the rear end of said frame.