Patent ID: 9114047
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A roll-in push cot comprising: a support frame comprising a pair of lateral sides extending between a front end and a rear end, and a pair of slidable tracks disposed in the lateral sides; a pair of leading legs and a pair of trailing legs pivotally connected to the support frame; a front carriage member slidingly disposed within the pair of slidable tracks at the front end of the support frame, wherein the sliding motion of the front carriage member defines a motion path; a rear carriage member slidingly coupled to pair of slidable tracks at the rear end of the support frame and a reset actuator disposed on the support frame in a motion path defined by the rear carriage member such that movement of the rear carriage member in conjunction with the folding of the trailing legs triggers the reset actuator, the triggering of the reset actuator being configured to lock the roll in cot when the trailing and leading legs of the cot are in a folded position; a pair of front hinge members pivotally connected to the pair of leading legs at one end of the pair of front hinge members and slidingly connected to the front carriage member at an opposite end of the pair of front hinge members, wherein loading of the cot onto a first surface folds the pair of front hinge members and triggers the sliding of the front carriage member along the motion path; and a mechanical loading system coupled to the support frame and connecting the pair of leading legs with the pair of trailing legs, wherein the mechanical loading system comprises a front actuator disposed on the support frame in the motion path defined by the front carriage member, such that movement of the front carriage member triggers the front actuator and thereby initiates the release of the trailing legs.