Patent ID: 7284626
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: A61G,H01H

Abstract:
1. A patient support apparatus for transporting a patient along a floor, the patient support apparatus comprising a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and movable relative to the lower frame, a push handle coupled to the upper frame and movable between a push position and a storage position, a plurality of casters coupled to the lower frame, a wheel movable relative to the lower frame between a lowered position engaging the floor and a raised position spaced from the floor, a drive assembly coupled to the wheel and operable to drive the wheel to propel the patient support apparatus along the floor, a foot pedal coupled to the lower frame and movable to raise and lower the wheel relative to the floor, and elevation adjust pedals coupled to the lower frame and movable to change an elevation of the upper frame relative to the lower frame.