Patent ID: 6585188
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A61G,B64D

Abstract:
A rescue vehicle (1) comprising a loading compartment (2); a first and a second lateral wall (3, 4) defining said compartment (2), at least the first said lateral wall (3) having a loading-unloading opening (6) narrower than the length of said compartment (2) and located adjacent to a first longitudinal end of the compartment (2); at least one stretcher (15) set to a longitudinal transportation position inside said compartment (2) and movable to and from said compartment (2) through said opening (6), the stretcher (15) being narrower and longer than the width of said opening (6); and fastening means (22) for releasably fixing said stretcher (15) in said transportation position; characterized in that said fastening means (22) comprise two pins (23, 24) projecting downwards from opposite ends of said stretcher (15); a first and a second seat (26, 27) located inside said compartment (2), and each for receiving a respective said pin (23, 24), said first seat (26) being adjacent to said first longitudinal end and facing said opening (6), and said second seat (27) being set back with respect to said opening (6); releasable click-on locking means (28) associated with said first seat (26) to lock the respective said pin (23) inside said first seat (26); and transverse guide means (29) extending from said second seat (27) and for guiding the respective said pin (24) along a transverse insertion path into said second seat (27).