Patent ID: 9132053
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A medical examination table with retractable caster wheels, comprising: a base having a top and a bottom and a front end and a back end; a column support for a table attached to the top of the base; a plurality of fixed wheels attached near the front end of the base and capable of supporting the front of the base, wherein the fixed wheels are oriented such that the fixed wheels can facilitate rolling of the base along a forward or backward direction; a plurality of leveling feet attached near the back end of the bottom of the base; a plurality of caster wheels near the back of the base, wherein the caster wheels can be in a retracted position in which the caster wheels do not support the base or the caster wheels can be in an engaged position in which the caster wheels support the base and the leveling feet do not support the base; and a lift mechanism that can switch the caster wheels from the retracted position to the engaged position, wherein the lift mechanism includes: