Patent ID: 7636961
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. In combination with an elongated patient transport cot including an elongated bed supported by a collapsible wheel supported undercarriage, a lift device for temporarily engaging and lifting an end portion of said cot to facilitate moving said cot and a patient thereon into and out of a patient transport vehicle, said lift device comprising a frame supported by a set of wheels, a head member releasably connected to said end portion of said cot, a generally vertically extending power operated lift member including an elongated fluid cylinder mounted on said frame and having a piston rod connected to said head member for raising and lowering said head member and said end portion of said cot, a tank of pressurized gas mounted on said frame and connected to said fluid cylinder, and a manually actuated control valve connected to control the flow of gas from said tank to said fluid cylinder for selectively operating said lift member for controlling the generally vertical movement of said head member and said end portion of said cot.