Patent ID: 8485537
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A47B,A61B,B62B

Abstract:
1. A portable radiographic grid cabinet comprising: a first frame with a base and a pair of uprights, said uprights having top ends and bottom ends, said bottom ends terminating in wheels that engage when said first frame is tilted backward; a second frame rigidly attached to said first frame, said second frame containing a rotating bearing cooperating with a cabinet plate so that said cabinet plate can continuously rotate between a vertical and a horizontal position, said rotating bearing restricting rotation beyond 180 degrees; said rotating bearing comprising a bearing body fixed to said second frame and a rotatable slip plate attached to said cabinet plate that mates with said bearing body, said slip plate containing a plurality of indents that can align with a corresponding plurality of compressible spring masses protruding from holes in said bearing body, wherein when aligned, said spring masses enter said indents in the slip plate releasably holding said cabinet plate in a vertical position or one of two horizontal positions; a grid holder attached to said cabinet plate wherein said cabinet plate holds a radiographic grid; wherein said cabinet plate and said bearing can also move vertically up and down along said second frame to a desired vertical position; and wherein said grid holder can telescope forward and can be moved from a hanging position to a table position; a pin in said slip plate or bearing cover attached to said slip plate, said pin aligning with a 180 degree groove in said bearing body, wherein said pin and groove allow rotation between the first horizontal position, the vertical position and the second horizontal position, said pin and groove preventing rotation to a second vertical position.