Patent ID: 6098732
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B62B,B62D

Abstract:
Apparatus for providing self-propelled motion to a medication cart, comprising:a support assembly adapted to be mounted to a base of a medication cart;a plurality of wheels carried by said support assembly and adapted for supporting said medication cart on a substantially planar surface;at least one drive wheel carried by an extension and retraction device operatively connected to said support assembly and operable to be selectively manually moved between extended and retracted positions for respectively engaging with and disengaging from said substantially planar surface;a motor operably connected to said drive wheel for rotating said drive wheel in at least a first direction; anda control switch coupled to said motor and carried by said medication cart to permit selective manual operation by an attendant for operating said drive wheel in said at least first direction for providing self-propelled motion to said medication cart.