Patent ID: 7621003
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: A61G,B60B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A roll-in cot having a patient support attached to a wheeled transporter wherein the wheeled transporter comprises leading and trailing collapsible legs having respective proximal ends pivotally connected to a frame and distal ends including wheels, wherein at least at the leading end of the cot the wheels are swivel castor wheels which are lockable and operable in either a swivel mode or a fixed mode, wherein the swivel mode allows each of the swivel castor wheels to swivel 360 degrees around their respective leading collapsible leg, and the fixed mode is self actuating and fixes the swivel castor wheels of the leading collapsible legs in line with a longitudinal direction of the cot so that the cot may be pushed in a straight line, and a castor release assembly for selecting the swivel mode of the swivel castor wheels, wherein the castor release assembly only operates to place the swivel castor wheels in the swivel mode when the cot is in a fully elevated position.