Patent ID: 6715722
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A61M,B60R

Abstract:
A support structure for mounting equipment to a transportable anesthesia machine having a wheeled frame, said support structure comprisingan elongate vertical member adapted to mount the equipment which is to be mounted to the anesthesia machine, said vertical member having an upper end and a lower end; an elongate horizontal member extending perpendicularly from said lower end of said vertical member, said horizontal member having an inboard end attached to said vertical member and having an outboard end; means for securing said horizontal member to the frame of the anesthesia machine so that said vertical member is disposed alongside the anesthesia machine and said support structure moves as a unit with the anesthesia machine when the anesthesia machine is transported, said means for securing including a retaining plate adjustably connected to said horizontal member for movement toward said horizontal member to compressively secure the frame between said retaining plate and said horizontal member; and a vertical foot extending downwardly from said horizontal member in a perpendicular direction, said foot being axially aligned with said vertical member.