Patent ID: 7725968
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. An ambulance cot comprising: a wheeled base; and a patient litter disposed above and supported for adjustable vertical movement on said base by a support mechanism, the patient litter comprising: a pair of longitudinally extending side rails, the side rails configured to extend from a head end to a foot end of the patient litter; a retractable, generally U-shaped head section, the head section having a pair of parallel legs connected by a cross rail, the legs being configured to be slidably received into the interior of the respective longitudinally extending side rails, a pair of brackets connecting the legs to a head rail, a cross rail pivotally received by the brackets, at least one handle pivotally mounted for movement about an axis corresponding to or parallel to the axis of the cross rail, the handle being connected to a pin configured for rotation about the axis of rotation defined by or parallel to the axis of the cross rail.