Patent ID: 8444195
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: A61G,B60P

Abstract:
1. A combination cot loading and fastening system for loading and unloading an ambulance cot having a normal loading height 76 centimeters (about 30 inches) into an emergency rescue vehicle having a transport deck with a height more than 78 centimeters (about 31 inches), the vehicle having an opening providing access to the transport deck, said system comprising: a pair of tracks mountable to the transport deck of the emergency vehicle and having a first and second ends, and a longitudinal length extending from said first end to said second end, said second end being located adjacent but inward of the opening of the vehicle, said tracks having opposing channels; a shuttle assembly engaged for movement in said opposing channels of said pair of tracks and configured to securely pull the ambulance cot along said pair of tracks, the shuttle assembly comprising a frame having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal body extending from the first end to the second end and defining upper and lower surfaces of an inner track, wherein said shuttle assembly has rollers rotatably mounted to the longitudinal body and accommodated for rolling within said pair of tracks; and a locking mechanism mounted on said shuttle assembly for movement along the inner track and configured to releasably hold the ambulance cot, wherein the shuttle assembly is configured to position the locking mechanism a distance away from said second end of said pair of tracks and at angle below the transport deck of the emergency rescue vehicle, said angle ranging from about 10° to 25° , and said distance ranging from 22.8 centimeters (9 inches) to 50 centimeters (20 inches).