Patent ID: 6264006
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient in a substantially horizontal position, comprising:a patient support having head and foot ends and a pair of lateral sides intermediate said head and foot ends and a wheeled based supported on at least four floor surface engaging and castered wheels;brake means for braking and unbraking each of said floor surface engaging wheels, said brake means including a movable control means movable between a first position whereat said brake means brakes each wheel and a second position whereat said brake means is unbraked, said control means including a first control element oriented on an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of said patient support and having a first manually manipulatable member connected to said first control element, said first manually manipulatable member being oriented adjacent at least one of said head and foot ends, a second control element oriented on an axis transverse to said longitudinal axis of said patient support and having a second manually manipulatable member connected to said second control element and oriented adjacent at least one of said pair of lateral sides, transmission means for drivingly interconnecting said first and second members and for effecting, when one of said first and second manually manipulatable members is manually operated, a simultaneous operation of the other of said first and second manually manipulatable members whereby an attendant can operate a selected one of said first and second manually manipulatable members from said at least one of said head and foot ends or from said at least one of said lateral sides to effect a braking or unbraking of said wheels.