Improved Ambulance Litter.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 16th July, 1894-Accepted, 18th Aug.,
1894
Improved Ambulance Litter.
I, MAX JULIUS NEHEMIAS of 14 Eimsbüttlerstrasse Hamburg, Free State of
Hamburg, Empire of Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
The object of my invention is an improved ambulance litter for the purpose of
carrying wounded and sick persons.
Fig. I represents the longitudinal profile of this litter; Fig. 2 the ground-plan;
Fig. 3 the cross-section, when the litter is to be used and Fig. 4 the plan, when it
is folded up.
The two long carrying-poles a a consisting of two tubes are made of metal and
each consists of two nearly equal halves which, owing to their different diameters,
can be shoved over each other telescope-like and which are held in their positions
to each other by means of an adjusting-screw b. Near the upper and lower ends
of these tubes the short carrying-feet d₁ are attached, which fold up in the
direction of their axes by means of the hinges c c In the middle of each of the
tubes, however at the wider end of them, attached by a hinge-like connection and
provided with an adjusting screw e is a short coupling-box in which the turnable
draw-pole g situated in the middle of the foot d can be shoved with the free end,
while, at the same time the free end of a second draw-pole h coming from the
foot d and shaped into an ear can glide over the pole g. The cross-connection
between the two chief bearers a a₁ is made by the flatt-sticks & consisting of two
unequally long halves held together by means of the joint 7, the shorter half being
fast attached to the tube a, while the longer one is held in the slit of the tube a by
the pegs m and n.
At the thicker half of each of the carrying-poles a a₁ around a hinge o to fold it
open and at the side opposite the carrying-feet d d, is fixed a pole p, which serves
as a diagonal-truss-bar to a support g fastened by removable grooves in a rectangular
position to a, respectively. A cross-bar r connects the upper ends of the two
supports 9 to each other. Between the space formed in this way by a part of the
two long carrying poles a a₁ the under cross-connection stick k, the two diagonal
truss-bars p and the upper cross-connection an appropriately formed cloth s made
of a light but fast material-sail-cloth or something like it-is stretched out by
means of the hooks and eyes t t. Underneath the part prp forming the bead-
piece, a cross-girth provided with a buckle-contrivance is fixed, which serves to
strap the bodies which are to be transported respectively to keep the whole structure
together when the litter is folded up.
The folding-up is made in that manner that after undoing the adjusting screws b
and e, the two halves of the long carrying-poles a and a, are shoved into each other
and at the same time the two carrying feet dd, are folded towards the outside
around their hinges c e nearly parallel to those tubes. The litter after removal of
the upper cross-pole and the pegs m n are put fast against each other, whereby
their connection with the cross-sticks is kept up and in this position the tubes
are held by the longer halves which are laid around by means of the joints 1.
Finally when the two supports q are taken out of their holes and put together with

page_text: their diagonal truss-bars plongside of the tubes a a, all parts of the construction
are brought into the position designated in Fig. 4 and, including the sail-cloth s
may be formed by means of the buckle-contrivance of the cross-girth u to a fast
structure, which is easily transported and takes only little room._
Berlin, the 13th day of September 1893.
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MAX JULIUS NEHEMIAS,
Co Messrs. Dr. J. Schanz & Co., Kommandantenstr. 89, Berlin.
Improved Ambulance Litter.
I, MAX JULIUS NEHEMIAS of 14 Eimsbüttlerstrasse, Hamburg, in the German
Empire, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved folding ambulance litter for the conveyance
of wounded and sick persons.
I will fully describe my improvements with reference to the drawings left by me
with my Provisional Specification.
In those drawings,
Figure
represents a side elevation, Figure 2 a plan and Figure 3 a cross
section of the open litter. Figure 4 represents a plan of the litter in the folded
condition.
The two carrying poles a a each consists of two metallic tubes one of which is
capable of sliding within the other telescopically, the two being also adjustably
secured together by means of the binding screw b. Near the inner end of each of
the larger tubes of the carrying poles there is hinged a guide for the rod 9 which
is pivoted at its outer end to the leg d. A similar rod 1, pivoted to each of the
legs d₁ has a guide secured upon its end by means of which it is connected with
the rod g.
When the litter is in use, the rod g is made fast by the binding
screw e.
The carrying poles are connected at one end by the jointed transverse lath k of
which the two limbs are unequal as indicated by the joint Figure 2. The shorter
limb is fixed to one of the poles, and the longer limb passes through a slot in the
opposite pole where it is secured by the pins m n.
At the head of the litter there is a head piece cousisting of the two uprights q,
one to each pole, and the two struts p cach pivoted to its upright y and to a collar o
movable upon a, upon which it may be secured by a binding screw. The uprights 7
may be removably fitted in holes formed in the carrying poles, and they are con-
nected together by the cross bar r. The rectangular space bounded by the carrying
poles, the jointed lath k, the struts pp and the cross bar r is occupied by a suitable
fabric such for example as sail-cloth or by netting or the like S, which may be
secured in place by cords or hooks and the eyelets t.
At about the point where the struts join the carrying poles, there is
arranged the breast band u, the two halves of which may be connected together
by the buckle v. This band serves also to secure or bind the litter when it is
folded up.
To fold the litter, the binding screws bande are loosened; the carrying poles
are telescoped; the legs d d₁ folded on their hinges c outwardly nearly parallel
with the carrying poles; the uprights g are removed from their holes and folded
with their struts alongside the carrying bars, and the cross bar is removed,
when the litter may be folded as represented by Figure and be bound together
with the breast band u.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
An ambulance litter constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore
described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated thin 12th dow of Tule & D 1804
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.