Improvements in Ambulance Litters for the Transport of Ill or Wounded Persons
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1895-Accepted 29th June, 1895
COMPLEIF SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Ambulance Litters for the Transport of Ill or
Wounded Persons
1, GUSTAV ADOLI i Kirust, of 4 Grosse Allee, Hamburg in the Empue of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what minner the ame is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement
This invention relates to foldable ambulance litters for the transport of ill or
wounded persons
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1, is a side view of an ambulance littei
Figure 2 plan, but with cover taken off
Figures 3 and 4, are end vicws shewing the ambulance folded
Each of the wooden bearing 1ods (A) consists of two parts the connection of
which is formed by means of joints (B) for the better safety of which a Ụ shaped
iron piece, projecting to the middle of each of said bearing rods, is screwed on top
of one of the two parts The cross connection between both the bearing rods is
formed by the wood preces (E) and (F) each consisting of two halves which are
Joined by means of the joints (G) and (H) and secured by means of U shaped iron
pieces (1) and (K) The attachment of the cross wood pieces (E) and (F) to the
bearing iods (A) is formed by the 101nts (L) The joints (G) and (H) are the
points of fastening of the shores (M) and (N) serving like diagonal connect on
which also communicate with the bearing rods (A) by the swivel Joints (0) and (P)
allowing a horizontal and at the same time vertical turning
The whole frame
ests upon the legs (R) attached by means of joints (Q) to the bearing rods, which
are kept in the right position by shores (S) and (1), suitably joined with the
bearing tods
An adjustable pillow is produced by means of two racks (U) which
are pivotted at one end to the bearing rods, and at the other to the flat iron
supports (V) The litter ue attached to the bearing rods by means of bolts (W),
and moveable on same in a long slot (X) The iron supports (V) and racks (U)
attached to both sides, are joined by a horizontal 1od (Y) The props (Z) over
which the cover (Z) is to be tented are put through the rod (Y) and also into
suitable holes in the bearing rods (A) The space between the bearing rods (A)
and the crowood pieces (F) and (F) is tented with cloth or net I he cloth
which serves for the adjustable pillow is attached to the cross bai (R') and is
constructed so that said bai (R¹) can be put into the different recesses (K²) of
the rack (U)
In order to fold the ambulance litter it is first necessary to draw the props (4)
out of the bearing rods (A) and also out of the horizont il rod (Y) and put them,
together with the cover (1) upon the ambulance, then take the cross bar (R') out
of the rece ses in the racks (U) and put them also, together with the cloth serving
for pillow, upon the ambulance After this place the racks (U) backward, until the
rod (Y) lest upon the bearing rods (A), and the iron supports (V) lie nearly
parallel with the bearing rods Now take the ambulance by the U shaped iron
prece (D) and lift it sufficiently high, by this movement the whole frime fold
itself up in the manner as shewn in Figures 3 and 4 Both parts of the bearing
rods (A) are turned upon the joints (B) so that the two ends approach each other
Ile shoes (S) and (I) cause, by this movement, the legs (R) to assume a pirallel
position with the bearing rods, whilst the shores (M) and (N) occasion the folding
D

page_text: of the two parts of the crosswood pieces (E) and (b) In the space (A') which is
formed between the two ends of the folded frame, the cloth with the props (Z) and
the cross bar (R') find a sufficient room A strap of leather which serves for
buckling the ill or wounded, when in the ambulance, is firmly buckled round said
ambulance which can be transported in a most easy and commodious manner
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
Firstly A foldable ambulance litter, characterized by bearing rods divided and
Jointed in their middle, so that they can be folded up, also by cross-wood pieces
divided and jo nted in their middle and placed parallel with the bearing rods
Secondly The shores attached between the legs and the bearing rods which
when folding the ambulance, occasion the parallel position of the legs with the
bearing rods
Thirdly The shores attached between the wood cross pieces and the bearing rods,
which in folding the ambulance occasion the parallel position of said wood closs
pieces with the bearing rods, at the same time when using the ambulance they serve
for diagonal connection
Fourthly The racks foldable backwards, in the recesses of which the cross
bar is placed to form the adjustable pillow which can be arranged at different
heights
Dated this 30th day of April 1805
W D ROWLINGSON,
172 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC, Agent for the Applicant