Patent ID: 7690057

Claim:
A prone cart comprising: a frame; a main support secured centrally of the frame, and a stop support secured rearwardly of the frame below the main support; an articuable body support being moveable from a prone position to an elevated position including: a tray support section having a forward end extending forward of the frame and a rearward second end and a linkage portion rotatably secured to the main support, the tray support section being horizontally oriented and being moveable from a first lower position to a second position elevated above the first lower position; a chest support section supporting the tray support section, said chest support section having a rearward end pivotally secured to the main support and a forward end pivotally secured to the rearward end of the tray support section, the chest support section being rotatable about the rearward end between a first position disposed in a generally horizontal orientation to an second position in an upwardly inclined orientation, and said chest support section and linkage portion being coupled between the rearward end of the tray support section and the main support in parallel alignment such that the tray support section remains horizontally orientated between the first and second positions; an abdominal support section having a forward end pivotally secured to the main support and a rearward end, the abdominal support section being rotatable about the forward end between a first position disposed in a generally horizontal orientation to a second position in a downwardly inclined orientation, a leg support section having a forward end and a rearward end, the forward end being moveable between a first generally horizontal position and a second position below the first position, the forward end of the leg support section being secured to the rearward end of the abdominal support section for movement therewith, such that the leg support section is horizontally oriented when it is in the first position corresponding to the first position of the abdominal support, and the leg support section is horizontally oriented when it is in the second position corresponding to the second position of the abdominal support section, the leg support section moving with the abdominal support section from the first position to the second position and engaging a stop thereat and counter rotating with respect to the abdominal support section until said abdominal support section reaches the second position and the leg support comes to rest at its second position in the horizontal orientation.