Patent ID: 7798456

Claim:
A patient care equipment support transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member, the equipment support comprising: an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps, wherein the first clamp includes a first handle, the first clamp being configured to grip the first coupling member when the first handle is moved to a locking position, and wherein the second clamp includes a second handle, the second clamp being configured to grip the second coupling member when the second handle is moved to a locking position, the first and second handles moveable independently of one another, wherein the coupler further includes a mounting block, a first link and a second link, the first clamp further includes a first jaw, the first handle coupled to a first side of the mounting block and the first link coupled to the first jaw and coupled to the first handle such that the first jaw moves between an opened position and a closed position as the first handle moves between a releasing position and the locking position, the second clamp further includes a second jaw, the second handle coupled to a second side of the mounting block and the second link coupled to the second jaw and coupled to the second handle such that the second jaw moves between an opened position and a closed position as the second handle moves between a releasing position and the locking position, and wherein the coupler comprises a post that extends downwardly from the equipment supporting portion, and the mounting block is coupled to the post, and wherein the first jaw is coupled to the first side of the mounting block for pivoting movement about a first pivot pin, the first handle is coupled to the first side of the mounting block for pivoting movement about a second pivot pin, and the first link has a first end coupled to the first jaw for pivoting movement about a third pivot pin, the first link has a second end coupled to the first handle for pivoting movement about a fourth pivot pin, the second jaw is coupled to the second side of the mounting block for pivoting movement about a fifth pivot pin, the second handle is coupled to the second side of the mounting block for pivoting movement about a sixth pivot pin, the second link has a first end coupled to the second jaw for pivoting movement about a seventh pivot pin, and the second link has a second end coupled to the second handle for pivoting movement about an eighth pivot pin.