Patent ID: 8239983

Claim:
A patient transport cot comprising: a height adjustment component coupled to the patient transport cot and configured to raise or lower the cot to a plurality of heights; an electronic height indicator coupled to the patient transport cot comprising, a plurality of proximity sensors, wherein each proximity sensor defines a target cot height; and each proximity sensor comprises at least one visual display component coupled thereto, wherein one of the plurality of proximity sensors is triggered when the cot is adjusted to the target cot height setting represented by the one of the plurality of proximity sensors, the triggering of the one of the plurality of proximity sensors being configured to actuate the respective visual display component coupled thereto, and a magnet coupled to the patient transport cot, the magnet being configured to move with the cot as the cot is raised or lowered, wherein the plurality of proximity sensors comprise magnetically operated switches spaced a set distance apart and configured to be triggered when within a set distance of the cot magnet.