Patent ID: 6976696

Claim:
An undercarriage for transporting a stretcher, said undercarriage comprising: a support base adapted for supporting a stretcher, said support base having an open compartment and defining an upper plane bounded by an upper surface of said support base and a lower plane bounded by a lower surface of said support base; a first pair of legs pivotally mounted to the support base, said first pair of legs comprising forward legs; a second pair of legs pivotally and slidably mounted to the support base, said second pair of legs comprising rearward legs, said first pair of legs being independently pivotal about said support base from said second pair of legs; a journaled member provided at the distal ends of each leg; and a control system adapted to selectively pivot said first pair of legs to a stowed position and to selectively pivot said second pair of legs to a stowed position, and said control system further adapted to selectively lengthen or shorten said legs to adjust the height of said support base, said control system including a plurality of actuators, said actuators pivoting and adjusting the length of said legs, and said actuators comprising cylinders.