Ambulance cot with improved drop frame
A multiple level elevating cot adapted to be rolled into emergency vehicles, the cot having a wheeled undercarriage supporting a cot frame having a leading end and a trailing end, and adapted to selectively secure the cot frame in a plurality of elevational positions. The cot frame includes an improved drop frame having a wider range of motion to a cot construction. The cot frame is also provided with patient support features, such as positionable back, leg, and side arm supports.
1 . An elevating cot adapted to be rolled into emergency vehicles, said cot comprising:
a generally rectangular cot frame; and
a drop frame rotatably mounted to said cot frame, said drop frame positionable in an extended position, and at least one position above the extended position.
2 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 1 , wherein said at least one position above the extended position is an upper middle position, and an upright position.
3 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 1 , wherein said drop frame is further positionable in a lower middle position providing improved lifting ergonomics.
4 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 1 , wherein said drop frame is further positionable in a lower middle position, and a collapsed position.
5 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 1 , wherein said drop frame is further positionable in a lower middle position, and wherein said at least one position above the extended position is an upper middle position, and an upright position.
6 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 1 , wherein said drop frame is further positionable in a lower middle position, and a collapsed position, and wherein said at least one position above the extended position is an upper middle position, and an upright position.
7 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 1 wherein said drop frame include a pair of loading wheels.
8 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 1 , wherein said elevating cot further includes a latching mechanism for releasably securing said drop frame in one of said positions.
9 . The elevating cot a recited in claim 1 , wherein said drop frame is rotatably mounted to said cot frame by a pair of pivots mounts.
10 . The elevating cot a recited in claim 1 , wherein said drop frame is rotatably mounted to said cot frame by a pair of pivots mounts, each of said pivots mounts having a plurality of slots, said slots corresponding to said positions.
11 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 1 , wherein said drop frame is rotatably mounted to said cot frame by a pair of pivots mounts, each of said pivots mounts having a plurality of slots, said slots corresponding to said positions, and wherein said elevating cot further includes a latching mechanism for releasably securing said drop frame in one of said positions by being engaged in the corresponding one of said slots.
12 . An elevating cot adapted to be rolled into emergency vehicles, said cot comprising:
a generally rectangular undercarriage having wheels;
a generally rectangular cot frame having a leading end and a trailing end;
leg members interconnecting said cot frame and said undercarriage; and
a drop frame rotatably mounted to said cot frame, said drop frame positionable in an extended position, and at least one position above the extended position.
13 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 12 , wherein said at least one position above the extended position is an upper middle position, and an upright position.
14 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 12 , wherein said drop frame is further positionable in a lower middle position, and wherein said at least one position above the extended position is an upper middle position, and an upright position.
15 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 12 , wherein said drop frame is further positionable in a lower middle position, and a collapsed position, and wherein said at least one position above the extended position is an upper middle position, and an upright position.
16 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 12 wherein said drop frame include a pair of loading wheels.
17 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 12 , wherein said elevating cot further includes a latching mechanism for releasably securing said drop frame in one of said positions.
18 . The elevating cot a recited in claim 12 , wherein said drop frame is rotatably mounted to said cot frame by a pair of pivots mounts.
19 . The elevating cot a recited in claim 12 , wherein said drop frame is rotatably mounted to said cot frame by a pair of pivots mounts, each of said pivots mounts having a plurality of slots, said slots corresponding to said positions.
20 . The elevating cot as recited in claim 12 , wherein said drop frame is rotatably mounted to said cot frame by a pair of pivots mounts, each of said pivots mounts having a plurality of slots, said slots corresponding to said positions, and wherein said elevating cot further includes a latching mechanism for releasably securing said drop frame in one of said positions by being engaged in the corresponding one of said slots.