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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd., Southend-on-Sea, GB;
Inventor:
John Hynes, Southend-on-Sea, GB;
Assignee:
Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd., Essex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 5/00 (2006.01); B62B 5/04 (2006.01); B62B 3/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/04 (2006.01); F16M 11/42 (2006.01); A61G 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 5/049 (2013.01); A61G 12/001 (2013.01); B62B 3/00 (2013.01); B62B 5/0442 (2013.01); B62B 5/0447 (2013.01); F16D 65/04 (2013.01); F16M 11/42 (2013.01); B62B 5/0438 (2013.01); B62B 2301/044 (2013.01); F16M 2200/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trolley for medical equipment includes a base mounted on a plurality of wheels. A brake device including at least one deformable brake pad is located beneath the trolley base. A release mechanism is provided to move the brake pad between a raised position in which it is spaced above a floor surface on which the trolley wheels rest, and a lowered position in which the brake pad is pressed against the floor surface under the weight of the brake device to a exert a braking force on the trolley.