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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vito A DiMucci, Saratoga, CA (US);
Michael V DiMucci, Saginaw, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
182141 ; 5611 ;
Abstract
A lightweight, compact power lifting unit has one or more tension arms for applying the force required to adjust the height of a 'gurney' or mobile patient transporter. In one embodiment, a ball screw and nut are used to drive the tension arms, reducing both the weight and the power requirements of the power lifting unit. The power lifting unit is adaptable to being installed on existing transporters.