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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:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1995
Vito A DiMucci, Saratoga, CA (US);
Michael V DiMucci, Sagnaw, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A compact, lightweight, power lifting unit assists the operator of a mobile patient transporter in raising or lowering the patient bed to the desired height required in transporting or transferring a patient. The power lifting unit may also be used to 'collapse' the transporter to its lowest height. The power lifting unit uses a ball screw and ball nut to convert the rotary motion of an electric motor to the linear motion necessary to drive a tension arm and raise or lower the transporter. The power lifting unit is adaptable and may be installed on virtually any existing 'X' frame transporter. Electronic controls allow a single operator to raise or lower the patient bed or allow the patient bed to coast gently to a rest position.