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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jonathan D. Turner, Dillsboro, IN (US);
Stephen R. Hamberg, Cincinnati, OH (US);
D. Scott Manlove, Osgood, IN (US);
Donald E. Smith, Greensburg, IN (US);
Robert Mark Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/02 ;
Abstract
A mechanism for initiating movement of a stretcher includes a drive wheel, and a lever or pedal actuated assembly. Moving the pedal or the lever moves a flexible drive link which is wound around a hub of the drive wheel. As the flexible drive link is pulled and unwound from the hub, the drive wheel engages the floor and rotates a sufficient distance to overcome inertia and align the swivel wheels of the stretcher in the desired direction.