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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2002
Richard Henry Ferneau, Washington Court House, OH (US);
Bret William Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
William Harry Benedict, Jamestown, OH (US);
Eugene VanDyne, Wilmington, OH (US);
Ferno-Washington, Inc., Wilmington, OH (US);
Abstract
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 a pair of side extension arms provided between the leading end and the trailing end, each of the side extension arms being adapted to slidably extend outwardly from a stowed position adjacent the cot frame to an extended position substantially perpendicular to the cot frame. The cot frame may form a part of an integral stretcher or may serve as a carrier to which a separable top structure, such as a stretcher/stair chair, may be detachably secured, the cot frame including seats for slidably receiving the top structure and latching means for securing the top structure to the cot frame.