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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2010
Clifford Lambarth, Portage, MI (US);
Chad Souke, Portage, MI (US);
Kurosh Nahavandi, Portage, MI (US);
Adam Downey, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert Cox, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Clifford Lambarth, Portage, MI (US);
Chad Souke, Portage, MI (US);
Kurosh Nahavandi, Portage, MI (US);
Adam Downey, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert Cox, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
An ambulance cot loading and unloading apparatus includes a base for mounting to an emergency vehicle deck and an arm mounted for linear movement along the base, which is configured for engaging an ambulance cot. A drive mechanism is provided for raising the arm, which is configured in the presence of an applied force with a first magnitude on the arm to raise the arm at a first speed and in the presence of an applied force on the arm with a second magnitude greater than the first magnitude to raise the arm at another speed or speeds lower than the first speed.