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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2014
Colleen Q. Blickensderfer, Springboro, OH (US);
Brian M. Magill, Mainville, OH (US);
Tim R. Wells, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Preeti Sar, Wilmington, OH (US);
Derick C. Robinson, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Nicholas V. Valentino, Springboro, OH (US);
Michael D. Clark, Dayton, OH (US);
Colleen Q. Blickensderfer, Springboro, OH (US);
Brian M. Magill, Mainville, OH (US);
Tim R. Wells, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Preeti Sar, Wilmington, OH (US);
Derick C. Robinson, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Nicholas V. Valentino, Springboro, OH (US);
Michael D. Clark, Dayton, OH (US);
Ferno-Washington, Inc., Wilmington, OH (US);
Abstract
A powered ambulance cot and methods of raising and lowering the cot as well as loading and unloading the cot are disclosed. The cot includes a support frame and legs, each leg having a wheel. An actuator of an actuation system interconnects the frame and legs, and is configured to effect changes in elevation of the frame relative to the wheel of each of the legs. A control system controls activation of the actuation system, and detects both the actuator at a first location relative to the frame, where the first location is remote from a second location and which situates an end of the actuator that is remote from each wheel closer to the frame, and a presence of a signal requesting a change in elevation of said support frame to thereby cause the legs to move relative to the support frame.