Combination cot loading and fastening system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8444195
APP PUB NO 20100045059A1
SERIAL NO

11630549

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A combination cot loading and fastening system for loading and unloading an ambulance cot having a normal loadingheight of about 76 centimeters (about 30 inches) into an emergency rescue vehicle having a transport deck in excess of 78 centimeters (about 31 inches), the vehicle having an opening providing access to the transport deck, is disclosed. The system comprises a pair of tracks, a shuttle assembly to securely pull the ambulance cot along the pair of tracks, and a locking mechanism mounted on the shuttle assembly. The shuttle assembly is configured to position the locking mechanism a distance away from a second end of the pair of tracks and at angle below the transport deck of the emergency rescue vehicle, the angle ranging from about 10° to 25°, and the distance ranging about 22.8 centimeters (about 9 inches) to about 50 centimeters (about 20 inches).

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FERNO-WASHINGTON INC70 WEIL WAY WILMINGTON OH 45177

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  • 2005 Application Filing Year
  • B60P Class
  • 393 Applications Filed
  • 201 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 51.15 % Issued To-Date
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Bourgraf, Elroy E Naples, US 9 186
Chinn, Robert C Cumming, US 24 699
Pollock, Irvin D Wilmington, US 7 226
Sutton, Warren Dale St. Joseph, US 3 105

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