EP1378220B1 - Halterung für Krankentrage - Google Patents

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EP1378220B1
EP1378220B1 EP03252730A EP03252730A EP1378220B1 EP 1378220 B1 EP1378220 B1 EP 1378220B1 EP 03252730 A EP03252730 A EP 03252730A EP 03252730 A EP03252730 A EP 03252730A EP 1378220 B1 EP1378220 B1 EP 1378220B1
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Shahid Saleem
Robert Williamson
David Paul Whyman
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G1/00—Stretchers
    • A61G1/02—Stretchers with wheels
    • A61G1/0293—Stretchers with wheels stretcher supports with wheels, e.g. used for stretchers without wheels
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    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/08—Accommodating or securing wheelchairs or stretchers
    • A61G3/0816—Accommodating or securing stretchers
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    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/08—Accommodating or securing wheelchairs or stretchers
    • A61G3/0816—Accommodating or securing stretchers
    • A61G3/0833—Accommodating or securing stretchers using other support
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    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/08—Accommodating or securing wheelchairs or stretchers
    • A61G3/0816—Accommodating or securing stretchers
    • A61G3/0875—Securing stretchers, e.g. fastening means
    • A61G3/0883—Securing stretchers, e.g. fastening means by preventing lateral movement, e.g. tracks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/08—Accommodating or securing wheelchairs or stretchers
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    • A61G1/00—Stretchers
    • A61G1/06—Supports for stretchers, e.g. to be placed in or on vehicles

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  • the present invention relates to a stretcher and stretcher securing arrangement.
  • EP 0 821 927 and US 5 092 722 disclose an ambulance mounting arrangement comprising a single longitudinal guide track. These are able to hold down parts of the stretcher at the centre of the stretcher.
  • GB 2 203 999 discloses a platform 10 that is moveable relative to the floor of an ambulance that receives a stretcher. The front of the stretcher is retained by a central hook 36.
  • US 5 779 296 relates to a helicopter transport arrangement in which a stretcher is attached to a moveable platform.
  • US 5 494 386 discloses a stretcher with movement limiting members located along the side of the stretcher.
  • US 5 205 601 relates to a stretcher that does not have an upper and lower frame moveable relative to each other.
  • the retention means may be arranged to act at a location intermediate the ends of the stretcher.
  • the retention means may be arranged to act directly on each of a pair of side members of the upper frame.
  • the retention means may be arranged to act at a location on the upper frame substantially midway between the ends of the stretcher.
  • the retention means may be arranged to resist relative movement of the stretcher upwardly with respect to the vehicle.
  • the retention means may be arranged to resist relative movement of the stretcher forwardly or rearwardly relative to the vehicle or both or relative sideways movement to one side or to the other side or both or any combination thereof.
  • the retention means may be arranged to be automatically engaged upon loading of the stretcher into a vehicle.
  • the upper frame may be movable relative to the lower frame between a raised and a lowered position.
  • the retention means may include at least one member secured to the upper frame of a stretcher and extending downwardly to engage apparatus secured to the floor of a vehicle.
  • the member may extend downwardly, beneath the level of the lower frame, for instance when the upper frame is in the lowered position.
  • the retention means may be secured to the vehicle floor and may extend to a lower elevation than the lowermost part of the lower frame at the forward end of the stretcher and may be of less width than the distance between two wheels at the front region of a stretcher.
  • the member may extend downwardly, beneath the level of the lower frame and may extend inwardly of outer side member of the lower frame.
  • the member may include an enlarged lower portion arranged to be located beneath a downwardly facing surface of a member secured to the vehicle floor.
  • the retention means may include one part, fixed and immovable on the stretcher, such as the upper frame of the stretcher being arranged to cooperate with another part fixed and immovable on the vehicle.
  • the retention means may include two retainment members secured to the upper frame of a stretcher substantially towards each end of said upper frame extending downwardly to engage apparatus secured to the floor of a vehicle substantially towards each end of said upper frame.
  • the members may extend downwardly, beneath the level of the lower frame.
  • the members may extend beneath the level of the lower frame when the upper frame is in the lowered position.
  • At least one retainment means may include a first retainment member extending downwardly through the lower frame substantially towards one end of said lower frame. Those means may also include a second retainment member extending downwardly from a position on the upper frame substantially towards one end of said upper frame to a position adjacent to the lower frame.
  • the first and second members may comprise two spaced downwardly extending bars secured to the upper frame connected by a transverse bar at a location remote from the upper frame.
  • At least one holding or retention means such as an end region holding means may be secured to a vehicle floor, such as substantially towards one end of a stretcher retainment position, such that once a stretcher is in the retainment position at least one retainment member such as the transverse bar may be held in place.
  • the holding means may include at least one clamp which may secure at least one retainment member to a vehicle floor.
  • the clamp may be movable between a release and a holding position and may be operable by an operator.
  • Said clamp may be operable by the foot of an operator or by an actuator. Alternatively, the clamp may be operable by abutment of part of the stretcher with an actuator upon movement of the stretcher into the vehicle.
  • Said clamp may be arranged to be in a holding position unless operated by an operator.
  • the holding means may include a further clamp which may be fixed relative to the vehicle floor.
  • the further clamp may be arranged to partially surround a member secured to the upper frame when the stretcher is in the retainment position.
  • the further clamp and the other clamp which is in the closed position engage a retainment member secured to the upper frame they may act to resist movement of that portion of the upper frame in one, two, three, four, five or six relative directions such as to one side or the other side or both, or forwardly or rearwardly or both or upwardly or downwardly or both or any combination thereof.
  • the securing arrangement may include a second end region holding means arranged to resist relative movement of an end region of the upper frame in at least one or two or three or four or only four relative directions such as rearwards movement, upwards movement, movement to one side or movement to the other side or any combination thereof.
  • the second holding means may be secured to a vehicle floor towards one end of a stretcher retainment position such that once a stretcher is in said retainment position at least one retainment member secured to the upper frame of the stretcher may be held in place.
  • the second holding means may include guide means arranged to cooperate with at least one retainment member secured to the upper frame to guide an end region of the stretcher into a retainment position.
  • the guide means may diverge such that the retainment member may slide past the guide means and may continue until a point where said retainment member abuts said guide means and is unable to move further.
  • the retainment member may be arranged to abut the guide means with such abutment being arranged to cause the sideways movement of at least a part of the stretcher upon pushing of the vehicle forwardly into the vehicle.
  • the second holding means may also be arranged, in use, to abut a portion secured to the floor of a vehicle to restrict relative movement of at least part of the stretcher upwardly relative to the floor of the vehicle.
  • the retention means may include a snap fitting arranged to be actuated upon relative movement of the stretcher into a vehicle to effect the retention.
  • the snap fitting may include a release member arranged to release the snap fitting.
  • the retention means may include two spaced snap fittings.
  • the securing arrangement may include front holding means arranged to resist relative movement of the front of the stretcher with respect to a vehicle in at least one, and preferably two, three or four relative directions such as to one side or to the other side or forwardly or upwardly or any combination thereof.
  • the securing arrangement may include rear holding means arranged to resist relative movement of the rear of the stretcher in at least one or two or three or four relative directions such as rearwards movement, upwards movement, movement to one side or movement to the other side or any combination thereof.
  • the arrangement may include a first clamp secured to the vehicle arranged to at least partially surround a part of a stretcher to assist in retaining the stretcher in position in the vehicle, the first clamp being movable from a first position in which the stretcher can enter and leave the vehicle and a second position in which a part of the stretcher is retained in position.
  • the clamp may retain an end region of the stretcher.
  • the clamp may be pivotally movable between the first and second positions such as about an axis extending transverse to the direction of movement of the stretcher into the vehicle which axis may extend in the same general direction as the general plane of the floor of the vehicle.
  • the clamp may be arranged to be in the second position until it is caused to be moved to a first position, for instance by an operator such as the foot of an operator or by an actuator or automatically such as by movement of the trolley into the vehicle.
  • the clamp may be arranged to be acted on by a clamp operating member arranged to move from a first position in which the clamp is able to be in the first position and a second position in which the clamp is caused to be in the second position.
  • the member may be arranged to be located between a part fast with the floor of the vehicle and the clamp when in the second position.
  • the arrangement means may include a second clamp arranged to at least partially surround a part of the stretcher such as a cross-member.
  • the second clamp may be fixed in position.
  • the second clamp may be arranged to be engaged by part of the stretcher upon movement of the stretcher into the vehicle.
  • the second clamp may be arranged to at least partially surround the same member as the first clamp.
  • the first and second clamps may be staggered from each other in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of a stretcher into and out of the vehicle.
  • the part of the stretcher that is surrounded by the clamp may comprise a part secured to an upper frame of the stretcher.
  • At least one clamp may be arranged to abut a part of the stretcher to resist sideways movement in at least one direction when in the second position.
  • the front guide and retainment member comprises a base plate 12, an inverted U-frame 13, support members 14 and guide rails 15 that converge in a rearwards direction to meet at a point 16.
  • the guide and retainment member 10 is secured to the floor 11 of an ambulance.
  • Figures 3 , 7 and 8 show a stretcher 30 modified to comprise a restriction loop 20 secured to an upper frame member 21.
  • the restriction loop 20 is secured to the upper frame towards the front of the stretcher via attachment to a cross member 21 on the upper frame. This is shown in Figure 8 .
  • Figures 3 and 8 also show a rear retainment bar 31 secured to the upper frame of the stretcher 30 towards the rear of said stretcher. This will be described in more detail later.
  • the restriction loop 20 will secure the front of the upper frame 29 of the stretcher directly to the floor of an ambulance by its interaction with the front guide and the retainment member 10. This interaction can be seen in Figure 2 .
  • the restriction loop 20 With the stretcher in the lowered position, the restriction loop 20 will be at a height above the floor of the ambulance that will allow it to pass over the guide rails 15 of front guide and the retainment member 10. Once restriction loop 20 has engaged the retainment member 10 the stretcher will be unable to move in a forwards or upwards direction or in a sideways direction.
  • Motion is prevented by the v-shape of guide rails 15 which, upon forwards movement of the stretcher, enter the loop 20 and cause any misalignment of the front of the stretcher to be connected by bearing against one side or the other of the loop.
  • the restriction loop Once the restriction loop is at a point where the width of the loop is equal to the distance apart of the guide members 15 the restriction loop 20 will be unable to travel any further along the guide members 15.
  • Motion of the stretcher is also prevented in an upwards direction by the abutment of lower cross member 22 of the restriction loop 20 with the underside of the guide rails 15.
  • the front portion of an upper frame will resist motion in a forwards or vertical direction and in a side to side direction and hence will retain the stretcher in position in the ambulance.
  • the support members 14 strengthen the frame 13 on which guide members 15 are supported such that in the event of a crash, the frame 13 will resist motion in a horizontal or vertical direction and hence retain the stretcher in position in the ambulance.
  • FIGS 4 , 5 and 6 show a preferred rear retaining box 50 comprising a raised base plate 51, two fixed rearwardly facing clamps or catches 52, two moveable clamps or catches 53, and a catch engaging element 54. Also shown in Figure 4 is the rear retainment bar 31 which is connected to the upper frame of the stretcher. In use the rear retaining box 50 is secured to the floor of an ambulance.
  • the moveable rear catches 53 are hinged about a horizontal bar 57 onto which they are attached at points 56. When the system is not in a locked position the moveable catches 53 will be in an unengaged position as shown in Figures 9 and 10 . These Figures show that when the catches 53 are in the unengaged position, they are at a substantially lower position than when they are in locked position.
  • a catch engaging element 54 is moved from position 55 (shown by the broken lines in Figure 4 ) rearwardly to that as shown. As the catch engaging element moves from position 55 it will engage the rear of the catches 53 and upon further motion of the element 54, the catches 53 pivot about points 56 and raise up in an anti-clockwise direction onto the element 54, raising into their engaged position.
  • the preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a foot pedal 57 connected to the engaging element 54 by a shank 56.
  • the element 54 maintains a rest position such that the catches 53 are always in the locked position.
  • An operator must push the pedal 57 inwardly to move the engagement member 54 to the unengaged position 55.
  • the shank 56 which is hinged to a top part of the pedal at one end and to engaging element 54 at the other, is moved in the direction shown by the arrow 59.
  • engaging element 54 is also moved in direction 59 towards the position 55.
  • This system whereby the stretcher retainment mechanism is always locked and requires unlocking before loading of a stretcher can be achieved is a safety feature of the present invention. That is because an operator is always required to unlock the system before loading a stretcher and the system always returns to the locked position after the stretcher is loaded. This allows for the rear retainment means never to be overlooked in the heat of the moment. Once a stretcher is loaded it will automatically be locked in position.
  • Removal of the stretcher is achieved by pushing the pedal into the ambulance to release the catches and then pushing the trolley out.
  • a powered means for moving the engaging element 54 may be provided.
  • An actuator may be provided (not shown) such that the movement of the engagement member to position 55 may be achieved without physical exertion of the operator.
  • the operation may be conveniently activated by depressing a button located within the ambulance.
  • the retaining box 50 and the guide and retainment member 10 are distanced apart from each other on the ambulance floor such that when restriction loop 20 fully engages the rear guide and retainment member 10, the front retainment bar is stopped by the catches 52.
  • the height above the floor of the ambulance of the retaining bar 51, when the stretcher is in its lowered position, is matched by the height above the ambulance floor of the two forward facing catches 52.
  • the movement of the trolley into the ambulance may cause the element 54 to move to the position shown at 55 to clear the way for the bar 31 to move into the catches 52.
  • the abutment on the trolley need no longer act on the element 54 allowing the element to spring back to allow the catches 53 to capture the bar 31.
  • That disengagement of the trolley with the element 54 may be by way of the element 54 moving rearwardly and to one side under the force of engagement with the trolley with that sideways movement passing a certain extent such that the abutment on the trolley no longer acts to push the element against its spring loading.
  • a stretcher is collapsed and moved onto the ambulance floor in the direction of arrow 124.
  • the front of the lower frame of the stretcher is secured by the antlers 112 and the rear of the lower frame of the stretcher is secured by the ratchet clamp 114.
  • Securement by the antlers 112 and the ratchet clamp 114 of the lower part of a stretcher is known.
  • the stretcher is located over a wheel hub 126 that projects up into the ambulance.
  • the front of the stretcher is guided by the antlers such that the forward wheel mountings 28 are located beneath the antlers with a tube 130 extending above those wheel mountings 128 being located in arcuate recesses 132 of the antlers.
  • Abutment of the tubes 30 with the recesses 132 resists relative forward movement of the stretcher in the ambulance and abutment of the wheel mountings 128 with the underside of the antlers resists upwards movement of the lower part of the frame.
  • the recesses 132 are located above the floor 110 of the ambulance by appropriate supporting framework 134 that extends down and is secured to the floor 110.
  • the arcuate recesses 132 are formed by rearwardly and outwardly diverging sections 136 that ensure that the tubes and therefore the stretcher is guided into the correct position.
  • the lower frame of the stretcher includes a cross bar 138.
  • a pair of brackets 140 extend downwardly from the cross bar 138 with an axle 142 extending between the lower portions of the brackets 140.
  • the ratchet clamp 114 is in the position shown in Figure 15 in which two hooks 144 extend over the axle 142 with downwardly extending bars 146 of the clamp resting against the rearwardly facing portion of the axle 142.
  • the rear ratchet clamp resists upwards movement of the lower frame at the rear of the stretcher by abutment of the axle 142 with the hooks 144 and rearwards movement of the lower frame of the stretcher by abutment of the axle 142 with the bars 146.
  • the hooks and bars 144 and 146 are pivoted upwardly from the position shown in Figure 14 and then slid along the rods 152 until the axial is engaged and the spigot pins 150 automatically snap into the openings in the rods 152 to hold the bracket in position.
  • Figure 17 illustrates the form of stretcher that it is intended to use the apparatus with and it comprises the upper frame 118 and the lower frame 120.
  • these frames are shown spaced apart. However, the frames are able to move towards and away from each other as they are connected by a first pair of spaced, parallel linkages 158 and a second pair of cross linkages 160 that are also parallel with each other.
  • the upper and lower end of each linkage 158 is pivotally connected, respectively, to the upper and lower frames 118 and 20 with adjacent linkages 158 and 160 from each pair being pivotally connected at point 162.
  • bracket 122 is secured approximately midway along spaced side members 166 of the upper frame with the side members passing through and being secured to channels 168 formed in the bracket.
  • a central cross bar 170 extends between and connects downwardly and inwardly extending bars 172 that are connected to each channel 168 and downwardly extending bars 174 extend vertically from the bar 172 in order that they clear and extend beneath the lower frame 120 when the frames are collapsed towards each other, as shown.
  • brackets 176 extend inwardly towards each other with a pin 178 extending down from each bracket 176 with the pin having an enlarged head portion 180.
  • slam latches 182 are in the closed position in which the pins 178 will extend through and be retained in their openings 184.
  • a lever 186 is moved forwardly to cause its rotation about a fixed pivot 188 which in turn causes a link 90 to move rearwardly. That movement of the link 190 causes links 192 that are pivotally connected to the link 190 to move about fixed pivots 194 to release the slam latches 182.
  • the box 116 includes rearwardly and outwardly diverging channels 196 that ensure that the pins 178 are guided precisely into the awaiting open slam latches.
  • the position of the open slam latches is shown in Figures 22 and 23 .
  • a U-shaped bracket 198 includes three pivot pins 200,202,204 extending therethrough on which are respectively mounted first and second retaining plates 206 and 208 and a latch plate 210. Respective springs 112,114 and 216 bias the retention plate 206 in a clockwise direction, the retention plate 208 in an anti-clockwise direction and the latch plate 210 in a clockwise direction.
  • a camming surface 230 of that plate urges the latch plate 210 in an anti-clockwise direction with a latch point 232 of the plate 210 resting first in a notch 234 and then in a notch 236 of the plate 108 to hold the parts in the closed position.
  • the latch plate 110 When the release lever 186 is actuated, the latch plate 110 is caused to move in an anti-clockwise direction to urge the latch point 232 out of engagement with the notches to cause the plates 206 and 210 to spring back to the position shown.
  • the space indicated as 238 is the region where, in use, the enlarged head of the pin 178 will be located.
  • the upper frame at an intermediate section from the ends, and generally in the middle section is directly retained against forwards movement, rearwards movement, side to side movement and also rearwards movement and up and down movement with respect to the ambulance floor thus affording an extremely safe anchoring system for a stretcher in the ambulance.
  • the present invention allows the stretcher to pass very stringent safety tests. These safety tests involve 10 g impacts in six directions, those of forwards, backwards, from both sides and upwards and downwards. A 10 g impact is equivalent to an ambulance travelling at 40 miles per hour impacting with a solid immovable wall.

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  1. Krankentrage (30) und Sicherungsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage, wobei die Krankentrage einen Oberrahmen (29) und einen Unterrahmen (35) umfasst, die Sicherungseinrichtung vordere Rückhaltemittel (10) und hintere Rückhaltemittel (50) umfasst, welche angeordnet sind, um sowohl am vorderen Endbereich (20) als auch am hinteren Endbereich (31) des Oberrahmens (29) anzugreifen, wobei der Oberrahmen in zumindest einer Richtung einer Relativbewegung gesichert ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bewegung der Krankentrage in ein Fahrzeug dazu führt, dass der vordere Endbereich (20) in seitlicher Richtung durch die vorderen Rückhaltemittel (10) zu den vorderen Rückhaltemitteln geführt werden.
  2. Krankentrage und Sicherungseinrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach Anspruch 1, bei welchen die vorderen Rückhaltemittel angeordnet sind, um an einem Fahrzeugboden gesichert zu werden und sich auf eine niedrigere Ebene zu erstrecken als der unterste Teil des Unterrahmens am vorderen Ende der Krankentrage.
  3. Krankentrage und Sicherungseinrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei welchen die Krankentrage zwei Räder am vorderen Ende der Krankentrage umfasst und das vordere Rückhaltemittel eine geringere Breite hat als der Abstand zwischen den zwei genannten Rädern.
  4. Krankentrage und Sicherungsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach Anspruch 3, bei welchen die vorderen Haltemittel Führungsschienen (15) enthalten, welche in rückwärtiger Richtung zusammenlaufen, um sich in einem Punkt (16) zu treffen.
  5. Krankentrage und Sicherheitsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchen der vordere Endbereich zumindest ein am Oberrahmen festgelegtes Teil umfasst, welches angeordnet ist, um sich nach unten zu erstrecken und in der abgesenkten Position unter dem Niveau des Unterrahmens mit den vorderen Rückhaltemitteln zusammenzuwirken.
  6. Krankentrage und Sicherungsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach Anspruch 5, bei welchen sich das Teil innerhalb des äußeren Teils des Unterrahmens erstreckt.
  7. Krankentrage und Sicherheitsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, bei welchen das Teil einen unteren Bereich umfasst, welcher unter einer nach unten zeigenden Oberfläche der vorderen Haltemittel angeordnet ist.
  8. Krankentrage und Sicherungsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchen der Oberrahmen relativ zum Unterrahmen zwischen einer angehobenen und einer abgesenkten Position beweglich ist, sodass bei Bewegung des Oberrahmens aus der angehobenen zu der abgesenkten Position zumindest ein Teil am vorderen Endbereich des Oberrahmens, welcher auch am oberen Rahmen festgelegt ist, angeordnet ist, um sich aus einer Position, in welcher dieser Bereich oberhalb des unteren Rahmens ist, in eine Position zu bewegen, in welcher dieser Bereich in einer niedrigeren Ebene als der Unterrahmen liegt.
  9. Krankentrage und Sicherungsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchen zumindest ein Rückhaltemittel angeordnet ist, um automatisch beim Einladen einer Krankentrage in ein Fahrzeug einzurasten.
  10. Krankentrage und Sicherungsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchen die Rückhaltemittel ein Rückhalteteil (31; 178) auf der Krankentrage umfassen, welches angeordnet ist, um über zumindest eine Klammer (52,53; 206,218) am Fahrzeugboden festgelegt zu werden.
  11. Krankentrage und Sicherungsvorrichtung für eine Krankentrage nach Anspruch 10, bei welchen die Klammer (53) zwischen einer Freigabe und einer Halteposition bewegbar ist und welche eine weitere Klammer (52) umfassen, welche am Boden eines Fahrzeuges festgelegt ist, wobei die beiden Klammern angeordnet sind, um mit dem Rückhalteteil der Rückhaltemittel zusammenzuwirken, wenn der Oberrahmen direkt an einem Fahrzeugboden festgelegt ist.
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