US3760435A - Stretchers - Google Patents

Stretchers Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3760435A
US3760435A US00118760A US3760435DA US3760435A US 3760435 A US3760435 A US 3760435A US 00118760 A US00118760 A US 00118760A US 3760435D A US3760435D A US 3760435DA US 3760435 A US3760435 A US 3760435A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
belt
frame
over
rollers
ground
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US00118760A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
R Jardine
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
US Philips Corp
Original Assignee
US Philips Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by US Philips Corp filed Critical US Philips Corp
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3760435A publication Critical patent/US3760435A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1025—Lateral movement of patients, e.g. horizontal transfer
    • A61G7/1032—Endless belts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • A61G1/003—Stretchers with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons, e.g. break-away type or using endless belts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • A61G2200/00—Information related to the kind of patient or his position
    • A61G2200/30—Specific positions of the patient
    • A61G2200/32—Specific positions of the patient lying

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a stretcher comprising a frame having at least two upper guides situated in parallel on the front and rear sides thereof, respectively, for a belt portion movable over said guides for support- .ing a human body.
  • the frame also has at least two parallel lower guides situated on the front and rear sides,
  • a driving mechanism is provided for rotating one of the lower or upper guides.
  • the posture of the injuredperson need not be changed so that the risk of additional injuries, such as complicating spinal injuries or fractures of other parts of the human body, is minimized.
  • the stretcher according to the invention is characterized in that the two belt portions are part of one finite belt which is coupled at one end to a first belt drum and at its other end is coupled to a second belt drum.
  • the belt is guided from the first belt drumover the two upper guides and then over the two lower guides, in such manner that the belt portions located between the two upperand the two lower guides move in the same direction relative to the frame.
  • a driving mechanism is provided for rotating at least one of the belt drums on which the belt is wound.
  • FIGS. 1 2 and 3 are three diagrammatic crosssectional views of an embodiment of a stretcher according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are schematic representations of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 respectively showing the path of travel of the finite belt.
  • the stretcher comprises a belt 1 which is coupled at its end to belt drums 2 and 3 comprising shafts 4 and 5. Between the belt drums 2 and 3, the belt 1 is guided over guide rollers 6 in such a manner that a belt portion 7 supporting a human body and a belt portion 8 for contacting the ground is formed. Upon movement of the belt said two belt portions will move in the same direction relative to the frame lll.
  • the belt portion 7 slopes downwardly to the front end, that is to say in the direction of the right-hand end of the stretcher shown in FIG. 1.
  • a backing plate 9 is disposed below the belt portion 7, said plate being secured at its edges to the sheet steel side frames 10 and 11 in which the shafts 12 of the guide rollers 6 are also incorporated. The backing plate 9 prevents sagging of the belt upon being loaded.
  • On the rear side of the stretcher two plates 13 secured to the side frames 10 and 11 constitute a support for the driving mechanism.
  • a shaft 15 is incorporated in the upper part of the plates 13.
  • the shaft 15 has a handle 16 (FIG. 3).
  • a chain wheel 17 is secured to the shaft 15 while on the said shaft a pair of parallel extending arms 18 and 19 are also rotatably secured.
  • the arms 18 and 19 support a shaft 20 on which a chain wheel 21 and a toothed wheel 22 are fixed.
  • a chain 23 (FIG. 1) connects the chain wheels 17 and 21.
  • the toothed wheel 22 in its mid-position is just in mesh with the two wheels 24 and 25 which are secured to the shafts 4 and 5 of the belt drums 2 and 3.
  • the belt 1 is then wound on belt drum 3 and unwound from drum 2. If desirable, this can be done to move a person off the stretcher. As a result of the movement of the belt portion 8, the stretcher, viewed from the situation shown in FIG. 1, will then move to the left while the belt portion supporting the human body will move to the right. In order to prevent the non-driven drum from starting to rotate in an un- In this manner a stretcher can be moved under the I body of the injured person or be removed from below his body.
  • the stretcher furthermore comprises lifting handles 26 and transverse traps 27 (FIG. 2) are provided at intervals along the stretcher.
  • the driving mechanism with chain and chain wheels is shown by way of example. It will be obvious that other driving mechanisms for the belt drums are possible in which either only that belt drum is driven on which the belt is wound, or in which both drums are driven in opposite directions. In the last-mentioned case it should be ensured that a compensation be present for the variation of the belt drum diameter upon winding and unwinding the belt.
  • a driving mechanism may be used, for example, a worm which cooperates with worm wheels on the shafts or the belt drums.
  • the belt runs from belt drum 2 first over the upper guides from the left to the right and then over the lower guide also from the left to the right.
  • FIG. 4 diagrammatically shows how the belt 1 can also run from belt drum 2 first to the front guide and then from the right to the left over the upper guide as a belt portion supporting a human body to the rear side of the stretcher.
  • the belt then runs between the belt drums 2 and 3 again to the front of the stretcher to run again as belt portion 8 from the right to the left over the guides 6 to belt drum 3.
  • the driving etc. is not shown but this may be constructed in various manners. What matters, however, is that upon moving the belt and this applies both to the construction shown in FIG. 1 and to the construction shown in FIG. 4 the belt portions 7 and 8 move in the same direction and opposite to the movement of the frame.
  • a stretcher comprising a frame having at least two parallel upper guides located on the front and rear sides thereof, respectively, a first belt portion movably carried over said guides for supporting thereon a human body, at least two parallel lower guides carried by said frame and located on the front and rear sides, respectively, a second belt portion movably carried over said lower guides and arranged for contacting the ground, said first and second belt portions moving in the same direction relative to the frame when in operation, said first and second beltportions forming part of the finite belt coupled at one end thereof to a first belt drum and at its other end to a second belt drum, said finite belt being guided from the first belt drum over the two upper guides and then over the two lower guides so that said first and second belt portions between the two upper and the two lower guides move in the same direction relative to the frame, and a driving mechanism carried on said frame for rotating at least that belt drum onto which the belt is wound.
  • a stretcher for supporting thereon injured persons comprised a pair of side frames, first and second belt drums rotatably mounted between said frames, a finite belt extending between and carried by said drums, upper guide means mounted between said side frames for guiding a portion of said belt movably along the upper part of said frame so as to expose said portion of said belt for support of a human body, lower guide means mounted between said side frames for guiding a portion of said belt along the lower part of said frame so as to expose said portion thereof for contact with the ground, intermediate guide means mounted between said side frames for guiding said belt between said upper and lower guide means, and means for causing rotation of at least one of said belt drums for winding said belt thereabout, whereby said belt is guided from said first belt drum over said upper guide means and then via said intermediate guide means over said lower guide means and onto said second belt drum so that when said belt drum is caused to rotate said belt portion guided over said upper guide means for support of a human body and said belt portion guided over said lower guide means for contact with the ground will be moved in the same
  • said upperguide means comprises at least two guide rollers arranged in parallel relationship to each other, one of said rollers being located at the forward end of said frame and the other being located at the rear end of said frame, and wherein said lower guide means comprises at least a pair of rollers being parallel to each other and located at the forward and rear ends respectively of said frame.
  • the stretcher according to claim 4 further comprising a backing plate secured between said side frames below the portion of said belt being guided over said upper guide means for supporting a human body carried by said belt portion.
  • a stretcher for automatically lifting patients comprising a frame, a pair of rotatably mounted drums carried by said frame, a belt of finite length having each of its ends attached to one of said drums so as to be carried therebetween, a pair of upper guide rollers located in parallel relationship on the forward and rear ends of said frame for guiding a portion of said belt over said rollers so as to make said portion available for supporting a person, said upper guide roller at the front end of said frame being in a lower position relative to the ground than the upper guide roller at the rear end of said frame so that said belt portion travelling over said upper guide rollers extends in a forward sloping downward direction, a plurality of lower guide rollers located along the lower portion of said frame for guiding thereabout a portion of said belt which is movable over said rollers and arranged for contact with the ground so that as said belt moves over said lower rollers said frame will be propelled along the ground in an opposite direction to the direction in which said belt is travelling over said rollers, guide means for guiding said belt between said upper

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Nursing (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)
  • Handcart (AREA)
  • Emergency Lowering Means (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Tools (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Devices For Medical Bathing And Washing (AREA)
  • Portable Nailing Machines And Staplers (AREA)
US00118760A 1970-03-02 1971-02-25 Stretchers Expired - Lifetime US3760435A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB981570 1970-03-02

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3760435A true US3760435A (en) 1973-09-25

Family

ID=9879319

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US00118760A Expired - Lifetime US3760435A (en) 1970-03-02 1971-02-25 Stretchers

Country Status (23)

Country Link
US (1) US3760435A (de)
AT (1) AT304758B (de)
BE (1) BE763685A (de)
BR (1) BR7101241D0 (de)
CA (1) CA947002A (de)
CH (1) CH523682A (de)
CS (1) CS173577B2 (de)
DE (1) DE2108503C3 (de)
DK (1) DK128515B (de)
ES (1) ES195656Y (de)
FR (1) FR2084018A5 (de)
GB (1) GB1339551A (de)
HK (1) HK38676A (de)
HU (1) HU170732B (de)
IE (1) IE36102B1 (de)
IL (1) IL36302A (de)
LU (1) LU62676A1 (de)
NL (1) NL155727B (de)
NO (1) NO128944B (de)
PL (1) PL76488B1 (de)
SE (1) SE374651B (de)
SU (1) SU388385A3 (de)
YU (1) YU50171A (de)

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3871036A (en) * 1972-07-10 1975-03-18 Reed International Ltd Invalid transfer device
US3886610A (en) * 1971-08-13 1975-06-03 Huntington Inst Of Applied Med Hospital bed
US3938203A (en) * 1973-11-05 1976-02-17 Societe Anonyme Dite: Setim Societe D'etudes Techniques Des Industries Metallurgiques Patient-lifter
US4073016A (en) * 1976-06-17 1978-02-14 Mobilizer Medical Products, Inc. Transfer mechanism
US4156946A (en) * 1977-06-10 1979-06-05 Reed International Limited Transfer device
WO1991009585A1 (en) * 1990-01-05 1991-07-11 Sinpro Ab Apparatus for lifting and transportation of objects
US5185894A (en) * 1990-11-22 1993-02-16 Stierlen-Maquet Ag Apparatus for shifting patients to and from a bed
EP1043006A1 (de) * 1999-04-09 2000-10-11 Claudio Artemio Blotta Krankenliege
US6698041B2 (en) * 2000-03-31 2004-03-02 The Or Group, Inc. Patient transfer apparatus

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL8800326A (nl) * 1988-02-10 1989-09-01 Frank Van Dammen Inrichting voor het verplaatsen van een invalide persoon.
DE3938622C1 (de) * 1989-11-21 1991-06-06 Stierlen-Maquet Ag, 7550 Rastatt, De

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1102119A (en) * 1965-07-09 1968-02-07 Axel Kistner Ab A device for lifting or moving a reclining patient
US3418670A (en) * 1967-04-27 1968-12-31 Rubie F. Morgan Roller stretcher
US3493979A (en) * 1968-02-14 1970-02-10 Advance Products Corp Of Ameri Method and apparatus for moving objects
US3579672A (en) * 1970-02-05 1971-05-25 Diamondhead Properties Inc Method and apparatus for moving objects
US3593351A (en) * 1969-08-14 1971-07-20 Benjamin A Dove Patient transfer device
US3654644A (en) * 1969-10-27 1972-04-11 Stero Nv Stretcher

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1102119A (en) * 1965-07-09 1968-02-07 Axel Kistner Ab A device for lifting or moving a reclining patient
US3418670A (en) * 1967-04-27 1968-12-31 Rubie F. Morgan Roller stretcher
US3493979A (en) * 1968-02-14 1970-02-10 Advance Products Corp Of Ameri Method and apparatus for moving objects
US3593351A (en) * 1969-08-14 1971-07-20 Benjamin A Dove Patient transfer device
US3654644A (en) * 1969-10-27 1972-04-11 Stero Nv Stretcher
US3579672A (en) * 1970-02-05 1971-05-25 Diamondhead Properties Inc Method and apparatus for moving objects

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3886610A (en) * 1971-08-13 1975-06-03 Huntington Inst Of Applied Med Hospital bed
US3871036A (en) * 1972-07-10 1975-03-18 Reed International Ltd Invalid transfer device
US3938203A (en) * 1973-11-05 1976-02-17 Societe Anonyme Dite: Setim Societe D'etudes Techniques Des Industries Metallurgiques Patient-lifter
US4073016A (en) * 1976-06-17 1978-02-14 Mobilizer Medical Products, Inc. Transfer mechanism
US4156946A (en) * 1977-06-10 1979-06-05 Reed International Limited Transfer device
WO1991009585A1 (en) * 1990-01-05 1991-07-11 Sinpro Ab Apparatus for lifting and transportation of objects
US5185894A (en) * 1990-11-22 1993-02-16 Stierlen-Maquet Ag Apparatus for shifting patients to and from a bed
EP1043006A1 (de) * 1999-04-09 2000-10-11 Claudio Artemio Blotta Krankenliege
US6408466B1 (en) * 1999-04-09 2002-06-25 Claudio Artemio Blotta Stretcher for the non-traumatic transport and lifting of people
US6698041B2 (en) * 2000-03-31 2004-03-02 The Or Group, Inc. Patient transfer apparatus

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2084018A5 (de) 1971-12-17
LU62676A1 (de) 1971-08-17
NL7010301A (de) 1971-09-06
SE374651B (de) 1975-03-17
DK128515B (da) 1974-05-20
SU388385A3 (de) 1973-06-22
BE763685A (fr) 1971-09-02
DE2108503A1 (de) 1971-10-14
GB1339551A (en) 1973-12-05
DE2108503C3 (de) 1978-08-24
BR7101241D0 (pt) 1973-04-12
IL36302A (en) 1975-07-28
YU50171A (en) 1979-02-28
HU170732B (de) 1977-08-28
NO128944B (de) 1974-02-04
IE36102B1 (en) 1976-08-18
ES195656U (es) 1975-02-16
CA947002A (en) 1974-05-14
ES195656Y (es) 1975-07-16
IE36102L (en) 1971-09-02
PL76488B1 (de) 1975-02-28
CS173577B2 (de) 1977-02-28
DE2108503B2 (de) 1977-12-22
HK38676A (en) 1976-07-02
CH523682A (de) 1972-06-15
NL155727B (nl) 1978-02-15
AT304758B (de) 1973-01-25

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3760435A (en) Stretchers
US3593351A (en) Patient transfer device
US3854152A (en) Apparatus for transferring patients
US4215827A (en) Film loop apparatus
EP1772133B1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Verlagern, Verlagerungsanordnung und Aufnahmevorrichtung dafür
US4669137A (en) Apparatus for moving objects or persons
US3654644A (en) Stretcher
GB1390891A (en) Apparatus for transferring objects
US3724005A (en) Stretcher
JPS6361266B2 (de)
US5054472A (en) Massage machine
US3781929A (en) Stretcher
US2884923A (en) Body relaxing lounge chair
USRE28056E (en) Mccoy m. gibson jr. c. marshall dann
JPS6025335B2 (ja) コンベヤ
US2069900A (en) Grinding device
DE3861949D1 (de) Antriebsvorrichtung fuer rolladen.
US1293996A (en) Invalid-carrier.
DE1466914B2 (de) Patientenlagerstatt fuer roentgenuntersuchungsgeraete
JPH0211512B2 (de)
JPS6314627B2 (de)
SU952777A1 (ru) Устройство дл укладки листов стекла в пирамиду
JP2607160B2 (ja) 片側駆動チェーンコンベヤ
GB1311860A (en) Stretcher
SU388385A1 (ru) Носилки