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STRETCHER SUPPORT TO BE INSTALLED IN HEALTH COMPARTMENTS OF AMBULANCES KRANKENTRAGENSTÜTZE ZUM EINBAU IN DIE GESUNDHEITSABTEILUNGEN VON KRANKENWAGEN SUPPORT DE CIVIÈRE POUR ÊTRE INSTALLÉ DANS DES COMPARTIMENTS DE SANTÉ D'AMBULANCES |
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[0001] The present invention relates to the field of equipment for rescue vehicles, such as ambulances, for the transportation of injured, ill or disabled people on stretchers, to receive said patients in a health compartment and carry them to a hospital.
[0002] As is known, ambulances are vehicles used for the transportation of patients lying on a stretcher, in turn positioned in the health compartment.
[0003] In particular, a dedicated accessory commonly known as stretcher support, resting on the deck of the vehicle compartment, is used to optimize the loading and unloading of the so-called stretchers (beds provided with retractable legs and swivel wheels).
[0004] Stretcher supports may be fixed, sliding, tilting, cushioned, and their use allows:
- Properly loading the stretcher,
- Taking care of the patient more easily and properly,
- Keeping the stretcher in position,
- Also positioning the patient prone and sloping and moving him/her laterally and vertically into the health compartment, always keeping him/her lying on the stretcher.
[0006] Moreover, lateral displacements are allowed by using dedicated guides to carry out displacements even in the presence of heavy weights.
[0007] In addition to that, stretcher supports are provided with compartments for one or more stretchers (spoon-like, spinal boards, etc...) which can be inserted from the foot side by lifting a special flap.
[0009] Normally, these stretcher supports are substantially parallelepiped in shape, i.e. with two sides greater than the head sides; in addition, they have substantially the same extension of their support surfaces for the stretcher (i.e. the upper deck).
[0010] Document D1 discloses a stretcher wherein a recess between an upper surface and a lower base is defined on the sides. The invention provides a stretcher support as claimed in claim 1 in which at least one side has such geometry to allow the operator sitting in the ambulance to be with his/her legs and feet in the most comfortable position while avoiding bad posture and easier walking.
[0011] Said geometry is shaped so as to free more space below the stretcher support surface; in other words, the upper surface has a greater extension than the lower one and such a greater extension is basically substantially arranged on a single side.
[0012] In this way, a recess is defined on at least one of the sides, a space that allows the positioning of the operator's feet which can thus be facing towards the median axis of the support, thus favoring the maneuverability thereof and posture.
[0013] The advantages are those of an effective arrangement of the stretcher in the ambulance during the patient's management by the operator, who can thus stand sideways with greater comfort.
[0014] Said objects and advantages are all achieved by the stretcher support to be installed in health compartments of ambulances, object of the present invention, which is characterized by the appended claims.
[0015] This and other features will be more apparent from the following description of some of the configurations, illustrated purely by way of example in the accompanying drawings.
- Figure 1 and 2: show the stretcher support according to a top and bottom view, respectively,
- Figure 3, 4 and 5: show two more views of the support,
- Figure 6: shows a cross section of the support with the recess configuration of at least one side highlighted.
[0016] With particular reference to the figures, reference numeral 1 indicates as a whole a stretcher support to be installed in health compartments of ambulances.
[0017] The ambulance is not shown herein since it is prior art; only a portion is shown with reference numeral 2, identifying the rear deck, i.e. the back of the vehicle where the emergency service staff operates and where the stretcher is introduced.
[0018] Support 1 has a substantially parallelepiped geometry, i.e. with greater elongation on two parallel sides with respect to the other two.
[0020] Surface 3 is preferably adapted to support a stretcher of any kind or, by extension, to support a patient.
[0022] Support 1 further has at least one compartment 7 therein, which can be opened and inspected as well as used, for inserting objects such as preferably a spinal stretcher or a spoon stretcher.
[0023] Reference numeral 8 identifies a tilting slide for facilitating the loading and unloading of the stretcher.
[0024] The invention is embodied by providing a support with geometry and shape of the cross section which allows the operator sitting in the ambulance, both laterally and at the head, to stay with his/her legs and feet in the most comfortable position while avoiding bad posture.
[0025] To this end, as said, support is defined by the upper 3 and lower 4 surface; surface 3 has a greater width than the lower 4 one and such larger extension is substantially arranged on a single side, the left side in the figure and identifiable with length L, indicated as the difference between surfaces 3 and 4.
[0026] In this way, with said configuration, a recess 5 is defined on at least one of the side surfaces, i.e. a space that allows the positioning of the operator's feet which can thus be facing towards the median axis of the support, thus favoring the maneuverability thereof and the arrangement.
1. Stretcher support (1) to be installed in health compartments of ambulances, of the
type comprising an upper surface (3) and a lower base (4) which can be fixed to a
deck (2) of the vehicle or ambulance compartment, wherein at least one side of the
support has such a geometry as to allow the operator sitting in the ambulance to stay
with his/her legs and feet in the most comfortable position while avoiding bad posture;
the geometry is such as to leave a space below the upper stretcher support surface,
wherein the upper surface (3) has greater width extension than the lower base (4),
such that a recess is defined on said at least one of the sides, allowing the positioning
of the operator's feet wherein such a greater width extension defines a recess (5),
characterized by one side of said recess (5) having a curvature (R) so as to connect the upper surface
and the lower base of the support.
2. Stretcher support according to claim 1, characterized in that the recess (5) is on one of the long sides.
3. Stretcher support according to claim 1, characterized in that the recess (5) is both on a long side and on a short side.
1. Tragbahre-Träger (1) zur Anbringung in Krankenräumen von Krankenwagen des Typs mit
einer oberen Fläche (3) und einer unteren Basis (4), die an einem Deck (2) des Fahrzeugs
oder Ambulanzabteils befestigt werden können, wobei mindestens eine Seite des Trägers
eine solche Geometrie aufweist, dass der im Krankenwagen sitzende Fahrer mit seinen
Beinen und Füßen in der bequemsten Position bleiben kann, indem eine schlechte Haltung
vermeidet; die Geometrie ist derart gestaltet, dass ein Raum unter der oberen Stützfläche
des Tragbahre-Trägers verbleibt, wobei die obere Fläche (3) eine größere Ausdehnungsbreite
als die untere Basis (4) derart aufweist, dass auf der besagten mindestens einer der
Seiten eine Aussparung derart definiert ist, dass die Positionierung der Füße des
Bedieners ermöglicht, wobei eine solche größere Ausdehnungsbreite eine Aussparung
(5) definiert, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Seite der besagten Aussparung (5) eine Krümmung (R) aufweist, um die obere Fläche
und die untere Basis Trägers zu verbinden.
2. Tragbahre-Träger nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Aussparung (5) an einer der langen Seiten befindet.
3. Tragbahre-Träger nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Aussparung (5) sowohl an einer langen Seite als auch an einer kurzen Seite
befindet.
1. Support de civière (1) destiné à être installé dans des compartiments sanitaires d'ambulances,
du type comprenant une surface supérieure (3) et une base inférieure (4) pouvant être
fixées à un pont (2) du véhicule ou de l'ambulance, dans lequel au moins un côté du
support a une géométrie telle que l'opérateur assis dans l'ambulance puisse rester
avec ses jambes et ses pieds dans la position la plus confortable tout en évitant
une mauvaise posture; la géométrie est telle qu'elle laisse un espace au-dessous de
la surface de support de civière supérieur, dans lequel la surface supérieure (3)
a une plus grande extension en largeur que la base inférieure (4), de sorte qu'un
évidement est défini sur au moins un des côtés, permettant le positionnement des pieds
de l'opérateur, dans lequel une telle extension en largeur plus grande définit un
évidement (5), caractérisé en ce qu'un côté dudit évidement (5) a une courbure (R) de manière à relier la surface supérieure
et la base inférieure du support.
2. Support de civière selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'évidement (5) se trouve sur l'un des côtés longs.
3. Support de civière selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'évidement (5) se trouve à la fois sur un côté long et sur un côté court.