US 12,233,007 B2
Patient transport apparatus with adjustable handles
Michael Maurice Desjardins, Plainwell, MI (US); and Michael T. Brubaker, Portage, MI (US)
Assigned to Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/214,815.
Application 18/214,815 is a continuation of application No. 17/720,733, filed on Apr. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,723,816.
Application 17/720,733 is a continuation of application No. 17/132,025, filed on Dec. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,324,647, issued on May 10, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/954,926, filed on Dec. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0338209 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61G 1/013 (2006.01); A61G 1/04 (2006.01); A61G 1/048 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 1/013 (2013.01) [A61G 1/048 (2013.01); A61G 1/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patient transport apparatus comprising:
a support structure comprising a base, a support frame, and a litter defining a patient support surface to support a patient; and
a handle assembly arranged for engagement by a user, the handle assembly including:
a pair of guides operatively attached to the support structure and spaced laterally from each other,
a pair of carriers each supported by a respective one of the pair of guides and rotating relative to the pair of guides about a pivot axis,
a pair of links each comprising a shank slidably supported by a respective one of the pair of carriers for movement between:
a retracted position where the shank is arranged at a first angle relative to the litter; and
an extended position where the shank is arranged at a second angle relative to the litter, the second angle being different from the first angle.