| CPC A61G 3/062 (2013.01) [A61G 3/0245 (2013.01); B64D 9/00 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
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1. A stretcher loading assembly comprising:
a support member operatively attachable to an aircraft floor;
an elongate rail member attached to the support member;
an elongate traverse beam movably attached to the rail member;
a trolley assembly movably attached to the traverse beam, the trolley assembly including lifting means movable between a lowered position and a raised position, the lifting means adapted to support a stretcher in the raised position; and
a turntable member located between the support member and the aircraft floor, the turntable member enabling the support member to be rotated relative to the aircraft floor,
wherein the support member is at least twice as wide as the rail member,
wherein the turntable member is attached to tracks attached to or incorporated into the aircraft floor,
wherein the turntable member is attached to the tracks by a plurality of studs attached to the turntable member,
wherein each of the plurality of studs is releasably and movably attachable to one of the tracks,
wherein each of the plurality of studs has a stop member adapted to releasably secure the support member to one of the tracks, and
wherein the stretcher loading assembly includes one or more stop levers movable between a first position in which the plurality of studs are movable relative to the tracks and a second position in which each of the plurality of studs are secured by the respective stop member relative to the tracks.
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