Inventors:
Victor Y. Agadzi - Miami FL
International Classification:
A61G 716
Abstract:
A gurney-wheelchair for transferring a patient from one bed structure or chair to another bed structure or chair. The gurney-wheelchair includes a generally inverted U-shaped cross bar with an upper portion and a spaced apart pair of arm portions downwardly depending from the upper portion of the cross bar. Each of the arm portions of the cross bar has a pair of opposite elongate side bars outwardly extending therefrom. The inner ends of the side bars are pivotally coupled to the associated arm portion of the cross bar. The side bars of a first of the arm portions each have a support wedge pivotally mounted thereto and capable of folding upwards vertically. The side bars of a second of the arm portions each have a support wedge pivotally mounted thereto and capable of folding upwards vertically. Each of the support wedges of the first and second arm portions has a pair of mounting arms slidably extended through the associated side bar of the second arm portion. The lower end of the first arm portion is coupled to a ground engaging base structure.