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  • 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
  • A61G13/00—Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor
  • A61G13/0027—Autopsy, embalming or morgue tables

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• This invention relates to apparatus for away, of a rack having an extensible carfacilitating storage and handling of material rlage and tray mounted thereon and arranged or bodies, typically corpses which are being in extended relation; preserved or prepared for disposal, as for Fig. 2 is a side elevation, with parts broken burial or dissecting. It is customary to store away, showing the carriage and tray locked such bodies temporarily in refrigerating 1n position on the rack; rooms or compartments.
• Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the carriage; refrigerating chambers may be provided with Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken along racks equipped with some form of extenthe line 44L of Fig.2;
• sible means such as a carriage which is adapt- Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section ed to project from a rack to support or to through the right end portion of the apreceive a body during transfer. Frequently paratus shown in Fig. 2; and the bodies are carried in trays which may be Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showmounted upon or removed from such a caring certain parts in different relative posi- 15 riage while the latter is supported by the tions. storage rack in an extended position.
• Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section ed to project from a rack to support or to through the right end portion of the apreceive a body during transfer.
• Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showmounted upon or removed from such a caring certain parts in different relative posi- 15 riage while the latter is supported by the tions. storage rack in an extended position.
• the present invention is directed to imthe rack comprises upright members 10 and provements in the construction and arrange- 11 which support longitudinally disposed ment of apparatus of this general class with channels 12 and 13 (Fig. 4), the latter being 20 the object generally of improving features arranged face to face and spaced to proof construction and of providing improved' vide ways for guiding the carriage 1% along means for positively locking such a tray and the rack.
• the channels are connected rack or from movement from their storage by a transverse member such as the angle 16 25 position thereon while providing for releaswhich carries bumpers 17 of rubber or other ing these members to permit the carriage to suitable material.
• This transverse member be moved to a transfer position in which it and the bumpers constitute a fixed abutment extends well beyond the rack so thatan atmeans for limiting movement of the carriage tendant on each side thereof may secure a toward the left, as viewed in Fig. 2.
• the carriage comprises longitudinally the same.
• the invention provides means disposed channels 21 and 22 arranged face for preventing over-travel of the carriage, to face and having the lower portions of particularly from the latter position and also their webs offset inwardly, or toward each provides for releasing the carriage for reother.
• a number of rollers 23 extend trans- 35 moval from the rack. versely between the lower ofiset portions of Other important objects are to provide a the webs of the channels and are rotatably handle or lever by which the carriage may mounted thereon.
• rollers are substanbe moved and which may be effective autot-ially aligned longitudinally of the carriage matically to lock the carriage and tray to to provide an antifriction support for the the rack and may also operate to release these tray 2a.
• a transverse member 31 (Figs. 4 and 5) has its end portions offset upwardly to rest on the lower flanges of the channels 21 and 22, being affixed to these flanges.
• This member carries spaced brackets 32 and 32 on which a pair of similarly curved or bent levers 33 and 34"are mounted to pivot about an axis disposed transversely of the carriage, rollers 36 and 37 being rotatably mounted between the end portions of these levers, or if desired the member 37 may be fixedly attached to or made integral with the levers.
• the brackets also carry stops or abutments 38 which limit movement of the levers in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 5.
• Each lever is also provided with a depending lug 39 which is engageable with a lug 41 formed by striking up a portion of the web of a transverse channel 42 connected to the longitudinal channels of the rack.
• the tray 24 has a substantially fiat bottom and inclined side walls which are rolled at the brim, and preferably a handle 43 is mounted in the roll portion at the end of the tray to assume a position above the levers 33 and 34.
• the base or bottom of the tray has a plurality of longitudinally extending depressions or grooves and '25 preferably V-shaped in cross section and extending the whole length of the tray to the bottom corners of the ends.
• V-shaped impressions in the bottom of the tray provide considerable reinforcement and do away with objectionable noise caused by vibrations set up during movement of trays formed of sheet metal or other vibratory material.
• these depressions collect any liquid substance and retain the latter out of contact with a corpse resting in the tray and thus avoid spreading of such liquid substance over the bottom of the tray.
• a bifurcated or vertically slotted bracket 44 is mounted on the rack channels 12 adj acent the transverse channel 42.
• a movable abutment member 46 is pivotally mounted between the furcations' forming the slot of this member, the end portion of the slot constituting an abutment or stop means for limiting rotary movement of this abutment member in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 5.
• the abutment member is movable about its pivot in a counterclockwise direction approximately at least to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6.
• a proj ection or depending lug 48 is arranged to depend therefrom for engagement with the upper end of the abutment member as the carriage moves along the rack.
• This depending lug may conveniently be mounted upon one of the square axles 26, as shown in Fig. 2, or upon any other fixed part of the carriage, preferably at approximately the distance from the end thereof at which the carriage is intended to project beyond the rack during transfer of the tray.
• portions of the web thereof are cut away to provide recesses through which wheels 50 may project, these wheels being rotatably mounted in brackets 51. 52 attached to the under side. of the web of this channel.
• the carriage need not be removed from the rack merely to facilitate transfer and assure careful and proper handling even of relatively heavy bodies or other material disposed in the tray, for the latter is supported by the carriage in a manner to project for substantially twothirds of its length beyond the rack, in which position two or even more attendants may secure a firm hold on opposite sides of the tray for effecting transfer as well as for transporting a heavily laden tray about the establishment.
• the carriage and tray may be mounted upon or removed from the rack as a unit should this be desired as, for example, when both of these parts are to be removed and the tray is empty.
• the wheeled end of the carriage is passed over the transverse channel 42 with the lower flanges of the side channels 21, 22 of the carriage frame riding on the wheels 50, the carriage being pushed into the rack and tilted about these wheels to guide the carriage wheels 28 into and along the ways provided by the rack channels 12 and 13.
• the depending lug 48 strikes the upper end of the movable abutment member 46 and causes the latter to swing in a counterclockwise direction topermit the lug 48 to pass, after which this movable abutment returns to is normal or upright position.
• the outer member 37 which constitutes a handle orhandle portion at least for the levers, is disposed downwardly or slightly to one side of the direction of movement of the carriage.
• the former tends normally to swing the levers upwardly about their pivots a sufiicient distance to permit the lugs 39 to clear the lugs 41, thus instantly releasing the carriage for movement.
• the trav the end portion thereof may be lodged in the bend of the levers 33, 34 so that the latter may function as a pivotally mounted cradle for balancing the end of a tray while a better or a different grip thereon is being obtained.
• the stops or abutments 38 prevent excessive counterclockwise movement of the levers and thus assure depen dable operation of the levers for performing this function.
• This construction also makes it possible by pushing the tray, when so disposed, to return the carriage fully onto the rack, in which position, or when the carriage is extended, the end of the tray is passed over the rollers 23 and 36 and while riding on these rollers may be tilted to guide the brim thereof beneath the retaining upper flanges of the side channels 21 and 22 of the carriage. It will be evident that when advanced along the carriage in this manner V-shaped depressions 25 and 25 in the bottom of the tray will ride over the transverse rollers 23 which provide an antifriction support therefor.
• Apparatus of the class described comprising a rack for supporting a carriage for movement therealong, a carriage movable along the rack, a tray movable along the carriage and supported thereby, releasable means for concomitantly locking the tray and the carriage from movement relative to the rack, relatively fixed and movable abutments spaced along the rack at approximately the length of the carriage, the fixed abutment be ing engageable with the carriage for positioning the latter on the rack,and means on the carriage intermediate the ends thereof for engagement with the movable abutment after the carriage has been moved away from the fixed abutment for normally limiting movement of the carriage in this direction, the movable abutment being movable to a position out of the path of the carriage to pro vide for removal of the latter from the rack.
• Apparatus of the class described comprising a rack for supporting a carriage for movement therealong, a carriage movable along the rack, a tray movable along the carriage and supported thereby, releasable means for concomitantly locking the tray and the carriage from movement relative to the rack, relatively fixed and movable abutments spaced along the rack at approximately the length of the carriage, the fixed abutment being eugageable with the carriage for positioning the latter on the rack, and means on the carriage intermediate the ends thereof for engagement with the movable abutment after the carriage has been moved away from the fixed abutment for normally limiting movement of the carriage in this direction, the movable abutment being movable automatically out of the path of the carriage when engaged thereby as the earriage is being moved onto the rack.
• Apparatus of the class described comprising a rack for supporting a carriage for movement therealong, a carriage movable along the rack, a tray movable along the carriage and supported thereby, releasable means for concomitantly locking the tray and the carriage from movement relative to the rack, relatively fixed and movable abutments spaced along the rack at approximately the length of the carriage, the fixed abutment being engageable with the carriage for positioning the latter on the rack, means on the carriage intermediate the ends thereof for engagement with the movable abutment after the carriage has been moved away from the fixed abutment for normally limiting movement of the carriage in this direction, the movable abutment comprising a member mounted to pivot intermediate its ends to balance normally in a position for limiting movement of the carriage, and stop means for limiting movement of the abutment about its pivot from this position when engaged by the carriage as the latter is moving oil the rack, this abutment being movable about its pivot in the opposite-direction out of its balanced engaging
• Apparatus of the class described comprising a carriage, a tray movable along the carriage, a lever mounted to pivot on one of these members and movable from a position to clear the other of these members to a position to hold the latter member from movement relative to said one of these members, a rack for supporting these members, and means cooperating with the lever when in the latter position for holding both of these members from movement relative to the rack.
• Apparatus of the class described comprising a carriage, a tray movable along the carriage, a lever mounted to pivot on one of these members and movable betweenva position to clear the other of these members and a position to hold the latter member from movement relative to said one of these members, a rack for supporting these members, means cooperating with the lever'when in the latter position for holding both of these members from movement relative to the rack, and means tending to move the lever to the latter position.
• Apparatus of the class described comprising a carriage, a tray movable along the carriage, a lever mounted to pivot on one of these members and movable between a position to clear the other of these members and a position to hold the latter member from movement relative to said one of these 11161111 bers, a rack for supporting these members, means cooperating with the lever when inthe latter position for holding both of these members from movement relative to the rack, means tending to move the lever toward the latter position, and means for limiting movement of the lever in this direction at a point slightly beyond said latter position.
• an apparatus comprising a rack and an extensible carriage and tray mounted thereon, the carriage and tray being movable relatively to each other along the rack, the combination of a lever mounted to pivot on the carriage, means providing for inter locking engagement of the lever with the tray and with the rack when the lever is in one position, the lever being movable to another position to releasethese members for relative movement, and means tending to move the lever to the former position.
• an apparatus comprising a rack and an extensible carriage and tray mounted thereon, the carriage and tray being movable relatively to each other along the rack, the combination of a lever mounted to pivot on the carriage, and means providing for interlocking engagement of the lever with the tray and with the rack when the lever is in one position, the lever being movable to another position to release these members for relative movement, the lever having a handle and being so mounted that when in the latter position the handle is disposed approximately in the direction of movement of the carriage along the rack, whereby the tray and the carriage may be released automatically by grasping and moving the handle to said latter position and pulling outwardly thereon to move the carriage along the rack.
• Apparatus of the class described comprising a rack for supporting a carriage for movement thereon, a carriage movable along the rack, a tray movable along the carriage and supported thereby, and a bent lever mounted to pivot intermediate its ends on the carriage about an axis disposed transversely of the direction of movement of the carriage, the pivotal mounting of the lever being disposed along the path of movement of the tray, the upper sides of the lever substantially from end to end thereof being unobstructed and accessible for embracing and supporting an end of the tray so that the bent lever is adapted to function as a cradle to receive and support the end of the tray as the latter is being transferred to and from the carriage.
• Apparatus of the class described comprising a rack for supporting a carriage for movement thereon, a. carriage mounted on the rack, a tray movable along the carriage and supported thereby, a lever mounted to pivot on the carriage, a roller carried by the lever on one side of its pivotal mounting for engagement with the tray in one position ofthe lever to hold the tray from movement relative to the carriage, and a handle on the lever on the other side of its pivotal mounting, the parts being so constructed and arranged that when the lever occupies said one movement thereon, a carriage mounted on the rack, a tray movable along the carriage and supported thereby, a lever mounted to pivot on the carriage, a roller carried by the lever on one side of its pivotal mounting for engagement with the tray in one position of the lever to hold the tray from movement relative to the carriage, and a handle on the lever on one side of its pivotal mounting, the lever being movable to another position in which the roller is approximately aligned with the base of the tray, so that the tray may ride on the roller as it is being transferred
• an apparatus comprising a rack and an extensible carriage and tray mounted thereon, the carriage and tray being movable relatively to each other along the rack, the combination of a lever mounted to pivot on the carriage, means providing for interlocking engagement of the lever with the tray and with the rack when the lever is in one position, the lever being movable to another position to release these members for relative movement, the lever having a handle and being so mounted that when in the latter position the handle is disposed approximately in the direction of movement of the carriage along the rack, and a handle on the tray disposed adjacent the handle on the lever when the latter has interlocking engagement with the tray, whereby the tray and the carriage may be released and relative movement of these members may be controlled by grasping both handles so as to move the handle on the lever toward the handle on the tray and to move the carriage along the rack.
• a rack a carriage for movement along the rack, the carriage comprising longitudinally disposed channel members arranged face to face, these members being spaced to receive a tray therebetween, the upper flanges of the channel members being adapted to retain the tray on the carriage, the lower portions of the webs of the channel members being oft set toward each other, wheels mounted on the carriage outside the channel members and adjacent the offset lower portions of the webs of these members, means extending between the channel members for supporting a tray for movement longitudinally between these members, and releasable means mounted on the carriage and operable for concomitantly locking the tray and the carriage from movement along the rack.
• a carriage for supporting atray for movement thereon and along a rack comprising longitudinally disposed side members and transversely disposed end members forming a movable frame, means extending between the longitudinally disposed side members for supporting a tray, and rotary elements on the mov able frame for supporting the latter for movement along a rack, a tray disposed on the movable frame and comprising a substantially flat bottom and upwardly disposed side and end walls, a rack for supporting the carriage, the rack comprising longitudinally disposed side member's spaced to re ceive and to provide a track for the rotary elements of the movable frame, and releasable means for concomitantly locking the tray to'the carriage and the carriage to the rack for holding these members from relative longitudinal movement 16.
• the combination of a carriage for supporting a tray for movement thereon and along a rack comprising longitudinally disposed side members and transversely disposed end members forming a movable frame, means extending between the longitudinally disposed side members for supporting a tray, and rotary elements on the movable frame for supporting the latter for movement along a rack, a tray disposed on the movable frame and comprising a substantially flat bottom and upwardly disposed side and end walls, a rack for supporting the carriage, the rack comprising longitudinally disposed side members spaced to receive and to provide a track for the rotary elements of the movable frame, releasable means for concomitantly locking the tray to the carriage and the carriage to the rack for holding these members from relative longitudinal movement, and movable abutment means on the rack and engageable with the carriage, this abutment means being effective on engagement with the carriage when the latter is moved in one direction for limiting movement in this direce tion, the abutment means being

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