Wheeled chair with leg rests

摘要

A leg rest for a patient transport device, such as a wheeled chair, bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, is movable between a stowed position underneath a seat and a use position extending forwardly from the seat. The leg rest includes a latch and a handle for releasing the latch. The latch is adapted to automatically retain the leg rest in whichever of the use and stowed positions it currently is in. Pulling on the handle releases the latch and allows the leg rest to be moved between the use and stowed positions. The leg rest includes a pad that is positioned, when the leg rest is in the use position, to contact a patient's calf. The leg rest is configured to both pivot about a pivot axis and to have two different sections that translate with respect to each other.

主权项

1. A chair for transporting a patient, said chair comprising:
a frame; a seat supported on said frame; a plurality of wheels coupled to said frame to allow said chair to roll, said plurality of wheels including a plurality of front wheels and a plurality of rear wheels; a plurality of footrests coupled to said frame and adapted to support a patient's feet; and a leg rest coupled to said frame, said leg rest being movable between a stowed position underneath said seat and a use position extending forwardly from said seat, and said leg rest being pivotable about a generally horizontal pivot axis located at a lower height than a height of a pivot axis about which said rear wheels rotate, said pivot axis remaining stationary while said leg rest moves between said use position and said stowed position.