TELESCOPIC GANTRY UNIT

摘要

A telescopic gantry unit (1) is disclosed for suspending a patient hoist, comprising a top beam section (2) for attachment to a gantry, and an elongate carriage (3) that suspends a hoist-supporting unit (4). The carriage (3) is in slidable contact with the top beam section (2) to an extent that the carnage (3) is moveable in either direction parallel to and optionally beyond the length of the top beam (2). A patient hoist apparatus is also disclosed comprising the telescopic gantry unit (1) and two or more support gantries (7) engaged with the unit (1). The apparatus can be easily constructed by a single person and its components are compact, so as to be able to be fitted in a family vehicle.