Intensive care equipment carriage

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A patient intensive care equipment carriage 20 according to a preferred embodiment (FIG.
1) includes two vertical pole assemblies 22 and 24 supported on a base frame assembly 26.
C-shaped Equipment hangers 28 and 30 are mounted on pole assemblies 22 and 24, respectively, for holding IVs 32, or the like, above a patient (not shown) on a bed or gurney 33 (shown in phantom).
Transducer holders 34, 36 are mounted on pole assemblies 22 and 24 for supporting respective transducers such as transducer 38.
A platform 40 is mounted on base frame assembly 26 and supports a monitor 42, or other equipment (not shown).
Base frame assembly 26 includes a left front joinder rail 44 and a right front joinder rail 46.
A left middle joinder rail 48 and a right middle joinder rail 50 extend in parallel to rails 44 and 46.
The left joinder rails 44 and 48 are connected to a side bar 52, by brackets 54 and 56, respectively.
Side bar 36 extends orthogonally to the left joinder rails 44, 48.
The right joinder rails 46 and 50 are connected to a side bar 58 by brackets 60 and 62, respectively.
Side bar 58 extends substantially orthogonally to right joinder rails 46, 50.
The front left and right joinder rails 44, 46 are removably interconnected by interlock assembly, or interlock mechanism 64 and the middle left and right joinder rails 48, 50 are removably interconnected by interlock assembly 66.
Wheel assemblies 68 and 70 are attached to opposite ends of side bar 52.
Wheel assemblies 72 and 74 are mounted at opposite ends of side bar 58.
A wheel is thus employed at each corner of the base frame assembly to provide a stable transport means for the carriage 20.
The joinder rails each have a length of approximately fifteen inches and the side bars each have a length of approximately eighteen inches.
The bracket 56 is positioned at the center of side bar 52.
The base frame assembly also includes a chassis 76 pivotally mounted to side bar 52 by a bracket 78 and a chassis 80 pivotally mounted to side bar 58 by a bracket 82