Improvements in ambulance litters for the transport of ill or wounded persons / [Gustav Adolph Kirmse].

  • Kirmse, Gustav Adolph.
Date:
1895
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Credit: Improvements in ambulance litters for the transport of ill or wounded persons / [Gustav Adolph Kirmse]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 8611 A.D. 1895 Date of Application, 1st May, 1895—Accepted, 29th June, 1895 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. Improvements in Ambulance Litters for the Transport of Ill or Wounded Persons. I, Gustav Adolph Kirmse, of 4 Grosse Allee, Hamburg, in the Empire of German}', Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:— This invention relates to foldable ambulance litters for the transport of ill or wounded persons. In the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a side view of an ambulance litter. Figure 2 a plan, but with cover taken off. JO Figures 3 and 4, are end views shewing the ambulance folded. Each of the wooden bearing rods (A) consists of two parts, the connection of which is formed by means of joints (B) for the better safety of which a U shaped iron piece, projecting to the middle of each of said bearing rods, is screwed on top of one of the two parts. The cross connection between both the bearing rods is 15 formed by the wood pieces (E) and (F), each consisting of two halves which are joined by means of the joints (G) and (H) and secured by means of U shaped iron pieces (1) and (K). The attachment of the cross wood pieces (E) and (F) to the bearing rods (A) is formed by the joints (L). The joints (G) and (H) are the points of fastening of the shores (M) and (N) serving like diagonal connection 20 which also communicate with the bearing rods (A) by the swivel joints (0) and (P) allowing* a horizontal, and at the same time vertical turning:. The whole frame rests upon the legs (R) attached by means of joints (Q) to the bearing rods, which are kept in the right position by shores (S) and (T), suitably joined with the bearing rods. An adjustable pillow is produced by means of two racks (U) which 25 are pivotted at one end to the bearing rods, and at the other to the flat iron supports (V). The latter are attached to the bearing rods by means of bolts (W), and moveable on same in a long slot (X). The iron supports (V) and racks (U) attached to both sides, are joined by a horizontal rod (Y). The props (Z) over which the cover (Z1) is to be tented are put through the rod (Y) and also into 30 suitable holes in the bearing rods (A). The space between the bearing rods (A) and the cross vrnod pieces (E) and (F) is tented with cloth or net. The cloth which serves for the adjustable pillow is attached to the cross bar (R1) and is constructed so that said bar (R1) can be put into the different recesses (R2) of the rack (U). 35 In order to fold the ambulance litter it is first necessary to draw the props (Z) out of the bearing rods (A) and also out of the horizontal rod (Y) and put them, together wflth the cover (Z1) upon the ambulance, then take the cross bar (R1) out of the recesses in the racks (U) and put them also, together wdth the cloth serving for pillow, upon the ambulance. After this place the racks (U) backward, until the 40 rod (Y) rest upon the bearing rods (A), and the iron supports (Y) lie nearly parallel with the bearing rods. Now- take the ambulance by the U shaped iron piece (D) and lift it sufficiently high, by this movement the whole frame fold itself up in the manner as shewm in Figures 3 and 4. Both parts of the bearing rods (A) are turned upon the joints (B) so that the two ends approach each other. -45 The shores (S) and (T) cause, by this movement, the legs (R) to assume a parallel position with the bearing rods, w'hilst the shores (M) and (N) occasion the folding j Price S<i.j