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5.15 Smart-Load
™
Automatic Leg Release
(Loading-End Legs)
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Purposee:
A mechanism connected to the loading wheels (Figure
26) automatically unlocks the loading-end legs for folding as the
cot is loaded into an ambulance.
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Usee:
The automatic leg release is a passive device that does not
require any action on the part of the operators.
5.16 Smart-Load
™
Automatic Leg Release
(Control-End Legs, Optional)
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Purposee:
When the cot is equipped with this optional feature, the
operators do not use any control handles when loading the cot
into an ambulance.
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Usee:
As the cot is loaded into the ambulance and after the loading-
end legs fold, the control-end legs are automatically unlocked for
folding. See”Loading the Cot” on page 27.
Using the Features
Smart-Load
™
Overview
When a cot equipped with both loading-end
and
control-
end Smart-Load™ leg release mechanisms is loaded into an
ambulance, the following sequence occurs:
1. The operators begin loading the cot into the
ambulance.
2. The weight of the cot on the loading wheels unlocks
the loading-end legs for folding.
3. The operators continue pushing the cot into the
ambulance
while balancing and supporting the
remaining load
when the loading-end legs are
unlocked.
4. The loading-end legs fold and automatically unlock
the control-end legs for folding.
5. The operators finish pushing the cot into the
ambulance and secure it in a Ferno® fastening system.
Important
Do not hang a defibrillator or other object on the loading-
end main frame. Objects hanging from the main frame could
activate the leg-release mechanism.
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