Stryker 6082 RUGGED MX-PRO, Manual

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Vehicle Safety Hook Installation
Required Hardware for Installation of the Safety
Hook (Not Supplied)
(2) Grade 5, 1/4”−20 Socket Head Cap Screws*
(Stryker part number 6060−36−17 & 6060−36−18)
(2) Grade 5, 1/4”−20 Flat Socket Head Cap Screws*
(Stryker part number 6092−36−18)
(2) Flat Washers (2) Lock Washers
(2) 1/4”−20 Nuts
* The length of the socket head cap screws depends on the
thickness of the vehicle floor. Use screws long enough to go
completely through the patient compartment floor, washer
and nut by at least two full threads.
WARNING
Install the safety hook at least 1/8 inch from the edge of
the rear ambulance door. After installation, verify the cot
legs lock into the load position without contacting the am-
bulance bumper.
Positioning and Installing the Safety Hook
1. Place the cot in the cot fastener.
2. Remove the cot from the fastener and unload it from
the vehicle. While the cot is being removed, note the
position of the loading wheels and the safety bar.
3. Center the safety hook (Figure 4a) on the cot safety
bar. Be sure the hook is facing the front of the ve-
hicle.
4. Mark the position of the safety hook on the patient
compartment floor. The safety hook should be
installed as close as possible to the rear of the ve-
hicle while allowing the vehicle doors to close (Figure
4b). Be sure the bumper and bumper step don’t inter-
fere with the folding and unfolding of the cot’s under-
carriage.
5. Drill the holes for the socket head cap screws.
6. Attach the safety hook to the patient compartment
floor.
7. Verify the safety hook always engages the cot safety
bar when the cot is unloaded from the vehicle (Figure
5). If the ambulance floor is wider than normal, an
additional safety hook may be required.
WARNING
The
cot must have at least 5/8” of clear-
ance between the ambulance bumper and the cot to dis-
engage the safety bar when unloading the cot from the
ambulance. Verify the cot legs lock into the load position
before disengaging the safety bar from the safety hook.
Failure to properly lock the cot into position can cause in-
jury to the patient or operator and/or damage to the cot.
Figure 5 − Safety Bar Engaging Safety Hook
Figure 4a − ”J” Safety Hook Placement
Figure 4b − Safety Hook Placement
Top View of Vehicle
Inside Edge of Rear
Doors (When Closed)
Floor Edge
1/8 inch
(reference only)