PATENT OF THE WEEK – HOSPITAL TROLLEYS

“Hospital trolleys” (US4011609A) are used to transfer patients from one trolley to another. This invention was invented by Farkas Bethlen, patented by the USPTO on 15^th March 1977.

The present invention relates to hospital trolleys which releasably secures two trolley frameworks together to facilitate transfer of a patient from one trolley framework to the other. These trolleys transfer the patients without lifting them where the patient is transferred from a general purpose trolley to the one which is used in a sterile area.

The main objective of this invention is to provide a trolley which is capable of carrying a patient support member and the means of enabling the support member to be moved horizontally onto and off the framework.