Abstract: A mobile, self powered and power steered gurney is provided including an elevatable and laterally tiltable support structure from which patient support structure is supported for adjusted shifting laterally of the gurney between a first position superposed over the support structure and an extended position projecting outwardly of one side margin of the support structure. The patient support structure incorporates a conveyor structure which is operative to convey a patient laterally of the support structure responsive to shifting of the patient support structure further operative to shift a patient laterally of the patient support structure relative thereto in a direction opposite to the direction in which the patient support structure is being shifted relative to the support structure and at a speed substantially equal to the speed of shifting of the patient support structure relative to the support structure.

Abstract: An items handler for successively handling a horizontal row of items in an intermittent or indexing, controlled dimension motion. The handler includes structure defining a movement direction change station and receiving structure for receiving a horizontal row of items thereon and lengthwise advancing the row of items along a predetermined path toward the aforementioned station. Structure for successively engaging items advanced toward the station is provided and for laterally shifting the endmost item in the row of items advanced toward the station. Second receiving structure is provided for successively receiving and stationarily supporting items laterally shifted by the items engaging and shifting structure and discharge structure is provided for successively discharging items received by the second receiving structure. The discharge structure includes features thereof operative to downwardly discharge, by gravity, items from said second receiver structure.