Intravenous equipment support on mobile pole assembly
An intravenous equipment support on a mobile pole assembly includes a telescoping hanger assembly for mounting intravenous solution bags near a patient. The telescoping hanger assembly is mounted to a mobile pole assembly. The pole assembly generally includes a pole defining an end for receiving the hanger assembly and an opposite end that mounts to a wheeled base assembly. The wheeled base assembly includes hazard markings on the surface of the wheeled base assembly visible from above. The hazard markings preferably include alternating black and bright yellow stripes.
This Non-Provisional Application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/474,695 filed May 30, 2003.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to intravenous equipment supports and more specifically to mobile intravenous equipment supports.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIt is known that in hospitals, health care facilities, nursing homes, and the like, intravenous solution bags containing various intravenous solutions or fluids, blood, and medicants, to name a few, are used to treat patients. It is also known that intravenous equipment hangers are used to support and hang the intravenous solution bags near the patient. Known hangers are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. D437,639 S and U.S. Pat. No. D437,640 S, both issued to Wayne J. Breda and Bradley Piper, and both incorporated herein by reference. These known intravenous equipment hangers include mounting supports for mounting the hangers to a wall or other structure. They also include extendable hanger bars that may be selectively moved and positioned relative to the mounting supports and thus relative to the wall, thereby providing a height adjustment mechanism for the hanger. Mounted to one end of the hanger bar is one or more hooks on which are mounted the intravenous solution bags. The known hangers may also be used without the mounting supports.
The present invention is directed at improving upon existing intravenous equipment hangers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is generally directed to mounting intravenous equipment hangers, like the hangers of U.S. Pat. No. D437,639 S and U.S. Pat. No. D437,640 S, to a mobile pole assembly. The pole assembly generally includes a pole and a wheeled base. The base includes hazard markings on the surfaces of the base visible from above. The hazard markings preferably include alternating black and bright yellow stripes.
More specifically, in one embodiment, the present invention includes a device for supporting and transporting intravenous equipment. The device further includes a telescoping support assembly having an inner bar and an outer bar sleeve. A hanger is mounted to the inner bar. The hanger defines support arms and at least one hook for mounting of the intravenous solution bags. The telescoping support assembly is mounted to a mobile pole assembly. The mobile pole assembly includes a pole for receiving and mounting the outer bar sleeve of the telescoping support assembly and a wheeled base assembly for supporting the pole. The wheeled base assembly further includes a plurality of support legs and wheels mounted to the support legs. Hazard indicators are located on the wheeled base assembly that are visible from above.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon review of the following detailed description, claims and drawings in which like numerals are used to designate like features.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Before the embodiments of the invention are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of “including” and “comprising” and variations thereof is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items and equivalents thereof.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS Referring to
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A hanger 20 is mounted to end 36 of the inner bar 16. The hanger 20 may be rotated or turned by selectively rotating or turning the inner bar 16. The hanger 20 defines outwardly extending arms 22 and one or more hooks 24 connected to, or formed integral with, the arms 22. The hooks 24 serve to hang the intravenous solution bags, not shown, near the patient. The hooks 24 may define any known shape and configuration that will serve to hang the intravenous solution bags.
In an exemplary embodiment, a pair of support brackets 26 extends outwardly from the outer bar sleeve 18. The support brackets 26 at end 28 are mounted or attached to the outer bar sleeve 18. At the opposite end 30, the support brackets 26 define an L-shape that serve to hang the outer bar sleeve 18 to a wall mount plate 31. The present invention is thus adaptable from a wall mount configuration to a mobile configuration and described herein. Referring to
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Variations and modifications of the foregoing are within the scope of the present invention. It should be understood that the invention disclosed and defined herein extends to all alternative combinations of two or more of the individual features mentioned or evident from the text and/or drawings. All of these different combinations constitute various alternative aspects of the present invention. The embodiments described herein explain the best modes known for practicing the invention and will enable others skilled in the art to utilize the invention. The claims are to be construed to include alternative embodiments to the extent permitted by the prior art.
Various features of the invention are set forth in the following claims.
Claims
1. A device for supporting and transporting intravenous equipment comprising:
- a telescoping support assembly further comprising an inner bar and an outer bar sleeve,
- a hanger mounted to the inner bar, the hanger defining at least one hook,
- a mobile pole assembly mounted to the telescoping support assembly, the mobile pole assembly further comprising a pole for receiving and mounting the outer bar sleeve and a wheel assembly for supporting the pole, the wheel assembly further comprising a plurality of support legs and wheels, and
- hazard indicators located on the wheel assembly.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the outer bar sleeve further includes support brackets for selective mounting of the support assembly to a wall mount plate.
3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a clamping collar positioned between the inner bar and outer bar sleeve.
4. The device of claim 3, wherein the hazard markings include black and yellow stripes.
5. The device of claim 4, wherein the wheel assembly includes six wheels.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the hanger defines outwardly extending support arms and hooks mounted to the support arms.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the inner bar and the outer bar sleeve are tubular to provide cooperative engagement therebetween.
8. The device of claim 1, further comprising a collar positioned on the pole and adapted to secure the outer sleeve to the pole.
9. The device of claim 8, further comprising a detent pin for securing the outer sleeve to the pole.
10. A device for supporting and transporting intravenous equipment comprising:
- a telescoping support assembly further comprising an inner bar and an outer bar sleeve,
- a hanger mounted to the inner bar, the hanger defining at least one hook,
- a mobile pole assembly mounted to the telescoping support assembly, the mobile pole assembly further comprising a pole for receiving and mounting the outer bar sleeve and a wheel assembly for supporting the pole, the wheel assembly further comprising a plurality of support legs and wheels,
- a collar positioned on the pole and adapted to secure the outer sleeve to the pole, and
- hazard indicators located on the wheel assembly.
11. The device of claim 10, wherein the outer bar sleeve further includes support brackets for selective mounting of the support assembly to a wall mount plate.
12. The device of claim 11, further comprising a clamping collar positioned between the inner bar and outer bar sleeve.
13. The device of claim 12, wherein the hazard markings include black and yellow stripes.
14. The device of claim 13, wherein the wheel assembly includes six wheels.
15. The device of claim 14, wherein the hanger defines outwardly extending support arms and hooks mounted to the support arms.
16. The device of claim 15, wherein the inner bar and the outer bar sleeve are tubular to provide cooperative engagement therebetween.
17. The device of claim 16, further comprising a detent pin for securing the outer sleeve to the pole.
18. A device for supporting and transporting intravenous equipment comprising:
- a telescoping support assembly further comprising an inner bar and an outer bar sleeve,
- a hanger mounted to the inner bar, the hanger defining outwardly extending support arms and at least one hook,
- a mobile pole assembly mounted to the telescoping support assembly, the mobile pole assembly further comprising a pole for receiving and mounting the outer bar sleeve and a wheel assembly for supporting the pole, the wheel assembly further comprising a plurality of support legs and wheels,
- a collar positioned on the pole and adapted to secure the outer sleeve to the pole, and
- a pin positioned on the collar for securing the outer sleeve to the pole.
19. The device of claim 18, further comprising hazard indicators located on the wheel assembly, and wherein the wheel assembly includes six wheels and corresponding support legs for each wheel.
20. The device of claim 19, further comprising a clamping collar positioned between the inner bar and outer bar sleeve.
Type: Application
Filed: May 27, 2004
Publication Date: Jun 30, 2005
Applicant: Dr. Wayne J. Breda and Bradley Piper (Rockford, IL)
Inventors: Wayne Breda (Clarendon Hills, IL), Bradley Piper (Gold Canyon, AZ)
Application Number: 10/854,907