Surgical operating tables having powerdriven articulated elements

Claim 1

AN OPERATING TABLE COMPRISING BODY-SUPPORTING MEANS UPON WHICH THE PATIENT MAY REST FOR PURPOSES OF SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A BASE OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID BODY-SUPPORTING MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID BODY-SUPPORTING MEANS ABOVE THE FLOOR OR OTHER SUITABLE SUPPORT, SAID BODY-SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING A SEAT SECTION SWIVELLY MOUNTED UPON THE UPPER END OF THE BASE AND BEING ADAPTED FOR LATERAL TILTING MOVEMENT AND LONGITUDINAL TILTING MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID BASE, BACK AND LEG SECTIONS SWINGABLY MOUNTED ADJACENT THE REAR AND FORWARD MARGINS OF THE SEAT SECTION RESPECTIVELY, ROTARY MECHANICAL ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY MOUNTED WITHIN AND CARRIED BY THE SEAT SECTION FOR OPTIONALLY TILTING THE SEAT SECTION LATERALLY AND LONGITUDINALLY, ADDITIONAL ROTARY MECHANICAL ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY MOUNTED WITHIN AND CARRIED BY THE SEAT SECTION FOR SWINGING THE BACK AND LEG SECTIONS RESPECTIVELY IN RELATION TO THE SEAT SECTION, A SINGLE ROTARY HYDRAULIC MOTOR FOR DRIVING SAID ACTUATING MEANS, AND MANUALLY OPERABLE SELECTOR MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACTUATING MEANS FOR OPTIONALLY CONNECTING THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR TO ONE OR MORE OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS AND THEREBY CAUSING THE MOTOR WHEN ENERGIZED TO SHIFT THE SEVERAL SECTIONS INTO VARIOUS OPTIONAL POSITIONS WHEREBY IT WILL CAUSE THE SEAT SECTION AND ADDITIONAL SECTIONS TO MOVE SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION WHENEVER THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR IS ENERGIZED.