Examinee fastening device for use in an x-ray photographing apparatus

Claim 1

A fastening device for use in an X-ray photographing apparatus comprising: a table adapted to receive a patient in the prone position, said table having an outwardly directed groove formed in each edge thereof, each groove having an enlarged portion interior of the edge of the table; a plurality of paired slidable pieces slidably received in said grooves, said slidable pieces being elongated in a longitudinal direction of the table and having enlarged portions which engage said enlarged portions of the grooves; and a plurality of paired fastening pieces, each comprising a first strip connected to a respective slidable piece and extending longitudinally of the table, and spaced second strips integrally formed with said first strip, said second strips extending in the crosswise direction of the table, the second strips of one of the paired fastening pieces having a number of generally J-shaped projections on their under surfaces at the ends, and the second strips of the other of the paired fastening pieces having a number of inverted generally U-shaped projections on their upper surfaces at their ends, said pair of fastening pieces being adapted to be overlapped on a patient lying on the table with said projections of a pair of fastening pieces being engaged with each other when said projections are in opposing relationship.