Portable medical table

Claim 2

In a portable medical table having a rigid base, and a plurality of top sections for supporting different parts of the body overlying the base and positioned in succession along the length of the base and individually adjustable to different positions with respect to each other, each of said support sections having downwardly extending slots which are open at the top for the slidable insertion and removal of X-ray plates, at least certain of said top sections each having a pair of said downwardly extending slots spaced apart laterally to be located on opposite sides of the part of the body supported by that top section, the improvement wherein successive top sections have downwardly extending, adjoining slots that register with and open toward each other for together receiving a single X-ray plate.

Claim 3

In a portable medical table having a rigid base, and a plurality of top sections for supporting different parts of the body overlying the base and positioned in succession along the length of the base and individually adjustable to different positions with respect to each other, each of said support sections having one or more slots for slidably receiving X-ray plates including normally horizontal slots which are open at a side of the table for the slidable insertion and removal of X-ray plates and downwardly extending slots which are open at the top of the respective top sections for the slidable insertion and removal of X-ray plates, at least certain of said top sections each having a pair of said downwardly extending slots spaced apart laterally to be located on opposite sides of the part of the body on that top section, the improvement wherein successive top sections have downwardly extending, adjoining slots that register with and open toward each other for together receiving a single X-ray plate.

Claim 4

In a portable medical table having a rigid base, and a plurality of top sections for supporting different parts of the body overlying the base and positioned in succession along the length of the base and individually adjustable to different positions with respect to each other, each of said support sections having one or more slots for slidably receiving X-ray plates including normally horizontal slots which are open at a side of the table for the slidable insertion and removal of X-ray plates and downwardly extending slots which are open at the top of the respective top sections for the slidable insertion and removal of X-ray plates, at least certain of said top sections each having a pair of said downwardly extending slots spaced apart laterally to be located on opposite sides of the part of the body on that top section, the improvement wherein successive top sections have downwardly extending, adjoining slots that register with and open toward each other for together receiving a single X-ray plate.

Claim 5

In a portable medical table having a rigid base, and a plurality of top sections for supporting different parts of the body overlying the base and positioned in succession along the length of the base and individually adjustable to different positions with respect to each other, said top sections being pivotally interconnected to each other at horizontal pivots extending in a side-to-side direction on the table, said top sections comprising a back support section, a seat support section hingedly connected at one end to the lower end of the back support section, an upper left leg support section hingedly connected at one end to the opposite end of the seat support section at the left side of the table, a lower left leg support section hingedly connected to the opposite end of the upper left leg support section from the seat support section, an upper right leg support section hingedly connected at one end to said opposite end of the seat support section at the right side of the table, and a lower right leg support section hingedly connected to the opposite end of the upper right leg support section from the seat support section, at least certain of said top sections each having a pair of downwardly extending slots which are open at the top of the respective top section for slidably receiving X-ray plates and spaced apart laterally to be positioned on opposite sides of the part of the body on that top section, the improvement wherein successive top sections have downwardly extending, adjoining slots that register with and open toward each other for together receiving a single X-ray plate.

Claim 6

In a portable medical table having a rigid base, and a plurality of top sections for supporting different parts of the body overlying the base and positioned in succession along the length of the base and individually adjustable to different positions with respect to each other, said top sections being pivotally interconnected to each other at horizontal pivots extending in a side-to-side direction on the table, said top sections comprising a back support section, a seat support section hingedly connected at one end to the lower end of the back support section, an upper left leg support section hingedly connected at one end to the opposite end of the seat support section at the left side of the table, a lower left leg support section hingedly connected to the opposite end of the upper left leg support section from the seat support section, an upper right leg support section hingedly connected at one end to said opposite end of the seat support section at the right side of the table, and a lower right leg support section hingedly connected to the opposite end of the upper right leg support section from the seat support section, at least certain of said top sections each having a pair of downwardly extending slots which are open at the top of the respective top section for slidably receiving X-ray plates and spaced apart laterally to be positioned on opposite sides of the part of the body on that top section, the improvement wherein successive top sections have downwardly extending, adjoining slots that register with and open toward each other for together receiving a single X-ray plate.

Claim 7

In a portable medical table having a rigid base, and a plurality of top sections for supporting different parts of the body overlying the base and positioned in succession along the length of the base and individually adjustable to different positions with respect to each other, said top sections being pivotally interconnected to each other at horizontal pivots extending in a side-to-side direction on the table, said top sections comprising a back support section, a seat support section hingedly connected at one end to the lower end of the back support section, an upper left leg support section hingedly connected at one end to the opposite end of the seat support section at the left side of the table, a lower left leg support section hingedly connected to the opposite end of the upper left leg support section from the seat support section, an upper right leg support section hingedly connected at one end to said opposite end of the seat support section at the right side of the table, and a lower right leg support section hingedly connected to the opposite end of the upper right leg support section from the seat support section, each of said top sections having a normally horizontal slot which is open at a side of the table for slidably receiving an X-ray plate, and at least certain of said top sections each having two downwardly extending slots which are open at the top of the respective top section for slidably receiving X-ray plates and are spaced apart laterally to be positioned on opposite sides of the part of the body on that top section, the improvement wherein adjoining top sections have downwardly extending, neighboring slots that register with and open toward each other for together receiving a single X-ray plate.

Claim 8

In a portable medical table having a rigid base, and a plurality of top sections for supporting different parts of the body overlying the base and positioned in succession along the length of the base and individually adjustable to different positions with respect to each other, said top sections being pivotally interconnected to each other at horizontal pivots extending in a side-to-side direction on the table, said top sections comprising a back support section, a seat support section hingedly connected at one end to the lower end of the back support section, an upper left leg support section hingedly connected at one end to the opposite end of the seat support section at the left side of the table, a lower left leg support section hingedly connected to the opposite end of the upper left leg support section from the seat support section, an upper right leg support section hingedly connected at one end to said opposite end of the seat support section at the right side of the table, and a lower right leg support section hingedly connected to the opposite end of the upper right leg support section from the seat support section, each of said top sections having a normally horizontal slot which is open at a side of the table for slidably receiving an X-ray plate, and at least certain of said top sections each having two downwardly extending slots which are open at the top of the respective top section for slidably receiving X-ray plates and are spaced apart laterally to be positioned on opposite sides of the part of the body on that top section, the improvement wherein adjoining top sections have downwardly extending, neighboring slots that register with and open toward each other for together receiving a single X-ray plate.