Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
Apparatus for shielding selected body areas of a person undergoing, in an elongate, upright examination zone, irradiation by X-rays directed into the zone in a generally front-to-back direction, said apparatus, in operative condition relative to said zone, comprising an upright post extending along a substantial portion of the zone, a plurality of shield assemblies mounted on said post for shifting relative thereto, each of said assemblies including, a bracket slidably mounted on said post for placement in different selected positions therealong corresponding to the height in said zone of one such body area, counterweight means shiftably mounted on said post and connected to said bracket to counterbalance the weight of the associated assembly at different positions along said post, an arm-mounting structure having an elongate slot, means mounting said structure on said bracket for placement in different selected positions along such direction, with the axis of said slot oriented horizontally and substantially perpendicular to said direction, a shield arm slidably carried in said slot for movement with respect to said structure along said axis, and an X-ray shield mounted on said arm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
Apparatus for shielding selected body areas of a person undergoing, in an elongate, upright examination zone, irradiation by X-rays directed into the zone in a generally front-to-back direction, said apparatus, in operative condition relative to said zone, comprising an upright post extending along a substantial portion of the zone, a plurality of shield assemblies mounted on said post for shifting relative thereto, each of said assemblies including, a bracket slidably mounted on said post for placement in different selected positions therealong corresponding to the height in said zone of one such body area, counterweight means shiftably mounted on said post and connected to said bracket to counterbalance the weight of the associated assembly at different positions along said post, an arm-mounting structure having an elongate slot, means mounting said structure on said bracket for placement in different selected positions along such direction, with the axis of said slot oriented horizontally and substantially perpendicular to said direction, a shield arm slidably carried in said slot for movement with respect to said structure along said axis, and an X-ray shield mounted on said arm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said mounting means includes an elongate bar secured to said bracket and extending laterally therefrom, substantially along said direction, and said arm-mounting structure is mounted on said bar for shifting therealong.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said arm is shiftable in said slot between an extended position extending along said axis and an upright position substantially paralleling said post, and said structure includes a brace rigidly mounted adjacent said slot for bracing said arm in its extended and supporting said arm in its upright position.