Radiological apparatus wherein the patient support and X-ray sources are supportedon a rotatable horizontal shaft

Claim 2

A RADIOLOGICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE HORIZONTAL SHAFT, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT, A PATIENT SUPPORT SECURED ONLY TO ONE END OF SAID SHAFT FOR ROTATION WITH SAID SHAFT, AT LEAST ONE X-RAY ENERGY SOURCE, AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR SAID X-RAY ENERGY SOURCE CONSISTING OF A SLIP RING CONNECTION MEANS ON SAID SHAFT, MEANS SECURED TO SAID SHAFT FOR SUPPORTING SAID X-RAY ENERGY SOURCE INCLUDING A SUPPORT MEMBER CONSISTING OF AN ENCLOSED CIRCULAR WHEEL DISPOSED CONCENTRIC TO SAID SHAFT, STRUT MEANS SECURED TO SAID SHAFT MAINTAINING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER SPACED FROM SAID SHAFT AND LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING STANDS FOR SUPPORTING SAID X-RAY ENERGY SOURCE AND STAND SUPPORTING MEANS SECURED TO SAID CIRCULAR WHEEL FOR SLIDABLY RECEIVING SAID STANDS.

Claim 3

A RADIOLOGICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A SUPPORT BASE MEMBER, A ROTATABLE SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SHAFT MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT BASE MEMBER, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT, PATIENT SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID SHAFT FOR ROTATION WITH SAID SHAFT, A SUPPORT MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT, A PAIR OF MOVABLE STANDS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEMBER EACH BEING INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE ALONG A LINE OF TRAVEL NORMAL TO THE LENGTHS THEREOF IN THE PLANE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, FIRST AND SECOND X-RAY ENERGY SOURCES, A FIRST MOUNTING MEMBER MOUNTED ON A STAND ADJUSTABLE ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF, SAID FIRST MOUNTING MEMBER HAVING A HOLDING MEMBER DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR MOUNTING SAID FIRST X-RAY ENERGY SOURCE, A SECOND MOUNTING MEMBER BEING ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE OTHER OF SAID STANDS AND SAID SECOND X-RAY ENERGY SOURCE BEING MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MOUNTING MEMBER.

Claim 4

A RADIOLOGICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A SUPPORT BASE MEMBER, A ROTATABLE SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SHAFT MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT BASE MEMBER, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT, PATIENT SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID SHAFT FOR ROTATION WITH SAID SHAFT, A SUPPORT MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT, A PAIR OF MOVABLE STANDS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEMBER EACH BEING INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE ALONG A LINE OF TRAVEL NORMAL TO THE LENGTHS THEREOF IN THE PLANE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, FIRST AND SECOND X-RAY ENERGY SOURCES, A FIRST MOUNTING MEMBER MOUNTED ON A STAND ADJUSTABLE ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF, SAID FIRST MOUNTING MEMBER HAVING A HOLDING MEMBER DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR MOUNTING SAID FIRST X-RAY ENERGY SOURCE, A SECOND MOUNTING MEMBER BEING ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE OTHER OF SAID STANDS AND SAID SECOND X-RAY ENERGY SOURCE BEING MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MOUNTING MEMBER.