US4743059A
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Mobile sanitary unit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-07-09
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Granted: 1988-05-10
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Expires: 2007-07-09
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a mobile sanitary unit, which can function autonomously and in any site. The unit comprises a sealed aseptic container with the dimensions of a standard 20-foot container. The container has a door giving access to an operating theater, changing facilities, and storage cupboards. An electrical supply unit is disposed in a housing in the front wall of the container, for connection to an external generator. The unit includes telescopic legs at all four corners of the container mounted on supports which may be folded flat against the container wall for transport, and deployed so that the container may be on-loaded and then off-loaded and used on site standing on its legs. The unit may be transported by an articulated truck comprising a tractor and low-platform semitrailer. An electrical generator set is mounted on the saddle of the semi-trailer. The unit may also be transported by air and its weight of 3.5 tonnes enables it to be dropped by parachute.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Legueu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G3/00; A61G3/001; A61G10/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A mobile sanitary unit comprising a sealable aseptic container of standard road and air transport dimensions, medical equipment within said container enabling surgical operations to be performed, electrical supply means for connection to a mobile source of electrical energy, and at least three legs and leg supports mounted in front and rear portions of said container, said legs being mounted for vertical translation in said supports, and said supports being mounted in said container for rotation between a transport position in which said supports are folded against the container walls with said legs retracted within the standard container dimensions, and a deployed position in which said supports project from the container walls and said legs are extended to stand the unit on the ground.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A mobile sanitary unit comprising a sealable aseptic container of standard road and air transport dimensions, medical equipment within said container enabling surgical operations to be performed, electrical supply means for connection to a mobile source of electrical energy, and at least three legs and leg supports mounted in front and rear portions of said container, said legs being mounted for vertical translation in said supports, and said supports being mounted in said container for rotation between a transport position in which said supports are folded against the container walls with said legs retracted within the standard container dimensions, and a deployed position in which said supports project from the container walls and said legs are extended to stand the unit on the ground.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A unit as claimed in claim 1, including four of said legs and leg supports mounted at respective corners of said case.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A unit as claimed in claim 2 wherein said legs are telescopic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A unit as claimed in claim 2 wherein said legs are provided with respective wheels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A unit as claimed in claim 2 wherein said legs are provided with respective feet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said container meets the dimensional standards for a container of 40-foot type.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A unit as claimed in claim 6 wherein the weight of said unit is substantially 3.500 kilograms at most.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrical supply means is disposed in a housing defining an opening to the outside of the case and disposed in an end wall of said case.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A unit as claimed in claim 8 wherein said electrical supply means and said housing are disposed at a front end of said case, said medical equipment including electrically consuming apparatus disposed adjacent to said front end.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A unit as claimed in claim 9 wherein said electrical supply means includes a floating battery.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrical supply means includes means for supplying electricity to another similar unit in parallel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vehicle set comprising a unit as claimed in claim 1 and a truck presenting a platform for receiving said unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A vehicle set as claimed in claim 12 wherein said truck comprises a semi-trailer presenting said platform and a tractor for coupling with said semi-trailer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vehicle set as claimed in claim 12 wherein said platform is low enough to pass beneath the unit standing on the ground on said legs when fully extended, whereby said unit may be on and off-loaded without external lifting.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vehicle set as claimed in claim 12 wherein said truck comprises an electrical generator for generating electricity for said unit through said electrical supply means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
A vehicle set as claimed in claim 15 wherein said truck comprises a semi-trailer presenting a platform for receiving said unit and a saddle portion for coupling with a tractor, said generator being mounted on said saddle portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vehicle set as claimed in claim 12, wherein said container meets the dimensional standards for a container of 20-foot type.
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