Smart-Load Automatic Leg Release (Loading-End Legs); Smart-Load Automatic Leg Release (Control-End Legs, Optional) - Ferno Mondial MB64 User Manual

5.15 Smart-Load
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(Loading-End Legs)
Purposee: A mechanism connected to the loading wheels (Figure
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26) automatically unlocks the loading-end legs for folding as the
cot is loaded into an ambulance.
Usee: The automatic leg release is a passive device that does not
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require any action on the part of the operators.
Important
Do not hang a defibrillator or other object on the loading-
end main frame. Objects hanging from the main frame could
activate the leg-release mechanism.
5.16 Smart-Load
™
(Control-End Legs, Optional)
Purposee: When the cot is equipped with this optional feature, the
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operators do not use any control handles when loading the cot
into an ambulance.
Usee: As the cot is loaded into the ambulance and after the loading-
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end legs fold, the control-end legs are automatically unlocked for
folding. See"Loading the Cot" on page 27.
© Ferno-Washington, Inc. / 234-3480-06 / November 2017
Using the Features
Automatic Leg Release
Automatic Leg Release
Smart-Load
When a cot equipped with both loading-end and control-
end Smart-Load™ leg release mechanisms is loaded into an
ambulance, the following sequence occurs:
1. The operators begin loading the cot into the
ambulance.
2. The weight of the cot on the loading wheels unlocks
the loading-end legs for folding.
3. The operators continue pushing the cot into the
ambulance while balancing and supporting the
remaining load when the loading-end legs are
unlocked.
4. The loading-end legs fold and automatically unlock
the control-end legs for folding.
5. The operators finish pushing the cot into the
ambulance and secure it in a Ferno® fastening system.
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