US 12,544,281 B2 · Sectional litter

Abstract

A sectional litter is provided. The litter includes a plurality of plate sections, at least some of which are configured to secure directly to a patient. Each plate section includes a plate, and each plate overlaps at least one other plate, thereby forming a main body that can be dragged along the ground or carried above the ground, depending on a user's preference. The litter includes a plurality of straps, including lateral straps for maintaining spacing of the plates when dragging the litter, lateral straps for securing the litter to a patient, and handle straps for lifting a patient when dragging the patient is infeasible or undesirable. The plates define a plurality of lifting apertures for securing adjacent plates to each other when lifting, thereby forming a semi-rigid main body.

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Dependent claims

A sectional litter comprising a main body, the main body comprising:

a plurality of plate sections, each plate section comprising a plate;
and
a longitudinal strap coupled to each plate of the plurality of plate sections at a respective connection point, thereby coupling each plate section to each of the other plate sections at respective coupling points,
wherein the main body is moveable between stacked and extended configurations, thereby moving the sectional litter between stowable and deployed configurations, respectively,
wherein each plate of the plurality of plate sections is stacked with each of the other plates of the plurality of plate sections when the main body is in the stacked configuration, thereby forming a stack of plates, and
wherein each plate of the plurality of plate sections extends beyond an adjacent plate of an adjacent plate section when the main body is in the extended configuration, thereby forming an elongated chain of plates.

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A method of using a sectional litter, the method comprising:

moving a main body of the sectional litter from a stowable configuration to a deployed configuration, thereby forming a chain of plates having a head plate, an end plate, and a plurality of intermediate plates positioned therebetween;
positioning a patient on the chain of plates;
securing the patient to the chain of plates;
and
moving the litter while the patient is secured to the chain of plates,
wherein the main body comprises:
a plurality of plate sections, each plate section comprising a plate of the chain of plates;
and
a longitudinal strap coupled to each plate of the plurality of plate sections at a respective connection point, thereby coupling each plate section to each of the other plate sections at a coupling point,
wherein the main body is moveable between stacked and extended configurations associated with the stowable and deployed configurations, respectively, of the sectional litter,
wherein each plate of the plurality of plate sections is stacked with each of the other plates of the plurality of plate sections when the main body is in the stacked configuration, thereby forming a stack of plates, and
wherein each plate of the plurality of plate sections extends beyond an adjacent plate of an adjacent plate section when the main body is in the extended configuration, thereby forming the elongated chain of plates.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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