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US 2014/0295721 A1Published application
Patient transporter with sponsons
AssigneePaper-Pak Industries
InventorsRonald Jensen, Richard Beu
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Abstract
A patient transporter having sponsons that provide buoyancy when deployed on water is provided. A sponson assembly formed by two sponsons connected to each other by a material, and which can be positioned beneath a patient transporter to provide buoyancy, is also provided.
Claims20
A sponson assembly for a patient transporter, the sponson assembly comprising:
- a sponson;
- and
- a material connected to the sponson for positioning the patient transporter on the sponson,
- wherein the sponson assembly is connected to the patient transporter and provides buoyancy when deployed on water.
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A patient transporter having a sponson, comprising:
- a patient transporter, the patient transporter comprising a rigid portion and a soft portion;
- and
- a sponson connected to the patient transporter,
- wherein the sponson provides buoyancy to the patient transporter when deployed on water.
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A patient transporter having a sponson assembly, comprising:
- a patient transporter, the patient transporter comprising a rigid portion and a soft portion;
- two or more channels formed into the patient transporter;
- and
- two or more inflatable chambers, each inflatable chamber positioned in a separate one of each of the two or more channels to provide buoyancy to the patient transporter when deployed in water,
- wherein the two or more channels are outboard of the rigid portion and are positioned axially along the sides of the patient transporter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.