Stretcher
OwnerWendy J. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A rescue stretcher for use in evacuating a number of babies from a hospital or the like comprises a stretcher which has a plurality of pockets located on the patient support surface thereof at spaced intervals along the length thereof. Each pocket is proportioned to accommodate at least one baby. The pockets are preferably arranged so that they all open toward one end of the stretcher.
Claims20
In a stretcher of the type having a patient support member which has a longitudinally elongated support face, the improvement of a plurality of pockets formed on the patient support face at spaced intervals along the length thereof, each pocket being proportioned to accommodate at least one baby whereby a plurality of babies can be accommodated in the pockets of the stretcher for mass evacuation purposes.
A stretcher for babies comprising;
- (a) a perimeter frame having oppositely disposed side rails extending longitudinally thereof and first and second end rails extending transversely between adjacent ends of the side rails,
- (b) a patient support membrane mounted on said perimeter frame and extending between the side rails and between the end rails, said membrane having an upper face,
- (c) a plurality of pocket forming membranes each of which is attached to the patient support membrane and cooperates therewith to form a pocket which is proportioned to accommodate at least one baby.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.