Process for transporting injured or stranded people, and protective capsule for carrying out the process
OwnerJurgen Haroinventor
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Abstract
The invention concerns a new concept for the transportation of injured or stranded people and a new rescue capsule suitable for this purpose. The process involves the following stages. A capsule which can be closed on all sides, and which has an inflatable floor designed to form at least one bearing surface or litter for an injured person, and a roof and walls is first erected. One or more injured persons are placed in the capsule and installed in the litters. The injured person is secured in the capsule and then the capsule is carried away, together with the injured person, using a suspension fixture attached to the capsule.
Claims25
A method for transporting injured or helpless people, in particular for the rapid transport of a large number of injured persons, comprising the following steps:
- erecting a capsule provided with an inflatable floor, a roof and wall structure and a suspension device to form a plurality of enclosed litters with retainer means for releasably securing an injured person thereto,
- placing at least one injured person in said capsule and installing said injured person on one of said litters,
- securing said injured person in said capsule, and
- carrying said said capsule containing said injured person using said suspension device.
A rescue capsule adapted for use by a plurality of injured persons, comprising:
- an inflatable floor, provided with raised edge portions surrounding its periphery, said inflatable floor comprising a plurality of litters built into said floor, said litters comprising retainers means for releasably securing an injured person thereto,
- a roof and wall structure with support elements supported on said floor, said roof and said wall structure together with said floor forming a closed capsule in which at least one closable opening is provided, and
- a suspension device provided on said capsule for transporting said capsule.
A rescue capsule as recited in claim 30 or 31, wherein said walls are covered with an insulation material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.