Patient bed for transporting and/or positioning a patient

A patient transport system, comprising:

• a bed area part provided for receiving a patient, said bed area part being flexible whereby said bed area part is rolled up around at least a portion of itself in a rolled up position;
• a transport mounting arrangement comprising at least a first support structure comprising a first transport mount and a second support structure comprising a second transport mount for acting on by a transporter, the patient bed being transported via said first transport mount and said second transport mount when loaded with a patient;
• a plurality of reinforcing fibers, said reinforcing fibers being flexible and tension-proof, each of said reinforcing fibers passing through said bed area part and being operatively connected to said first support structure in said rolled up position, each of said plurality of reinforcing fibers being rolled up around at least a portion of itself in said rolled up position, said bed area part and said plurality of reinforcing fibers being movable from said rolled up position to an extended position, each of said reinforcing fibers being operatively connected to said first support structure and said second support structure in said extended position such that a force acting on said bed area part can be transmitted at least partially to said first support structure and said second support structure, said plurality of reinforcing fibers and said bed area part being in a flattened configuration in said extended state.

A patient bed for transporting and/or positioning a patient, the patient bed comprising:

• a bed area part provided for receiving a patient, said bed area part comprising a flexible material that is not irritating to the skin, which is permeable to water vapor, said flexible material being rolled up around at least a portion of itself to define a rolled up state;
• a transport mounting arrangement comprising a first support structure and a second support structure, said first support structure and said second support structure having at least one transport mount for acting on by a transporter, the patient bed being transported via said transport mount of said first support structure and said transport mount of said second support structure when loaded with a patient;
• a plurality ofreinforcing fibers, said reinforcing fibers being flexible and tension-proof, each of said reinforcing fibers supporting said bed area part and being operatively connected to said first support structure in said rolled up state, each of said plurality of reinforcing fibers being rolled up around at least a portion of itself in said rolled up state, said plurality of reinforcing fibers and said bed area part being movable such that said plurality of reinforcing fibers and said bed area part move from said rolled up state to an extended state, said plurality of reinforcing fibers being operatively connected to said first support structure and said second support structure such that a force acting on said bed area part can be transmitted at least partially to said first support structure and said second support structure, at least a portion of said bed area part having a rolled up bed area part thickness in said rolled up state, said bed area part having an extended thickness in said extended state, said bed area part thickness being greater than said extended thickness.