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US 8,281,430 B1Granted
Sling for extracting and transporting people
OwnerBill Harold Hough, Chad Scott Frazier +1inventors
InventorsBill Harold Hough, Chad Scott Frazier, Laura Jean Frazier
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Abstract
An extraction and transfer sling facilitating lifting of an injured, incapacitated, or person of interest for any reason that may be warranted by emergency services or assistance. The sling has several embodiments each capable of supporting a thigh, buttocks, and back region of a person being lifted. Additionally the sling can include shoulder, head, and leg including foot support for transporting a lifted person from one location to another location.
Claims9
A sling for extracting and transporting people comprising:
- a plurality of lateral support straps;
- at least two elongated longitudinal support straps, a first and a second elongated longitudinal support strap interconnected with the plurality of lateral support straps to support a thigh region, a buttocks region, and a back region of a lifted person disposed within the sling to facilitate secure transfer of the lifted person disposed within the sling from a first location to a desired second location,
- a thigh support region including a thigh lifting strap including two opposing thigh lifting strap first and second ends and adapted to be positioned symmetrically underneath the lifted person's buttocks at an upper portion of the lifted person's thigh to support the lifted person's thigh region;
- a back support region that supports the back region extending upwardly from a buttocks support region extending upwardly along the at least two elongated longitudinal straps, the back support region including at least one lateral back support strap extending laterally between the at least two elongated longitudinal support straps;
- wherein the at least one back support strap comprises:
- a lateral section extending between the two elongated longitudinal support straps;
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- two angled sections extending outwardly from the lateral section, each of the two angled sections terminating at a respective lateral back support strap first and second end, wherein each lateral back support strap first and second end attaches to at least two predefined overlapping intersection points alone the thigh lifting strap disposed between a respective outer edge of a respective one of the at least two elongated longitudinal straps and a respective first or second end of the thigh lifting strap that each respectively extend from a respective one of the elongated longitudinal strap outer edges located at a respective overlapping intersection point with the at least one back support strap thereby causing the thigh strap to have a curved configuration that adapts to envelope a user's thigh region,
- wherein the sling is adapted to support a lifted person disposed within the sling in either a seated or a reclined position while being lifted by at least two lifting persons positioned along respective opposing sides of the lifted person disposed within the sling.
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