Patent ID: 9237963
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61F,A61G

Claim Text:
1. A light-weight rigid extrication board for extracting a driver from a driver's seat having a seatback, including an elongated planar central section and an in-turned sidewall extending laterally from both sides of the central section, the extrication board being made of a metal or thermoplastic material having a thickness sufficient to maintain its rigid shape as the extrication board is being inserted between the seatback and the driver, one or more securement straps extending from both of the sidewalls, and including a hoop-shaped halo rod having a curved outer portion and two extending legs secured to the back of a top end of the board and extending at an angle from the plane of the central section, the extrication board having a length of a driver's back so that the halo rod is adjacent the driver's head when the extrication hoard is inserted between the seatback and the driver, the halo rod having sufficient rigidity to maintain its shape and position when used for lifting the driver or when securing a helmet of the driver to the halo rod.