Patent ID: 9629770
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61G

Claim:
1. A portable transfer board for transferring a person between a first surface and a second surface, comprising: a first portable transfer board end section comprising a first straight tubing segment, a second straight tubing segment that extends parallel to the first straight tubing segment, and a first U-shaped segment that extends and transitions between distal ends of the first straight tubing segment and the second straight tubing segment in the portable transfer board; a second portable transfer board end section comprising a third straight tubing segment, a fourth straight tubing segment that extends parallel to the third straight tubing segment, a second U-shaped segment that extends and transitions between distal ends of the third straight tubing segment and the fourth straight tubing segment in the portable transfer board, and a narrowed ferrule tube that extends beyond a joint end of at least one of the third straight tubing segment and the fourth straight tubing segment; and a shock cord that extends through the narrowed ferrule, at least a portion of the first portable transfer board end section, and at least a portion of the second portable transfer board end section to facilitate a substantially flush, rigid alignment between joint ends of the first and second portable transfer board end sections over the narrowed ferrule in an assembled configuration of the portable transfer board, wherein: in the assembled configuration of the portable transfer board, the first straight tubing segment and the third straight tubing segment extend parallel to the second straight tubing segment and the fourth straight tubing segment at a separation distance of about six inches apart with open space between the first, second, third, and fourth straight tubing segments.