Patent ID: 7337484
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A blank of a foldable sheet material for forming a body board suitable for carrying a patient, the blank comprising: an elongated center panel sized to support a patient thereon; opposite side panels attached to said center panel along corresponding longitudinal joints, each of said side panels including; an outer side panel contiguous with a corresponding longitudinal joint; and a side reinforcement panel attached to said outer side panel along a longitudinally extending apex bend line and having a free edge, wherein the opposite side panels are foldable along said longitudinal joints and apex bend lines so that said outer side panels are disposed at a substantially perpendicular angle relative to said center panel, and said side reinforcement panels are inboard of said outer side panels with said free edges adjacent said center panel, and further wherein each of said opposite side panels defines at least one opening configured to receive a tension element therethrough; and opposite end panels attached to said center panel along corresponding end joints, each of said end panels including; an outer end panel contiguous with a corresponding end joint; and an end reinforcement panel attached to said outer end panel along an apex bend line and having a free edge, wherein the opposite end panels are foldable along said end joints and apex bend lines so that said outer end panels are disposed at a substantially perpendicular angle relative to said center panel, and said end reinforcement panels are inboard of said outer end panels with said free edges adjacent said center panel.