Patent ID: 7673355
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A rescue sled for extricating victims from dangerous situations, comprising: (a) an essentially flat, sturdy platform having left and right essentially parallel long sides, a long axis parallel to said sides and a front and a rear end and having gripping slots located along the perimeter of said platform; (b) left and right protruding wings integral with said platform located on the perimeter of the left and right long sides, respectively, wherein said protruding wings are attached to and on the same upper and lower plane as the platform; (c) left and right detachable pivotable handles secured to the left and right protruding wings, respectively, wherein said handles are normally folded horizontally towards the front of the platform when placing the flat platform under a victim and wherein said handles may be pivoted only ninety degrees from the front horizontal position to the perpendicular vertical position to enable a rescuer to pull the rescue sled to extricate a victim; (d) left and right semi-circular arm hooks detachably secured to the left and right protruding wings, respectively wherein a victim may be secured to said platform by sliding the flat rescue board under the victim and then attaching the victim's arm under the arm hooks; (e) a plurality of lower rails attached to the bottom of said platform parallel to the long axis of said rescue board.