Patent ID: 7243382
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient transfer device comprising: an inflatable mattress having a top sheet, a bottom sheet and side panels extending between the top and bottom sheets, the bottom sheet including a plurality of openings arranged to provide a cushion of escaping air beneath the mattress to facilitate sliding of the mattress with respect to an underlying support surface; and at least one side pull member including a first portion attached to the inflatable mattress and a second portion attached to the first portion such that a pulling force applied to the second portion is transmitted to the first portion at a location that is substantially equidistant from the top and bottom sheets the second portion of the side pull member includes a pair of elongated straps each connected at an end of the elongated strap to the first portion of the side pull member, wherein the side pull member includes an attachment mechanism having first and second portions adapted for releasable engagement therebetween, the first and second portions of the attachment mechanism carried by the pair of elongated straps of the second portion to provide for releasable attachment of the pair of elongated straps to each other.