Patent ID: 8046853
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. An extendable, spine-immobilizing backboard for securing and transporting patients of regular and above-average height, the extendable backboard comprising: a lower backboard portion and an upper backboard portion, the backboard portions being joinable to each other by insertion of a rigid, flat, central extension from one of the backboard portions into a corresponding central cavity located in the other backboard portion, thereby forming a backboard that is extendable in length and able to provide horizontal, spine-immobilizing support to a patient; a pair of shafts, each shaft extending from a side of one of the backboard portions and insertable into a corresponding hollow tube in a side of the other backboard portion, the shafts and hollow tubes thereby cooperating so as to form extendable rails attached to two opposing sides of the backboard; and a latching mechanism, cooperative with at least one of: one of the extendable rails; and the central extension, the latching mechanism being configured so as to enable fixing of the length of the backboard.