Patent ID: 8118201
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: A45C,A45F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for carrying a patient transport litter, comprising: a litter carrier for carrying a patient transport litter to a site of use, the litter carrier supporting and confining the patient transport litter, the litter carrier manually openable to release the patient transport litter from the litter carrier for use, the litter carrier including (i) a back panel, (ii) a first shoulder strap sized and arranged to form a first vertically extending loop that receives a wearer's left shoulder, and (iii) a second shoulder strap sized and arranged to form a second vertically extending loop that receives the wearer's right shoulder, the first and second shoulder straps being spaced apart horizontally over the back panel for carrying of the litter carrier and patient transport litter on a wearer's back; and a support mount for releasably mounting the litter carrier when not in use, the support mount including a mounting panel adapted to be mounted to a supporting structure and a pair of flexible side flaps secured to and extending laterally from the mounting panel, the side flaps sized to wrap around the litter carrier when the litter carrier is positioned adjacent an inner face of the mounting panel of the support mount, each side flap having a buckle component for releasably joining together the respective side flaps snugly around the litter carrier; and a support strap extending beneath the litter carrier and upwardly to a connector member at a distal end of the support strap, the connector member releasably couplable to both of the buckle components of the side flaps at a front side of the apparatus opposite the mounting panel, to thereby releasably secure the litter carrier to the support mount and the supporting structure.