Patent ID: 6408466
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A stretcher that lifts the patient on to the stretcher from a plane surface and capable of being used to carry the patient to transportation, the stretcher comprising;a frame having longitudinal beams with an inclined plate therebetween; a flexible sheet positioned about the inclined plate, the flexible sheet having ends positioned in a lower position of said plate; a bow-shaped base which surrounds the longitudinal beams of the frame, the bow-shaped base having legs that provide support; a piece fixed to the base for joining each end of the flexible sheet at the lower position and allowing the flexible sheet to slide as the plate is moved along by the longitudinal beams; a driving axle projecting through a side of the base; the driving axle having a coupling for receiving a means for rotating the axle; and said longitudinal beams each having a superior edge with a toothed bar to receive dented wheels that are mounted onto the drive axle within the base, the means for rotating the drive axle is capable of causing the dented wheels to engage the toothed bars to move the base and in turn move the flexible sheet.