Patent ID: 7096524

Claim:
A patient transfer system positioned on a support area of a mattress' top surface wherein the support area receives a patient and is defined by at least a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side, the patient transfer system comprising a base sheet covers the support area and having (a) a pivot line positioned near or at the first side and (b) a transition line positioned near or at the second side; a transfer sheet having (a) a proximal end that connects to the base sheet at the pivot line and (b) a distal end that extends to the transition line; a support sheet having (a) a proximal end that connects to the transfer sheet above the transition line and (b) a distal end that extends at least to the pivot line; a first attachment mechanism connects the support sheet's distal end (a) to the base sheet or (b) the transfer sheet's proximal end; a second attachment mechanism connects the transport sheet's distal end to the base sheet.