Patent ID: 7422220

Claim:
An evacuation sled for providing for the evacuation of non-ambulatory individuals from a facility in the case of an emergency and for providing temporary bedding for non-ambulatory individuals, the sled comprising: a sled body comprising: a bottom panel; a pair of side walls attached to the bottom panel on opposite ends of the bottom panel; a head wall attached to the bottom panel on an end of the bottom panel not attached to a side wall; and a foot wall attached to the bottom panel on an end opposite the end to which the head wall is attached; wherein the sled body is configured so that it may assume a substantially-planar flat unfolded configuration and is further configured so that it may assume a non-planar folded configuration, the non-planar folded configuration sized and configured to substantially enclose a non-ambulatory person in a horizontal position with the bottom panel horizontal underneath the person, the head wall extending from the bottom panel above the head of the person, the side walls extending substantially vertically from the bottom panel along the sides of the person, and the foot wall extending from the bottom panel below the feet of the person; and a strap secured to the sled body, the strap configured to provide a means for maneuvering the sled body with the person substantially enclosed therein when the sled body is in its non-planar folded configuration.