Patent ID: 7549661

Claim:
A patient supporting carrier for transporting a patient, comprising: a plurality of support sections defining a platform having a first end and a second end, each of said support sections having a frame and one or more support members attached to said frame, said support sections comprising at least a first support section and a second support section; means for connecting said first support section to said second support section, said connecting means configured to selectively place the patient supporting carrier in a collapsed condition by pivoting said support member of said first support section on top of said support member of said second support section and in an extended condition; at least one transport member connected to said frame of one of said first support section and said second support section; and a tow connector member attached to said frame of said first support section, said tow connector member configured to connect to one or more tow members for towing the patient supporting carrier behind a towing element when the patient supporting carrier is in said collapsed condition and in said extended condition.