Patent ID: 8365326

Claim:
A patient evacuation sled apparatus, comprising: a semi-rigid plastic sheet having (i) a rounded head end and (ii) a foot end with a rectangular portion projecting therefrom; a plurality of hand holds disposed along each of left and right sides of said plastic sheet, each hand hold having a reinforcing plastic member disposed on an outer edge of said each hand hold; a plurality of patient strap slits disposed along each of the left and right sides of said plastic sheet; a plurality of patient straps woven through respective ones of said plurality of patient strap slits, each patient strap comprising fix and release structure configured to releasably couple to secure a patient on said plastic sheet, said plurality of patient straps and said plurality of patient strap slits being configured to cause said plastic sheet to curve upward into a semi-cylindrical shape when said patient straps are tightened; a plurality of head pull strap slits disposed substantially on a longitudinal axis of said plastic sheet, with each slit being disposed substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; a head pull strap woven through the plurality of head pull strap slits and configured to permit a person to pull said plastic sheet and the patient from the head of said plastic sheet; a plurality of left side foot strap slits disposed at substantially 30-60 degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis, and a plurality of right side foot strap slits disposed at substantially 30-60 degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis; and at least one foot strap woven through said plurality of left side foot strap slits and said plurality of right side foot strap slits and coupled to said head pull strap, and configured such that, when tension is applied to said head pull strap, at least a portion of said foot end rectangular portion moves upward to at least partially enclose the feet of the patient.