Patent ID: 7337478

Claim:
A system, related to mechanically-assisted movement of at least one individual supported upon at least one hospital-type bed-frame having at least one head portion, at least one foot portion, and at least one intermediate portion, said system comprising: a) at least one resilient pad adapted to comfortably support the at least one individual; b) wherein said at least one resilient pad comprises at least one essentially continuous loop having at least one first loop terminus adapted to reside adjacent the at least one head portion and at least one second loop terminus adapted to reside adjacent the at least one foot portion; c) at least one first support adapted to support said at least one first loop terminus; d) at least one second support adapted to support said at least one second loop terminus; e) at least one third support adapted to support said at least one resilient pad adjacent the at least one intermediate portion; f) wherein at least one of said at least one first support, said at least one second support, and said at least one third support is adapted to rotatably drive said at least one essentially continuous loop along at least one path extending substantially between the at least one head portion and the at least one foot portion of the at least one hospital-type bed-frame; g) at least one essentially endless belt adapted to fit within said at least one essentially continuous loop of said at least one resilient pad; and h) at least one removable attacher adapted to removably attach said at least one resilient pad to said at least one essentially endless belt; i) wherein said at least one essentially endless belt is adapted to movably engage said at least one first support and said at least one second support.