Patent ID: 8065765

Claim:
An apparatus for facilitating the transport of an incapacitated individual by one or more assisting individuals, the apparatus comprising: a first sheet of flexible material comprising an upper and middle body support surface for the incapacitated individual, the first sheet of flexible material having a perimeter edge, the first sheet of flexible material further comprising; a generally rectangular upper body support surface section partially bordered by generally parallel left and right side portions, and a generally orthogonal top portion, of the perimeter edge of the first sheet of flexible material; and a generally triangular middle body support surface section bordered by generally converging acute angle bottom portion of the perimeter edge of the first sheet of flexible material; a first array of support straps positioned under and attached to the first sheet of flexible material, the first array of support straps arranged to define a plurality of loop hand holds at the perimeter edge of the first sheet of flexible material, at least one loop hand hold positioned on each of the right side portion of the perimeter edge, the left side portion of the perimeter edge, the top portion of the perimeter edge, and proximate to an apex of the converging acute angle bottom portion of the perimeter edge; a second sheet of flexible material comprising a lower body extension support surface for the incapacitated individual, the second sheet of flexible material having a perimeter edge, the second sheet of flexible material comprising a generally trapezoidal shape having a long perimeter edge portion and a parallel short perimeter edge portion, the second sheet of flexible material further attached to the first sheet of flexible material along the long portion of the perimeter edge of the second sheet so as to fold from a first position generally flat against and within the perimeter edge of the first sheet to a second position extending generally beyond the perimeter edge of and apart from the first sheet; and a second array of support straps positioned under and attached to the second sheet of flexible material, the second array of support straps arranged to define a plurality of loop hand holds at the perimeter edge of the second sheet of flexible material, at least one loop hand hold positioned on each of the non-parallel sides of the perimeter edge of the second sheet.