Patent ID: 8640288

Claim:
A disposable transporter having a top surface for carrying a person, comprising: a backing substrate having a first side; an absorbent body secured to said first side of said backing substrate, being sized less than said backing substrate so that a portion of said backing substrate forms an edge about a portion of said absorbent body, wherein said absorbent body is co-planar with said backing substrate and said transporter, and wherein when said person is positioned on said top surface of said transporter, said absorbent body is located directly beneath said person, and contacts only the back portion of said person, to absorb exuded body fluids and thereby acts to dry said person; and a gripping device in said backing substrate that is unencumbered by said absorbent body, wherein the transporter has a weight that is less than 150 grams per square meter (g/m 2 ).