Patent ID: 7637550

Claim:
A stretcher for transporting patients, comprising; a rest plane ( 2 ) for supporting a patient in a substantially lying position and means for raising ( 3 , 35 ) the rest plane ( 2 ) with respect to a surface on which the stretcher ( 1 ) is resting, wherein the means for raising comprise: at least two distinct support elements ( 3 ) which rest on a ground surface, each of which is connected to the rest plane ( 2 ) and is not connected to each other where in each of the supported elements is able to move, independently of each other between a respective closed position and a respective open position, such that when both the support elements ( 3 ) are in a closed position, the rest plane ( 2 ) is supported at a lower height, and when both the support elements ( 3 ) are in an open position, the rest plane ( 2 ) is supported at a greater height, wherein each support element ( 3 ) is able to reach the closed position while the other element is in the open position: a motor means ( 35 ) for moving the support elements ( 3 ) from the respective closed positions into the respective open positions, such as to raise the rest plane ( 2 ).