Patent ID: 7044496

Claim:
A stretcher carrier comprising: a stretcher platform for supporting a stretcher in a substantially horizontal position; a wheel support connected to the stretcher platform; at least one wheel rotatably mounted to the wheel support; a foot prop support pivotally attached to the wheel support and attached to the stretcher platform; a foot prop pivotally attached to the foot prop support, wherein the foot prop is pivotable between a downward, extended position for supporting the stretcher carrier on a ground surface, and an upward position in which the foot prop is pivoted upward and away from the ground surface for transporting the stretcher on the stretcher carrier; a locking plate arranged to engage retaining edges of the foot prop to maintain the foot prop in the downward, extended position; and at least one spring attached to the wheel support and the foot prop, wherein the at least one spring applies tension force to the foot prop; and a foot prop release pedal arranged to disengage the locking plate from the retaining edges upon being pushed such that the at least one spring pivots the foot prop from the downward, extended position to the upward position.