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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Inventors:
Peter A. Warren, Newton, MA (US);
David J. Shane, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/013 (2006.01); A61G 1/052 (2006.01); A61G 1/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/013 (2013.01); A61G 1/044 (2013.01); A61G 1/052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lightweight flexible patient litter includes, in one example, spaced compression longerons each foldable at spaced legs, a bed between the compression longerons, and a longitudinal truss structure on each side of the litter each including a longeron, its spaced legs, and one or more flexible tension members connected thereto. One or more lateral truss structures may each include opposing legs on each side of the litter and one or more flexible tension members connected thereto. A bed truss structure may include one or more tension members.