| CPC A61G 1/04 (2013.01) [A47G 9/086 (2013.01); A61G 1/048 (2013.01); A47G 9/08 (2013.01); A47G 9/083 (2013.01); A61G 2203/70 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. A stretcher apparatus comprising:
a shell enclosing an interior space configured for containing a body of a patient, the shell including a base wall, a top wall, and a perimeter wall being coupled to and extending between the base wall and the top wall, the perimeter wall having an opening extending therethrough configured for receiving a neck of the patient when the body is contained within the interior space, the top wall being movable with respect to the perimeter wall to form an aperture to the interior space, the shell comprising a flexible fabric material, the perimeter wall including a front end, a rear end, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the opening being positioned in the front end, wherein the base wall, the perimeter wall, and the top wall each include an interior insulation layer;
a closure being coupled to the shell for maintaining the top wall of the shell in a closed position, the closure extending around a top of the perimeter wall and engaging a peripheral edge of the top wall to the top of the perimeter wall; and
a plurality of handles being coupled to an outer surface of the shell for carrying the shell and the patient, the plurality of handles being distributed around the perimeter wall of the shell.
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