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Granted Patent B2
US 12,629,296 · App. 18/711,935 · Granted May 19, 2026

Modular rescue stretcher

Inventor: André Plass (Wollerau, CH)
A61G1/013A61G1/00
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Patent No.
US 12,629,296
App. No.
18/711,935
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a stretcher for transporting individual(s), the stretcher including two main rods, wherein each main rod is movable along a longitudinal direction between a contracted position and an extended position; and a lying structure being releasably connected to each of the two main rods.

Claims (30)

1 . A stretcher for transporting individual(s), the stretcher comprising:

a. two main rods, wherein each main rod is movable along a longitudinal direction between a contracted position and an extended position, and wherein each main rod has in the contracted position a spiral structure and in the extended position a helix structure; and

b. a lying structure being releasably connected to each of the two main rods.

2 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein the lying structure comprises a plurality of lying elements each extending between the two main rods and being in the longitudinal direction spaced apart from each other.

3 . The stretcher according to claim 2 , wherein the lying elements are bands.

4 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein the lying structure comprises one or more crawler chain structures, each crawler chain structure having a plurality of struts extending essentially in parallel to each other.

5 . The stretcher according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of struts extend transversely to the longitudinal direction or wherein the plurality of struts extend in the longitudinal direction.

6 . The stretcher according to claim 4 , wherein each strut of the lying structure defines at least two openings, wherein each opening is configured such that a ladder buckle structure is formed, and wherein a belt is guided through each ladder buckle structure to form the crawler chain structure.

7 . The stretcher according to claim 4 , wherein each strut comprises a joint at its base portion by which neighboring struts are connected with each other such that the struts are pivotable to each other when the lying structure is in an unconnected state, in which the lying structure is not connected to the two main rods.

8 . The stretcher according to claim 4 , wherein the two main rods and/or the one or more crawler chain structures are made from metal, polymer, carbon fiber material and/or mixtures thereof.

9 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein the lying structure is in an unconnected state and comprises a plurality of struts, in which the lying structure is not connected to the two main rods, inflexible along a transverse direction along which the struts extend and flexible along the thereto perpendicular longitudinal direction.

10 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein each main rod comprises a telescopic mechanism, which is configured for moving the main rod between the contracted position and the extended position.

11 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein each main rod comprises a plurality of concentrically arranged cylindrical elements which can in the contracted position be slid into each other.

12 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein each of the two main rods consists of two half rods, wherein the two half rods are releasably connected with each other at their distal ends to form the main rod.

13 . The stretcher according to claim 12 , wherein the two half rods are releasably connected with each other by a bayonet joint, a snap on connection or a threaded connection.

14 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein the stretcher further comprises two or more transversal rods being each releasably connected to the two main rods.

15 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein each of the two main rods can be pretensioned in the contracted position such that each of the two main rods can be released and moved into the extended position by activating an activation button on each respective main rod.

16 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein the lying structure is releasably connected to each of the two main rods by a force locking connection and/or a form locking connection.

17 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein the lying structure further comprises a textile or foam.

18 . The stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein the lying structure is in an unconnected state, in which the lying structure is not connected to the two main rods, configured such that it can be coiled into a coil.

19 . A method for assembling a stretcher according to claim 1 , wherein the lying structure is connected to the two main rods and wherein optionally the two main rods are each first assembled by connecting two half rods prior to connecting the lying structure to the two main rods.

20 . A kit of parts configured for being assembled into a stretcher according to claim 1 , the kit comprising:

a. two main rods, wherein each main rod is movable along a longitudinal direction between a contracted position and an extended position; and

b. a lying structure being releasably connectable to each of the two main rods.

21 . A stretcher for transporting individual(s), the stretcher comprising:

a. two main rods, wherein each main rod is movable along a longitudinal direction between a contracted position and an extended position; and

b. a lying structure being releasably connected to each of the two main rods and comprising a plurality of struts, wherein the lying structure is in an unconnected state, in which a lying structure is not connected to the two main rods, inflexible along a transverse direction along which the struts extend and flexible along the thereto perpendicular longitudinal direction.

22 . A stretcher for transporting individual(s), the stretcher comprising:

a. two main rods, wherein each main rod is movable along a longitudinal direction between a contracted position and an extended position; and

b. a lying structure being releasably connected to each of the two main rods, wherein each of the two main rods can be pretensioned in the contracted position such that each of the two main rods can be released and moved into the extended position by activating an activation button on each respective main rod.

Priority Claims (1)
CH 70586/2021 · Nov 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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