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Backpack with collapsible stretcher and collapsible wheel assembly

US8789730B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 2008
Grant dateJul 29, 2014
Priority date—
Expiry dateMay 10, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62B2202/42
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A backpack employs a collapsible stretcher and a collapsible wheel assembly. The backpack may be transformed from a compact mode suitable for portability of the backpack to an extended mode wherein the stretcher is extended. A pair of wheels are inflated so that the wheels at one end contact the terrain and at the other end the stretcher is engaged to the backpack to provide for an efficient transport of an injured individual placed in the stretcher.

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