Abstract: An improved transfer board adapted to facilitate the transfer of a person between a wheelchair and another surface, the transfer board having a rigid body member and a multilayer sliding surface member adhered to the upper surface of the body member, the multilayer sliding surface member having a hydrophilic upper contact layer, most preferably with a wetting contact angle of less than approximately 20 degrees.

Abstract: A multi-component pallet includes a first deck and a second deck. The first deck can be configured to be removably connected to the second deck in a first position for use in the load-bearing assembled state. The first deck can also be configured to be nested with the second deck when the pallet is in the unloaded, disassembled state. The first deck and the second deck can be configured such that the volume of the pallet in the load-bearing assembled state is greater than the volume of the first deck and the second deck when they are nested in the unloaded, disassembled state.