Abstract: A collapsible litter carrier apparatus, system and method. Generally, the litter apparatus includes a frame assembly having a plurality of hingedly connected, longitudinally adjacent sections that are foldable or collapsible, accordion-like, into a compact arrangement when the carrier is not in use or being stored. Releaseably attached to the frame assembly is a body-supporting bed or sheet. Additionally, the frame assembly is provided with a plurality of foldable handles that are hingedly connected to the outer corners of the extended frame.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 10, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 6, 2012
Assignee:
Speer Operational Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Ted Carson Westmoreland, II, James R. Johnston, Jr.