US1711167A

US1711167A - Invalid carrier or bag

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Publication number: US1711167A
Application number: US139369A
Authority: US
Inventors: Warren H Blake
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-10-04
Filing date: 1926-10-04
Publication date: 1929-04-30
Anticipated expiration: 1946-04-30

Description

April 30, 1929. w. H. BLAKE 1,711,167

INVALID CARRIER OR BAG Filed Oct. 4. 1926 Patented Apr. 30, 1929.v

WARREN HQBLAKE, or Los ANGELES, Clnziro:aiv1a.v

INVALID CARRIER R BAG.

Application ined october 4, 192e.` semi No. 139,369.

'I'his invention relates to an invalid carrier or bag which is intended to be used by a iireman in effecting the rescue of persons from burning buildings and particularly hospitals.

The general object of .this invention isy to provide a device of this nature which is so constructed that it can be quickly applied as an envelope or bag to .carry an invalid with safety. ril`he device is constructed in such a way that it can be handled on a line or rope suspended from above to enable the carrier with the body in it to be lowered to the ground through a window, and then carried as a stretcher.

One of the objects of the invention is to' provide a device of this lrind which is constructed so as to enable it to be appliedto bodies of different size; also to provide fast-v ening means which can be quickly put in place when securing the body in the bag.

A further object of the invention isto provide an improved construction for securing av sling to the upper end of the bag. Y

Further objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists of the novel parts and combination of parts to be described hereinafter, all of which contribute to produce an efficient invalid carrier or bag.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is described in the following specification, while the broad scope of the invention is pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing: v

Figure l is a front elevation of the bag or carrier and representing the same folded as it should be when a body is being carried within it.

Figure 2 is a view showing the bag lying flat and partially folded.

Figure 3 is a section taken through the upper edge of the bag and particularly illustrating the means for securing the sling to the upper edge of the bag.

In practicing my invention, I provide an elongated sheet 1 of substantially rectangular form and this sheet is provided at one side with an integral flap 2 which constitutes the inner flap when the sheet is folded intov the bag form. Opposite this iiap 2, the sheet is provided with an outer flap 3 which may be considered as having its root or point of connection with the sheet 1 along the dotted line 4.

over a body to be surrounded by the bag, I provide a plurality of rings 5 which are at tached along a line near one edge of the sheet 1 and near the-root of the flap 3. On the inner flap 2, opposite these rings, I provide straps 6. These straps are adapted -to be passed through the rings 5 so as to form loops to hold the flap 2 close against the body'which is to be enveloped. Each strap is provided with a hoolr 7 and in line with each strap 6, I provide a plurality of rings 8 on the flap 2.l These rings are preferably attached to each strap 6 by means of an `eyrter'ision 6a `of each .strap which is sewed or otherwise fastened securely to the flap. These rings 8 are different distances from the edge 9 of the inner flap 2 and this enables vthe tightness lof the flap 2 against the body to be adjusted. For eX- ample, if the body is that of a child, the hook 7 rwould be secured to the ring 8 which is furthest to the left as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 2. After looping all the straps -6 through the rings 5 and attaching their hooks to the proper rings, the outer flap 3 is then folded over the inner flap. On the edge of this flap 3,1io'olrs 10 are provided and these hoolrs are in line with rings 11 secured on the Hap 2 at a distance from the edge 9. I` provide means at the lower end of the device to support the feet of the body which is to be carried; this means may be in the form of a flap or tongue 12. After securing the flaps 2 and 3 over the body by attaching the hoolrs 10 to the rings 11, a flap or tongue 12, which eX- tends down from the lower edge of the sheet 1, is then folded up in line with the flaps and preferably on the outer side of the flaps, and this tongue is secured to one of the flaps near the upper edge of the sheet. For this purpose, the tongue 12 maybe provided with a strap 18 which may be secured in a buckle 141L (see Figure 1). In this way, the device is folded up into a bag 15 or envelope around the body.

The upper edge 16 of the bag is provided with a sling 17 to enable it to be attached to a hook on a rope. This rope can be arranged in any suitable manner to enable the bag with the body in it to be lowered out of a window. The sling may be constructed in any suitable manner but preferablycomprises a D ring 18 from which cords 19 extend downwardly, said cords being doubled and terminating at their lower ends in loops 20 which are passed outwardly through eyes or openings 21 near the upper edge of the bag (see Figure 3). These loops 2O are all locked in place by a cord 22 which extends throughthein and passes along the entire upper edge of the bag.

It will be evident that in using this device,

the straps 6 may be very quickly passedl through the rings 5 and the hooks 7 applied to the proper rings 8 to secure the inner flap in place. Likewise, the hooks 10 enable the outer flap 3 to be very quickly folded over and secured to the rings ll. rlhe strap i8 may be secured without delay in the buckle 14. ln this way, the sheet can be very quickly applied to a body and wrapped around it so as to form a bag. The lower portion of the tongue l2 forms the bottom 23 for the bag so as to keep the body in it while it is being lowered from a window.

I prefer to construct the device so that it can be carried like a stretcher in a horizontal position with a body within the sheet. For this purpose, l provide stif'feners along the side edges of the sheet. rllhese stiifeners are in the form of bars 23 and these bars 23 are preferably made in two sections so that there is a gap formed at the Point 24: between the sections of the bar which lie on the saine side of the device.

Handles are provided for carrying the device, and these handles are preferably formed by leaving a portion 25 of each bar exposed, the remainder of the bar being enveloped in a sleeve 26 of fabric which extends along each side of the device. These sleeves should be placed at the unction of the flaps 2 and 3 with the body of the sheet. By forming the bars 23 in sections as described, they do not interfere with folding up the sheet into a compact package or pack.

It will be evident that this invalid carrier or bag enables a body to be enveloped and securely fastened within a sheet to enable it to be carried as a bag when being elevated or lowered by means of the sling 17, and it also enables the device to be used as a stretcher if it is necessary to carry the body in a horizontal position, for example, in placing it in an ambulance.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described herein is only one of the many embodiments this invent-ion mayv take, and I do not wish to be limited in the practice of the invention, nor in the claims, to the particular embodiment set forth.

Vhat I claim is:

l. A device of the kind described having a sheet with an inner flap onA one side and an outer flap on the opposite side, said flaps constructed to fold over a body to be covered by the sheet, means for securing the inner flap to the sheet adjacent the root of the outer flap, means for securing the outer flap near its edge to the outer side of the inner flap, a tongue carried by the lower end of the sheet so as to fold up in line with the flaps and having means for securing the saine near its upper edge to the outer flap, so as to hold the feet of the body and retain the bodys weight on the tongue and a sling secured to the upper end of the sheet opposite the rsaid tongue for supporting the body carried therein.

2. A device of the kind described having a sheet with an inner iiap on one side and an outer fiap on the opposite side, said flaps constructed to fold over a body to be covered by the sheet, aplurality of rings attached to the inner flap at points removed from the edge of the salue, a plurality of straps carried by the edge of the inner flap opposite the rings, respectively, a. plurality of rings carried by the sheet near the root of the outer flap and adapted to have the said straps passed through the same when the inner flap is folded over a body surrounded by the said sheet, said straps having hooks for securing the ends of the saine to the first named rings, means for securing the outer flap near its edge to the outer side of the inner flap, a tongue carried by the lower end of the sheet so as to fold up in line with the flaps and having means for securing the saine near its upper edge to one of said flaps, and a sling secured to the upper end of the sheet for supporting a body l.arried therein.

3. A device of the kind described having a sheet with an inner iiap on one side and an y outer fiap on the opposite side, said flaps constructed to fold over a body to be covered by the sheet, a plurality of rings attached to one side of the sheet near the root of the outer flap, a strap corresponding to each ring attached to the inner iiap and adapted to be passed in a loop through its corresponding ring, said straps having hooks on their ends, respectively, said inner Hap having a plurality of rings in line with the said straps to be engaged by the said hooks when the straps have been looped through the first named rings, means for securing the outer flap near its edge to the outer side of the inner flap, a tongue carried by the lower end of the slieet so as to fold up in line with the flaps, and having mea-ns for securing the saine near its upper edge to one of said flaps, and a sling secured to the upper end of the sheet for supporting a body carried therein.

4;. A device of the kind described having a sheet with an inner flap on one side and an outer flap on the opposite side, said flaps constructed to fold over a body to be covered by the sheet, a plurality of rings attached substantially in a row on the sheet near the root of the outer flap, a strap corresponding to each ring of the said row attached to the inner flap in line with its corresponding ring, a plurality of rings carried by said straps on the inneiI flap, each strap having a hook on its end and constructed to be passed through the first named rings, respectively, to form loops securing the inner flap in position, said hooks enabling the ends of the straps to be Vir secured to any one of the last named rings, a plurality of hooks carried by the outer Hap, rings carried by the inner flap to engage the last named hooks to hold the outer flap folded over the inner flap, a tongue carried by the lower end of the sheet so as to fold up in line with the flaps and having means for securing the same near its upper edge to the outer flap, and a sling secured to the upper end of the sheet for supporting a body carried therein.

5. A device of the lrind described having a sheet with an inner iiap on one side and an outer flap on the opposite side, said flaps constructed to fold over a body covered bythe sheet, a plurality of rings attached substantially in a row on the sheet near the root of the outer flap, a strap corresponding to each ring of the said row attached to the inner iiap in line with its corresponding ring, a plurality of rings carried by each strap on the inner flap, each strap having a hook on its end and constructed to be passed through the iirst named rings, respectively, to form a loop securing the inner flap in position, said hooks enabling the ends of the straps to be secured to any one of the last named rings, a plurality of hooks carried` by the outer flap, rings carried by the inner flap to engage the last named hooks to hold the outer flap folded over the inner flap, a tongue carried by the lower end of the sheet so as to fold up in line with the flaps and having means for securing the same near its upper edge to the outer Hap, the upper edge of said sheet having a plurality of eyes, a ring with a plurality of cords attached Jthereto with loops extending through the said eyes, and a locking `cord extending through the loops of the cords and passingaround the upper edge of the sheet to lock the cords to the same.

6. A device of the lkind described having a sheet with an inner flap on one side and an outer flap on the opposite side, said flaps constructed to fold over a body to be covered by the sheet, means for securing the inner flap to the sheet adjacent the root of the outer flap, means for securing the outer flap near its edge to the outer side of the inner flap, a tongue carried by the lower end of the sheet so as to fold up in line with the flaps and having means for securing the same near its upper edge to the outer flap, the upper edge of the sheet having a plurality of eyes therein, a sling having cords with loops extending through the said eyes, respectively, and a looking cord passing through the said loops and along theedge of the sheet. l

7 A device of the kind described having a sheet with oppositely disposed flaps constructed to fold across a body to be conveyed by the sheet, means for securing the flaps, a tongue carried by the lower end of the sheet so as to fold up in line with the iiaps and havingvineans for securing the same, a sling secured to the upper end of the sheet for supporting a body carried therein, in a substantially vertical position, and stiffeners carried on opposite sides of the sheet with handles enabling the device to be carried as a stretcher in a horizontal position, when a body is en-k veloped by the flaps.

8. A device of the kind described having a sheet with oppositely disposed aps constructed to fold across a body to be conveyed by the sheet, means for securing the iiaps, a tongue carried by the lower end of the sheet so as tovfold up in line with the iaps and having means for securing the same, a sling secured to the upper end of the sheet for supporting a body carried therein, in a substantially vertical position and stiifeners in the form of bars secured along opposite sides of the sheet near the `junction of the body of the sheet with the said flaps, said bars having portions operating as handles to enable the device' to be carried as a stretcher in a horizon- Jlal position, when a body is enveloped by the aps.

9. A device of the kind described having a sheet with a sling at one end and having oppositely disposed flaps constructed to fold across a body to be conveyed by the sheet, and means at the other and lowei` end of the sheet forming a pocket to engage the feet of the body .to support the body in the sheet when supported by the sling whereby the body is retained within the folded sheet.

- Signed atLos Angeles, California, this 25 day of Sept., 1926.

WARREN H. BLAKE.