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US3707734A
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Universal spine and splinting board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-03-17
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Granted: 1973-01-02
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Expires: 1991-03-17
Abstract
Abstract A board structure is constituted by a pair of separate rigid, generally rectangular panels, each of which may be used in various ways to the exclusion of the other, or which may be used in combination as a full flat splint length, as coupled rigidly by a stretcher''s poles of the like. Each panel has a pair of elongated parallel and laterally spaced slots extending longitudinally within side and end margins thereof, the slots being of a width sufficient to receive torso, forehead and/or chin immobilizing strap-like devices by which the patient is restrained prior to, during and after transportation from the scene of an injury. Each panel or board member is also provided, laterally outwardly of the said slots thereof with a series of openings, generally oblong in the direction of the panel''s length, which may serve as hand holes and are also adapted to receive patient restraining and supporting strap means of one sort or another. Clusters of small belt-receiving slots adjacent corresponding lower corners of the boards complete the pattern of aperturing of the latter. The use, in association with the boards, of cushioned forehead and chin restraining strap devices having hook and loop-type pressure fasteners and supplemental adjustable buckle or snap fastener means is contemplated.
Inventors
- 👤 M Matthews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/01; A61F5/04; A61F5/05; A61F5/058; A61F5/05883; A61G; A61G1/00; A61G1/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A spine and splinting board for use in the handling of an injured person at the site of an accident, and in lifting, carrying and transporting the injured person to a medical treatment facility, said splinting board comprising an elongated and generally rectangular, rigid panel apertured within the marginal limits thereof to provide a set of generally similar belt receiving openings, including a pair of elongated slots paralleling the panel length and located substantially equidistantly outward of the panel''s end-to-end center line, and rows of parallel hand hole-like openings spaced longitudinally from one another, with said rows located substantially equidistantly laterally outward of the respective elongated slots, and strap means for securing the injured person to the panel comprising straps adapted to being passed over the body of the injured person and through the elongated slots and/or through said hand hole-like openings, and under said panel, said straps being removably mounted on said panel and adapted to be adjustably attached to the body of the injured person, said elongated slots each having a length which is substantially greater than the length of each hand hole-like opening, each elongated slot being adapted to accommodate a plurality of said straps.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A spine and splinting board for use in the handling of an injured person at the site of an accident, and in lifting, carrying and transporting the injured person to a medical treatment facility, said splinting board comprising an elongated and generally rectangular, rigid panel apertured within the marginal limits thereof to provide a set of generally similar belt receiving openings, including a pair of elongated slots paralleling the panel length and located substantially equidistantly outward of the panel''s end-to-end center line, and rows of parallel hand hole-like openings spaced longitudinally from one another, with said rows located substantially equidistantly laterally outward of the respective elongated slots, and strap means for securing the injured person to the panel comprising straps adapted to being passed over the body of the injured person and through the elongated slots and/or through said hand hole-like openings, and under said panel, said straps being removably mounted on said panel and adapted to be adjustably attached to the body of the injured person, said elongated slots each having a length which is substantially greater than the length of each hand hole-like opening, each elongated slot being adapted to accommodate a plurality of said straps.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
228 words
Spine and splinting board structure for use in the handling of an injured person at the site of an accident, and in lifting, carrying and transporting the injured person to a medical treatment facility, said splinting board structure comprising a pair of separate but generally similar elongated and generally rectangular, rigid panels each apertured within the marginal limits thereof to provide sets of generally similar belt receiving openings, including in each panel a pair of elongated slots paralleling the board length and located substantially equidistantly outward of the panel''s end-to-end center line, the elongated slots in one of said panels being longitudinally aligned with the elongated slots in the other of said panels, and rows of parallel hand hole-like openings spaced longitudinally from one another, with said rows located substantially equidistantly laterally outward of the respective slots, and strap means for securing the injured person to the panels comprising straps adapted to being passed over the body of the injured person and through the elongated slots and/or through the hand hole-like openings, and under said panels, said straps being removably mounted on said panels and adapted to be adjustably attached to the body of the Injured person, said elongated slots each having a length which is substantially greater than the length of each hand hole-like opening, each elongated slot being adapted to accommodate a plurality of said straps.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
228 words
Spine and splinting board structure for use in the handling of an injured person at the site of an accident, and in lifting, carrying and transporting the injured person to a medical treatment facility, said splinting board structure comprising a pair of separate but generally similar elongated and generally rectangular, rigid panels each apertured within the marginal limits thereof to provide sets of generally similar belt receiving openings, including in each panel a pair of elongated slots paralleling the board length and located substantially equidistantly outward of the panel''s end-to-end center line, the elongated slots in one of said panels being longitudinally aligned with the elongated slots in the other of said panels, and rows of parallel hand hole-like openings spaced longitudinally from one another, with said rows located substantially equidistantly laterally outward of the respective slots, and strap means for securing the injured person to the panels comprising straps adapted to being passed over the body of the injured person and through the elongated slots and/or through the hand hole-like openings, and under said panels, said straps being removably mounted on said panels and adapted to be adjustably attached to the body of the Injured person, said elongated slots each having a length which is substantially greater than the length of each hand hole-like opening, each elongated slot being adapted to accommodate a plurality of said straps.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The board of claim 1, in which one or more further belt receiving slots are provided in the panel adjacent corresponding corners of the latter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The board structure of claim 2, in which one or more further belt receiving slots are provided in each of said panels adjacent corresponding corners of the latter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The board of claim 1, in which one or more further belt receiving slots are provided in the panel adjacent corresponding corners of the latter, said corner slots including at least one angled acutely to the panel center line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The board structure of claim 2, in which said panels, as used in flat-wise coplanar relation in combination with one another have like mated end-to-end abutting edges.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The board structure of claim 4, in which said panels, as used in flat-wise coplanar relation in combination with one another have like mated end-to-end abutting edges adjacent said corner slots of one of the panels.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The board structure of claim 7, in which said abutting edges are rectilinear, being adjacent said corner slots of one of the panels and remote from the corner slots of the other panel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The board of claim 1, as used in combination with a patient head rest device engaged through said first named slots of the panel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The board of claim 3, as used in combination with a patient head rest device engaged through said first named slots of the panel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The board of claim 5, as used in combination with a patient head rest device engaged through said first named slots of the panel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
126 words
A spine and splinting board for use in the handling of an injured person at the site of an accident, and in lifting, carrying and transporting the injured person to a treatment facility, said splinting board comprising an elongated rigid panel including a pair of elongated slots paralleling the panel length and located substantially equidistantly outwardly of the panel''s end-to-end center line, and a movable cushioning device on one side of said panel including portions extending through said slots to the other side of said panel for holding the cushioning device on said panel, said slots each having a length substantially greater than the height of said cushioning device, said cushioning device being adapted to be moved lengthwise in said slots to accommodate the injured person.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
126 words
A spine and splinting board for use in the handling of an injured person at the site of an accident, and in lifting, carrying and transporting the injured person to a treatment facility, said splinting board comprising an elongated rigid panel including a pair of elongated slots paralleling the panel length and located substantially equidistantly outwardly of the panel''s end-to-end center line, and a movable cushioning device on one side of said panel including portions extending through said slots to the other side of said panel for holding the cushioning device on said panel, said slots each having a length substantially greater than the height of said cushioning device, said cushioning device being adapted to be moved lengthwise in said slots to accommodate the injured person.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The spine and splinting board defined in claim 12 including rows of parallel hand hole-like openings spaced longitudinally from one another, with said rows located equidistantly laterally outward of said elongated slots.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
100 words
The spine and splinting board defined in claim 13 including strap means for securing the injured person to the panel comprising straps adapted to being passed over the body of the injured person and through the elongated slots and/or through said hand hole-like openings, and under said panel, said straps being removably mounted on said panel and adapted to be adjustably attached to the body of the injured person, said elongated slots each having a length which is substantially greater than the length of each hand hole-like opening, each elongated slot being adapted to accommodate a plurality of said straps.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The spine and splinting board defined in claim 12 wherein said cushioning device includes a yieldable pad of foam rubber.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The spine and splinting board defined in claim 12 wherein said cushioning device includes means forming a patient head rest unit upon which the head of the injured person is adapted to rest.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The spine and splinting board defined in claim 14 wherein said straps include ends which are releasably engaged with one another behind the patient and said panel by readily separable means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The spine and splinting board defined in claim 17 wherein said separable means includes releasablY snap type and pressure adhered hook and loop type components.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
68 words
The spine and splinting board defined in claim 12 wherein said cushioning device includes a center part made from yieldable material engageable with said one side of the panel, with a pair of flap members connected to opposite sides of said center part, said flap members extending through said elongated slots and releasably engageable with one another on said other side of the panel by readily separable means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The spine and splinting board defined in claim 19 wherein said separable means includes releasably snap type and pressure adhered hook and loop type components.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-01-02 | 1976-07-03 | 1977-01-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-01-02 | 1980-07-03 | 1981-01-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-01-02 | 1984-07-03 | 1985-01-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |