(under the class definition) Subject matter comprising a support surface suspended between rigid handles, or handgrips adapted for the manual transport of a nonambulatory occupant (e.g., an invalid, a corpse, or a wounded person).
(1) Note. Devices in this subclass must be adapted, usually by the provision of handles or handgrips to be lifted or carried by a person. A wheeled body supporting structure, that is rolled on its wheels, and is not carried or lifted at least some of the time by a person will not be classified in this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
110+, for cot structure.
494, for sheet arrangements to hold the invalid to the stretcher.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
224, Package and Article Carriers, appropriate subclasses, and especially 157+, for carriers for persons.
294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements,
140, for carriers for persons.
296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops,
20, for a stretcher combined with a supporting wheeled frame.
