The Fibrelight Stretcher has been produced in collaboration with Survival Equipment Services Ltd. SES has many years accumulated experience and skill in servicing and maintaining parachutes and ejection seats. This is reflected in the design and production of the Fibrelight Stretcher.
What can it be used for?
The Stretcher is fully adjustable to accommodate a wide range of sizes and will securely contain a casualty for a vertical or horizontal lift. The Stretcher might also be used for removing protestors from buildings and out of trees.
How is it made?
In order to achieve the minimum weight and bulk, the Stretcher is based on the Fibrelight construction originally developed for the production of overboard recovery cradles and is covered by the same patent applications. Re-enforcing rods of carbon fibre are contained within a tubular webbing with flanges.
The tubular webbing containing the rods is then inserted into the double-thickness pockets of a second webbing. The two polyester webbings are stitched together where they cross to form a grid construction.
The result is a device that is very strong, rigid, lightweight, compact, wipe or spray clean and rot and mildew resistant. In fact, a Neil Robertson Stretcher for the 21st century.
In order to achieve SOLAS Approval from Lloyd's of London, the similar construction of the Fibrelight Cradle has been subjected to loads in excess of 8.8kN plus thermal ageing and UV exposure without damage. Overall length in the bag is 1.65 metres, the diameter is 175mm, and the weight is 6 kilograms.
The unique construction is patent pending (UK: GB2451127, Europe: EP2178743, USA: 12/669084).
How can I find out more?
For more information about the Fibrelight Stretcher, contact us.
