A heavy object such as a patient is moved laterally from a first surface such as a bed onto a second surface such as a gurney by the patient mover of the invention. The patient mover is positioned on the far side of the gurney. It operates by unwinding a web from a roller rotatably supported on an upstanding...http://www.google.com/patents/US4747170?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4747170 - Patient mover