Beds – With means for relocating an invalid – With a hoisting – lifting – elevating – or raising device
Patent
1994-09-09
1996-03-19
Grosz, Alexander
Beds
With means for relocating an invalid
With a hoisting, lifting, elevating, or raising device
5 891, 5 831, A61G 710
Patent
active
054994080
ABSTRACT:
A lift for an invalid for moving the invalid between a first horizontal and a second sitting position. The apparatus includes an overhead frame extending over the first and second positions. A hoist assembly is supported by the frame and includes independently operable first and second retractable sling frame supports. The apparatus also includes a sling frame. The sling frame includes a central framework with opposed upper and lower ends. Parallel sides join the upper and lower ends. Upper and lower attachments connect the sling frame to the hoist assembly. Upper and lower support legs are attached to the central framework and are adapted to rest on a surface, such as a bed, at the first horizontal position. Sling attachments connect a sling beneath the frame. The sling attached beneath the sling frame includes a head support section, a trunk support section, and a pair of leg support sections.
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