Chairs and seats – Body or occupant restraint or confinement – Safety belt or harness; e.g. – lap belt or shoulder harness
Patent
1993-08-09
1995-03-14
Brown, Peter R.
Chairs and seats
Body or occupant restraint or confinement
Safety belt or harness; e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness
297485, 128875, A61H 300, B60R 2200
Patent
active
053971710
ABSTRACT:
A gait assistance harness apparatus for help by a therapist of a patient user in walking and preventing accidental falls is described. The apparatus comprises a gait belt to encircle the waist of a patient, a belt handle means on the rear section of the gait belt, and a shoulder harness means securely attached to the gait belt. Shoulder handle means located on and aligned with each shoulder harness strap, and, in use, positioned on the upper shoulder back section of the shoulder harness means, provide an apparatus by which a therapist can catch a patient in danger of falling, and can assist the patient user in walking therapy. Upper extremities support rings positioned on the front face of each shoulder harness strap and a waist support ring positioned on each side of the gait belt permit the insertion of restraining straps to secure a patient user in an upright seated position in a wheelchair or other article of furniture.
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patent: 3182338 (1965-05-01), Shirrod
patent: 3466090 (1969-09-01), Posey
patent: 5263495 (1993-11-01), Butterfield
Brown Peter R.
Crowley Richard P.
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