Beds – With means for relocating an invalid – Horizontally sliding patient support surface
Patent
1985-10-29
1987-02-24
Friedman, Carl D.
Beds
With means for relocating an invalid
Horizontally sliding patient support surface
5 87, 128 69, 128 75, A61F 500
Patent
active
046445951
ABSTRACT:
A portable motorized bed lift apparatus is provided for enabling a prone patient who is disabled, handicapped, an invalid, or the like to raise himself to a sitting position with the weight of his upper body portion substantially over his hips without the benefit of outside human assistance. The lifting apparatus of the present invention includes a derrick-like assembly and a motor driven cable and pulley arrangement for operating the derrick-like structure. The derrick-like structure includes a pair of elongated runner-like leg members adapted to be positioned at least partially under a patient's bed from the foot toward the head. A base support interconnects the rear end of the leg members and vertically mounts a substantially elongated mast. A pair of angle supports further connects the leg members to the mast for support purposes. A boom member is pivotably mounted to the mast at its mid-portion and extends forwardly in the direction of the leg members out over the body of the prone patient and suspends a handlebar mechanism from the forward end which is adapted to be gripped by the patient for lifting purposes.
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Chilcot R.
Friedman Carl D.
Padgett, Jr. Charles P.
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