Patent ID: 7596821
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: A45C,A47C,A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A portable lift cushion to provide aid in lifting a user from a seated position, to provide a controlled movement of the user down into the seated position and to house personal items of the user wherein the user has a weight, the portable lift cushion comprising: a first housing section forming a first compartment having a length defined between a first end and a second end wherein the second end is positioned opposite to the first end wherein the first housing section has a width defined between a top side and a bottom side wherein the bottom side is positioned opposite to the top side; a second housing section forming a second compartment having a length defined between a medial end and a distal end wherein the distal end is positioned opposite to the medial end wherein the medial end is formed adjacent to the second end of the first housing section; a biasing device within the first compartment wherein the biasing device compresses within and expands within the first compartment with respect to the top side and the bottom side of the first housing section under the weight of the user wherein the biasing device is a plurality of support bars wherein each of the plurality of support bars is substantially V-shaped wherein each of the plurality of support bars is similarly oriented with respect to the top side of the first housing section; a handle attached to the second housing section; and an aperture in the distal end of the second housing section to access the second compartment.