Patent ID: 6082826
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A patient support system, comprising:a vest harness adapted for wear on the torso of a patient user, said vest harness having a neck opening, a pair of shoulder straps, a pair of side regions and a lower edge defining a lower opening;said vest harness having breaks through each of said shoulder straps and slits through each of said side regions of said vest harness to define separable front and back portions of said vest harness;said front and back portions being detachably coupled together at said breaks of each of said shoulder straps and along said slits of each of said side regions;a chair structure having a backrest and a seat;said back portion of said vest harness being detachably attachable to said backrest of said chair structure to help hold a patient user upright in said chair structure; andwherein hooks and loops fasteners detachably couple said front and back portions together at said breaks of each of said shoulder straps and along said slits of each of said side regions.