Patent ID: 6219862
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A device for movement of a person, comprising a transport device, a slide rail holder connected to said transport device, at least one slide rail (20, 22, 90) slidably supported by said slide rail holder and having first and second ends (56, 58), at least one head-end and one foot-end bracket element (74, 60) attached to said first and second ends (56, 58) of said slide rail and including attachments (68, 70, 78, 80) for a carrying element for holding the person, where the head-end and foot-end bracket elements are adjustable and swivelable relative to the slide rail such that the person in the carrying element can be moved from a lying position to a sitting position and vice versa,wherein, the slide rail is arc-shaped and includes a longitudinal axis along its length, said axis running in the direction from the person's head toward the person's feet and wherein the attachments (68, 70, 78, 80) for the carrying element (14) are arranged relative to the slide rail such that when the person is lifted from a support surface the slide rail moves inside the holder by gravity such that the person assumes a substantially sitting position.