Patent ID: 8549679
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A personal lifting device, comprising: a housing; a first lifting mechanism carried on said housing; a second lifting mechanism carried on said housing; a third lifting mechanism carried on said housing; a fourth lifting mechanism carried on said housing; a first lift line connected to said first lifting mechanism; a second lift line connected to said second lifting mechanism; a third lift line connected to said third lifting mechanism; a fourth lift line connected to said fourth lifting mechanism; a controller for selectively operating said first, second, third and fourth lifting mechanisms whereby said first, second, third and fourth lift lines are independently extended and retracted as desired to lower and lift a person; a lifting pad having a length greater than a width; a first lifting bar hanging from said first and second lift lines and extending transversely across said width of said lifting pad; a second, separate lifting bar hanging from said third and fourth lift lines and extending transversely across said width of said lifting pad.