Patent ID: 6134731
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A support apparatus for facilitating movement of a person from one position to another, the apparatus comprising:a compartment portion having a front wall connected to a rear wall by opposing side walls and upperand lower walls to thereby form a hollow interior, an opening being formed in the compartment portion for permitting access to the hollow interior;a handle portion connected to the compartment portion, the handle portion including an elongate bar spaced from the compartment portion and sized to be grasped by the hand of a person; anda frame assembly having a pair of spaced frame members connected to the compartment portion and extending downwardly therefrom for mounting the support apparatus to a structure; each said frame member is L-shaped and includes a first leg telescopically received in the compartment portion and a second leg extending substantially perpendicular from the first leg.