Patent ID: 8214944
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient lift and transfer device comprising: a base having a plurality of wheels; a first support column attached to said base at a first end thereof; a second support column attached to said base at a second end thereof; a first slide frame attached to said first support column; a second slide frame attached to said second support column; a first carriage slidably supported by said first slide frame, movable between a first extended position to a first side of said base, and a home position centered over said base; a second carriage slidably supported by said second slide frame, movable between a first extended position to the first side of said base, and a home position centered over said base; a lower table fixed at a first end to said first carriage and fixed at a second end to said second carriage, said lower table including a lower plate member surrounded by a lower belt; and an upper table coupled to said lower table, said upper table including an upper plate member surrounded by an upper belt and being movable between a lowered position and a raised position when said carriages are in the first extended positions, wherein said upper belt is in forcible contact with said lower belt when said upper table is in said lowered position, and said upper belt has slack when said upper table is in said raised position.