Patent ID: 6119287
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
Apparatus for transferring a disabled person and operable by the disabled person, comprising a base supporting a platform for rotary movement on a generally vertical axis and adapted to support the person, frame mounted on said platform for rotation therewith and projecting upwardly from said platform, an arm member supported by said frame for pivotal movement on a generally horizontal axis, a person lift member connected to said arm member for movement therewith and adapted to raise and lower the disabled person in response to pivoting of said arm member, a first reversible electric motor driven actuator carried by said platform and connected to pivot said arm member relative to said frame and said platform for lifting the disabled person with said person lift member, a second reversible electric motor driven actuator connected to rotate said platform through a substantial angle for rotating said arm member and said person lift member and the disabled person about said vertical axis, an electrical control system connected to control said first and second motor driven actuators, and means positioning said control system for operation by a hand of the disabled person being lifted by said person lift member.