Patent ID: 6567997
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A mobility assisting device for infirm patients comprising:a base surface on which the patient can stand; a chair construction on the base surface having two side rails and a horizontal seat; three vertical pull-poles extending upwardly from the base surface arranged thereon generally at apexes of a triangular pattern for the patient to pull on for standing up, or for lowering back to a sitting position; a first of the pull-poles being arranged at the front of the chair on one side, a second of the pull-poles being arranged at the front of the chair on the other side and a third of the pull-poles being spaced forwardly of the chair between the first and second poles with the poles being spaced such that the user can pass between the first and third poles to enter or leave the chair from one side and between the second and third poles to enter or leave the chair from an opposed side.