Patent ID: 9205008
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for assisting a person to be transitioned between an upright sitting position to a horizontal prone position, comprising: a fixed base having a first forward end and a second rearward end; a seat attached to said fixed base and movable relative to said fixed base; a torso rest attached to said fixed base and movable with respect to said fixed base between an upright position, at which time said seat is disposed at a first position relative to said fixed base, so as to permit a person's front torso portion to be engaged with and supported upon said torso rest when the person is seated in an upright position and facing toward said torso rest, and a horizontal prone position, at which time said seat is disposed at a second position, so as to support the person's front torso portion in a horizontal prone position when the person is disposed in a prone position; and right and left leg supports for supporting the right and left legs, respectively, of the person disposed upon the apparatus, wherein said right and left leg supports are movable with respect to said fixed base; wherein said seat, said torso rest, and said right and left leg supports are movable with respect to said fixed base in a coordinated manner so as to transitionally move the person in a supported manner between said seated upright position and said horizontal prone position as a result of the person's front torso portion being engaged with and supported by said torso rest.