Patent ID: 8104554
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for transporting a physically impaired person comprising: drive means for promoting manually controlled movement of a support frame member of said device; means for stabilizing said support frame member when lifting a physically impaired person distally and horizontally separated from said support frame member, and when removing a physically impaired person from a seat member disposed upon said support frame member; and means for lifting a physically impaired person distally and horizontally separated a preselected distance from a front portion of said device, said lifting means ultimately disposing the physically impaired person upon said seat member, said lifting means being capable of removing the physically impaired person from said seat member, said lifting means including inner ends rotationally secured to said front portion of said device, said rotational inner ends being capable of positioning outer ends of said lifting means such that said lifting means form an obtuse angle with a substantially horizontal arm rest member, thereby disposing swivel means above the physically impaired person horizontally separated a preselected distance from said front portion of said device, whereby an operator of said device is capable of elevating a physically impaired person when distally and horizontally separated a preselected distance from said device then disposing the person upon said seat member of said device without securing said outer ends of said lifting means to a wall structure and without securing extension sections to said device to elevate non-retractable framework above the physically impaired person, then transporting the physically impaired person to a selected location, then elevating the physically impaired person from said seat member, and then disposing the person in a seated position upon a distal support structure separated a preselected distance from said device.