Patent ID: 7346941
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for assisting in movement of an individual from one position to a second position at a first location, and for relocating said individual while in the latter position to a second location comprising: a housing having a base and during assisting movement of said individual disposed in substantially a vertical orientation along an axis from said base; stability fin means for positioning said housing in said orientation over a surface and for maintaining said positioning during movement of said housing along said surface to any one of a number of indeterminate positions; first means carried by said housing for mounting said stability fin means on said housing; a support plate providing a surface for support of said individual in each of said positions; second means for mounting said support plate in position near said base to extend substantially laterally in direction away from and along said housing; first and second lifting arms, said first lifting arm disposed on one side of said housing remote from said base and said second lifting arm disposed substantially opposite on the other side of said housing; a gripping instrumentality supported by each said lifting arm unit adapted to be grasped by said individual during stages of relocating movement; and extender unit means supported by said housing and supporting said first and second lifting arm, said extender unit means including controlling means for locating the disposition of said gripping instrumentality to any position along a substantially vertical axis and along at least two substantially horizontal axes that are perpendicular to each other relative to said individual being assisted in movement.