Patent ID: 6779848
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable patient transfer assist system comprising:a base assembly adapted for resting upon a horizontal support surface; a lift assembly operationally coupled to said base assembly, said lift assembly having a stored position and an extended position, said lift assembly being fully adjustable between said stored and said extended positions; wherein said lift assembly further comprises: a outer housing member having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end of said outer housing member being operationally couplable to said base assembly, said outer housing member being substantially hollow; a ram member positionable within said outer housing member, said ram member being extendable from said upper end of said outer housing, said ram member being slideably adjustable within said outer housing member, said ram member having a stored position and an extended position, said ram member being fully adjustable between said stored and said extended positions, said ram member having a top end, said top end of said ram member being operationally couplable to a main member; said ram member being a pneumatic ram; a control assembly operationally coupled to said lift assembly, said control assembly facilitating adjustment of said lift assembly between said stored position and said extended position; and a seat assembly operationally coupled to a top end of said lift assembly.