Patent ID: 6539569
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for assisting a person in moving back and forth between a reclined position on a bed and a standing position adjacent the bed, the apparatus comprising:an open frame; a base section to the open frame for supporting the open frame from under a bed mattress; a riser section to the frame extending upwardly from the base section around an end edge of the bed mattress leaving side edges of the mattress unobstructed; a projection section extending from the riser section out over the bed mattress; an extensible linkage mounted in the projection section; a spring for biasing the extensible linkage toward an extended position from the riser section; means for supporting a person from the extensible linkage; and a retraction motor mounted with respect to the open frame and linked to the extensible linkage to assist pulling a recumbent person using the means for supporting.