Patent ID: 6276006
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A sling apparatus for moving a person from one seated position to another seated position, the sling comprising:a rectangular flexible panel, having a front side, a right side, a left side, a back side and an intermediate point centrally disposed therein;a sling closure device adapted to secure the flexible panel around a torso of a person;a plurality of front handles disposed forward of said intermediate point for use in lifting a person enclosed in said flexible panel;a plurality of back handles disposed rearward of said intermediate point;wherein said flexible panel is a spunbonded high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material;wherein said sling closure device comprises a flexible strap and a buckle, which buckle is capable of adjustment to permit a secure attachment of the sling to a torso of a person;wherein said plurality of front handles includes a handle on the right side and a handle on the left side;wherein said plurality of back handles includes a first back stabilizing handle disposed to the right of said intermediate point and a second back stabilizing handle disposed to the left of said intermediate point;wherein said plurality of front handles are formed by a loop of a strap extending across and beyond said flexible panel;wherein said sling closure device is a chest sling closure device and further comprising a lap sling closure device;wherein said first back stabilizing handle is attached at a single point along said back side;wherein said second back stabilizing handle is attached at a single point along said back side; andwherein each of said plurality of back handles is coupled to a single elongated strap extending from said front side to said back side.