Patent ID: 6349433
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An assembly comprising a bed and an apparatus for movement support for a person when moving into or out of the bed, wherein the apparatus comprises a base part at least one swivelling arm having an angle, a motor, and positioning means for arranging the apparatus adjacent the bed,wherein said swivelling arm is driven by said motor and said swivelling arm is made of a first part and a second part, at least one of said parts being bent at a location to form said angle, said swivelling arm being joined to the base part and having a free end, the angle in the swivelling arm being positioned closer to the base part than to the free end, said swivelling arm: pivoting relative to the base part about an axis of rotation between at least a first position, in which the free end of the swivelling arm extends at least substantially in a width direction of the bed, and a second position, in which the free end of the swivelling arm extends generally parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bed.