Patent ID: 8348868

Claim:
A leg sling device comprising: (a) a foot platform for supporting a foot of a user; (b) a first half strap extending upwardly from a first side of the foot platform and a second half strap extending upwardly from a second side of the foot platform, the half straps connect via a barrel above the foot platform; (c) a hand base having a top surface and a bottom section, wherein an opening is disposed in the hand base separating the top surface and the bottom section, the opening is adapted to accommodate fingers of the user; (d) a reel disposed in the bottom section of the hand base; (e) a cable having a first end and a second end, the first end is wrapped around the reel in the hand base, the second end is attached to the barrel that connects the half straps; (f) a motor operatively connected to the reel, the motor functions to rotate the reel in a first direction to retract the cable into the hand base thereby raising the foot platform and a second direction to extend the cable out of the hand base thereby lowering the foot platform; and (g) a set of control buttons operatively connected to the motor, the control buttons are disposed on the hand base, wherein the control buttons function to cause the motor to rotate the reel in the first direction or second direction, or to cause the motor to stop rotating the reel.