Patent ID: 6851751

Claim:
An apparatus, adaptable to a wheelchair, for assisting a person seated in the wheelchair to move to a standing position, the apparatus comprising: a. a seat having a seat portion hinged to a back portion, the seat portion having a front end and an underside, the front end being hingedly attachable to a wheelchair; b. at least one lift bar having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being pivotally attached to the underside of the seat portion; c. at least one foot actuated member having a first end pivotally attached to the lower end of a lift bar, a middle section pivotally attachable to the wheelchair, and a second end suitably disposed for engagement by a foot of a person standing adjacent to the wheelchair, whereby a person depressing said second end of the foot actuated member causes the first end of the foot actuated member to rise, pivoting about its middle section attached to the wheelchair, thereby raising the lift bar and the attached seat portion from a sitting position to a substantially flat position so that a person sitting in the seat is likewise lifted from a seated position to a partially standing position.