Patent ID: 8267838

Claim:
A rehabilitation support apparatus comprising: a track assembly having a generally C-shaped channel with bottom edges spaced apart by side edges connected to a top edge, the top edge of the track assembly adapted for attachment to a ceiling; a trolley assembly having a trunnion carried by two pairs of wheels supported by the bottom edges of the C-shaped channel for traversing the track assembly; an eyelet in a lower portion of the trunnion; a body harness having a plurality of straps buckled together and adapted to encircle the torso, shoulder and legs of the user to safely support the user's weight; a harness ring secured by a tether strap to the body harness on the back side of the user between shoulder straps to position the adjustable lanyard out of the way of the user to prevent interference with any rehabilatory physical activity; a single inelastic, adjustable lanyard having a first end attached directly to the eyelet in the trunnion and a second opposite end attached directly to the harness ring; and the body harness kept at a fixed elevation from the trolley assembly by the lanyard to keep a user upright during a rehabilatory physical activity or a fall.