Patent ID: 8250687

Claim:
An apparatus for lifting and transporting patients, comprising: a base frame portion; a central frame portion connected to the base frame portion; a boom portion configured to pivot relative to the central frame portion to lift the patient; and a knee pad portion having a guide portion and a rail portion configured to travel within the guide portion to allow positioning and adjustment of the knee pad portion relative to the central frame portion, wherein the guide portion is configured to selectively secure the rail portion at any location within an adjustment range of the knee pad portion; and wherein the guide portion comprises a pin portion, a sleeve portion, and a locking plate portion, the pin portion connected to the locking plate portion and configured to selectively manipulate the locking plate portion relative to the sleeve portion; and wherein the sleeve portion and the locking plate portion are configured to press against longitudinal channels of the rail portion when the knee pad portion is in a locked position to secure the rail portion relative to the guide portion.