Patent ID: 7975329

Claim:
A patient lift and transfer device comprising: a base having a plurality of wheels; a first support column attached to said base at a first end thereof; a second support column attached to said base at a second end thereof; a first slide frame fixed to an adjustable upper portion of said first support column; a second slide frame fixed to an adjustable upper portion of said second support column; a first carriage slidably supported by said first slide frame, movable between a first extended position to a first side of said base, a home position centered over said base, and a second extended position to a second side of said base; a second carriage slidably supported by said second slide frame, movable between a first extended position to the first side of said base, a home position centered over said base, and a second extended position to the second side of said base; a lower table fixed at a first end to said first carriage and fixed at a second end to said second carriage, said lower table including a lower plate member surrounded by a lower belt; and an upper table coupled to said lower table, said upper table including an upper plate member surrounded by an upper belt and being movable between a lowered position and a raised position when said carriages are in either of the first extended position and the second extended position, wherein said upper belt is in forcible contact with said lower belt when said upper table is in said lowered position, and said upper belt has slack when said upper table is in said raised position.