Patent ID: 7938757

Claim:
An apparatus for providing limited mobility to a handicapped individual comprising: (a) an elongated track comprising a tube defining a lumen of rectangular cross section, the tube having a longitudinal slit running the length dimension of one face of said track where the slit faces downward when the track is affixed to a ceiling joist of a building; (b) a truck member having wheels for engaging the track for travel therealong; (c) a swivel member carried by the truck at a location exterior to the track; (d) at least one elongate arm attached to the swivel member where the length of the arm is greater than a width dimension of the track; (e) a pair of elongate flexible slings suspended at one end from the at least one arm and extending downward therefrom for a distance that can be adjustably set; and (f) body-engaging seat member affixed to ends of the slings opposite the one end and configured such that feet of the handicapped individual can engage a floor of the building.