Patent ID: 7234182

Claim:
An assist device to assist a user into and out of a reclined position, the device comprising: a base, configured to be positioned between a first surface and a second surface; a receiver coupled to the base; a support handle, pivotably coupled to the receiver, and configured to provide support to the user who applies pressure thereon, into and out of a reclined position, the handle capable of being in an upright position relative to the base, the handle further comprising first and second gripping sections which reside in a common plane; and a tray, rotatably coupled to the handle from an open position where the tray is substantially parallel to the base when the handle is in the upright position to a closed position where the tray is no longer parallel to the base when the handle is in the upright position and the tray is substantially coplanar with the common plane when in the closed position.