Patent ID: 8701226

Claim:
A patient lift including: a. a hoist, the hoist including an electrically-actuated lifting member movable between raised and lowered states; b. a hoist trolley attached to the hoist, the hoist trolley including; (1) opposing trolley sides oriented toward the track sides, and (2) a contact carrier fit within the hoist trolley to laterally extend between the trolley sides, with the contact carrier: i. being laterally displaceable within the hoist trolley, and ii. including trolley contacts situated thereon; c. a track having opposing spaced track sides; (1) wherein at least a portion of the hoist trolley rides between the track sides, and (2) each bearing a track conductor; wherein the trolley contacts are biased outwardly from the hoist trolley into contact with the track conductors, the trolley contacts being in electrical communication with the hoist, whereby electricity borne by the track conductors is communicated to the trolley contacts and in turn to the hoist.