Patent ID: 8850636

Claim:
An independent personal lift device comprising: a base; one or more lift arms rotatably attached to said base, wherein said lift arms are capable of lifting a user from a seated position to a standing position; and an outrigger assembly rotatably attached to said base, wherein said outrigger assembly stabilizes said lift device while said lift device is lifting the user from the seated position to the standing position or from the standing position to the seated position, wherein said outrigger assembly can be raised and lowered; and a main linear actuator attached at a first end to said one or more lift arms and at a second end to said outrigger assembly such that said main linear actuator can be extended or contracted to move an end of said lift arm closer to or further from an end of said outrigger to change the user's position between standing and sitting; wherein said personal lift device safely lifts the user from the seated position to the standing position or from the standing position to the seated position without the need for supervision or assistance, and wherein said personal lift device can be safely maneuvered by the user without the need for supervision or assistance; further comprising a fulcrum, wherein said one or more lift arms and said outrigger assembly utilize said fulcrum.