Patent ID: 8360518

Claim:
A mechanism for assisting an individual out of a wheelchair from a sitting position, the wheelchair having a seat and a seatback, the mechanism comprising: a seat portion; at least one bar pivotally attached to the seat portion; one or more handles extending outward from the at least one bar opposite the attachment to the seat portion; and an attachment mechanism attachable to the wheelchair, the attachment mechanism pivotally attached to the at least one bar between the attachment to the seat portion and the one or more handles, wherein when attached the seat portion sits over the seat of the wheelchair and the at least one bar extends rearward so that the one or more handles are located behind the seatback of the wheelchair, and wherein an individual is assisted out of the wheelchair from a sitting position by an assistant applying a force to the one or more handles located behind the wheelchair so as to leverage the individual upward toward a standing position.