Patent ID: 6860281

Claim:
A sitting and standing assisting apparatus, comprising: a platform having a user support receiving surface, a front edge and opposed side edges joined to the front edge; a cross bar having plural cross bar ends, wherein the cross bar is mounted to the platform adjacent to the front edge and the cross bar ends are adjacent to the side edges; “L” shaped assist frames mounted to the cross bar; wherein each “L” shaped assist frame includes an upright leg part adjacent the cross bar, and a rearwardly extending brace part spaced outwardly of and extending along one of the side edges; wherein the cross bar is adjustable to selectively space the assist frames apart from the platform side edges; wherein the upright leg parts extend to upper ends that include hand grips; wherein the platform is configured to receive the base of a user support with the assist frames selectively spaced apart and with the hand grips positioned to be grasped and acted against by a user seeking to sit or arise from the user support; and wherein the “L” shaped frames are adjustably mounted to the cross bar ends for selective forward and rearward adjustment of the upright leg parts with respect to the front edge of the platform.