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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Radia, Plymouth, MN (US);
Erik John Sundine, Monticello, MN (US);
Josh Robert Erdman, Delano, MN (US);
Radia, Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
A lifting assistance apparatus includes a vertically-suspended lift control device configured to selectively linearly retract, linearly extend, or hold a retractable load-bearing feature, a lifting attachment attached to the retractable load-bearing feature, where the lifting attachment includes an angled portion having two horizontally opposed lifting arms connected via a member and configured to fit to a container with a protrusion, such that the two lifting arms when positioned directly below the protrusion are configured to selectively contact and lift the container as the lifting attachment is at least partially lifted by a retraction of the load-bearing feature, and a graspable portion configured to permit a user to select a horizontal position and height of the container using the control device by moving the container vertically and/or horizontally, where the control device operates to provide assistance to the user when moving the container in the vertical direction.