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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
David R James, 'Glenyard', GB;
Assignee:
Impro Limited, Gloucester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5 83 ; 5 86 ;
Abstract
A hoist for raising an invalid from a seated to a substantially standing position has a lifting arm arrangement with attachment points for a single back support sling. A mobile chassis on which the arm arrangement is mounted provides a footplate for the invalid. A seat mounted or mountable on the chassis is provided on to which the invalid can be lowered for transport in the seated position with the feet of the invalid resting on the footplate and the upper part of the body thereof supported by the sling.