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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1999
Reza Hakamiun, Charleston, SC (US);
Douglas P. Genereux, North Charleston, SC (US);
Michael D. Falin, Summerville, SC (US);
Michael J. Mutka, North Charleston, SC (US);
Jason Conard Brooke, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
An assembly for lifting, supporting and transporting a person which includes a base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, a lifting arm pivotally coupled to an upper end of the frame, an actuator coupled to the lifting arm for moving the lifting arm between the lowered position and a raised position, and an attachment bar coupled to the lifting arm. A person to be lifted is secured in a sling assembly which includes attachment loops that can be coupled to the attachment bar. The apparatus can also include a scale that can be used to weigh a person being lifted.