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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2002
Jean Bergeron, Canton Magog, CA;
Arjo. Med. Aktiebolag Limited, Gloucester, GB;
Abstract
A rail mounted patient lift comprises a ceiling mountable rail , a carriage mounted for displacement along the rail, a flexible elongate support element and power operated lifting means for extending and retracting the support element relative to the carriage. The rail comprises a plurality of rail sections which in use are suspended from a ceiling with a gap therebetween at a position where the rail is to cross the path of a curtain . Each rail section has at least one pivotable flap engageable by the carriage as it moves along the rail. The flap of one of a pair of adjoining rail sections is pivotable by the carriage as it moves in one direction to bridge the gap between the two sections and the flap of the other of the pair of adjoining rail sections is pivotable by the carriage as it moves in an opposite direction to bridge the gap between the two rail sections.