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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2009
Frances Spidare, Copley, OH (US);
Russell Pizzuto, Solon, OH (US);
John Owens, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
James Zhou, Jiangsu, CN;
Roger Wang, Jiangsu, CN;
Richard LI, Jiangsu, CN;
Kenneth Chapman, Deltona, FL (US);
Chris Jaeger, Grafton, OH (US);
Frances Spidare, Copley, OH (US);
Russell Pizzuto, Solon, OH (US);
John Owens, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
James Zhou, Jiangsu, CN;
Roger Wang, Jiangsu, CN;
Richard Li, Jiangsu, CN;
Kenneth Chapman, Deltona, FL (US);
Chris Jaeger, Grafton, OH (US);
Invacare Corporation, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for lifting and transporting patients. The apparatus may include a base frame, a central frame, a knee pad, and a boom configured to pivot relative to the central frame. The knee pad may have a guide and a rail configured to travel within the guide to allow positioning and adjustment of the knee pad relative to the central frame. The guide may be configured to selectively secure the rail at any location within an adjustment range of the knee pad. The boom may have at least one hook portion for attachment of a device for holding the patient during lifting. The hook portion may include a hook formed from a curved portion of a central member and a clip attached to the curved portion and movable between a closed position and an open position.