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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Robert S Krolick, Roseville, CA (US);
Sanford Shapiro, San Rafael, CA (US);
Duane Carling, Farmington, UT (US);
Robert S Krolick, Roseville, CA (US);
Sanford Shapiro, San Rafael, CA (US);
Duane Carling, Farmington, UT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A lift systemmay comprise two sets of two pistons with each set of pistons attached to an upper cross barand a lower cross bar, with the lower cross bar having distal ends comprising distal insertion areaswith the distal insertion areas passing through a first voiddefined within a wheelie barand the distal insertion areasreaching further to move a wedge bar. To lift a patient from a lowered position, a piston moves a lower cross barwhich in turn moves a wedge barinto a wedge, causing the lower cross bar to break out of plane with a top bar. The use of two wheelie gearsensures that the lift remains horizontal even if piston forces are not uniform. The use of four top barsallows for folded storage.