Lifting device for disabled person

A mobile lifting device comprising a wheeled base with a post extending from the base, the post movably supporting a head for upwards and downwards movement, and the head having a lifting arm arrangement attached thereto, characterised in that the head is rotatable about the post through at least 180 degrees for transfer of a disabled person onto and from a wheelchair, wherein the head includes an actuator, for movement relative to the post, accessible to the person supported by the lifting arm and wherein the actuator is rotatable in opposite directions to rotate the head alternatively about the post, the post being located centrally relative to the base to provide stability as the arm arrangement on the head is rotated about the post while supporting the disabled person and the device is configured for operation, to move the head upward and downward on the post and to rotate the head about the post, by the disabled person using the device and for movement with a wheelchair by the disabled person when using the wheelchair;

• wherein the base is movable between an expanded stabilizing condition and a retracted condition and configured for operation, to move the base between the stabilizing condition and the retracted condition, by the disabled person using the device and wherein the lifting arm arrangement is pivotably secured to the head and movable between a supporting position and an inoperative position, and the arm arrangement is connected to the base through a linkage which moves the base into the stabilizing condition when the arm arrangement is in the supporting position and moves the base into the retracted condition when the arm arrangement is in the inoperative position.