Coupled spreader bar assembly for patient lift

A spreader bar assembly for a ceiling lift tilt system, comprising:

• first and second spreader bars, each configured as a support element having first and second ends, each spreader bar comprising:
• a coupling element being provided at each end;
• a connection element extending upward from a center point of the spreader bar;
• and
• a hinge coupling;
• and
• a telescopically extendable connecting structure connected between the hinge couplings of the spreader bars.

A patient ceiling lift system comprising:

• first and second motor units;
• first and second tensile support members each coupled to a respective one of the first and second motor units, each motor unit being operable to change an operative length of its associated strap element by extending or retracting the strap out of or into the motor unit, each strap element comprising a coupling for attachment to a patient sling;
• and
• a spreader bar assembly comprising first and second spreader bars, each in the form of a support element having first and second ends, each spreader bar comprising:
• a coupling element being provided at each end,
• a connection element extending upward from a center point of the spreader bar;
• and
• a hinge coupling, and
• an extendable connecting structure connected between the hinge couplings of the first and second spreader bars.