Dual lever arm assist tool for individuals and care givers

A method of assisting an individual rise from a prostrate position, the method comprising the steps of:

• placing a dual lever arm assist tool under the head, neck, or shoulders of the individual such that lever arms of the tool are adjacent to the chest of the individual, wherein (i) the dual lever arm assist tool comprises a U-shaped portion, a first lever arm, and a second lever arm, (ii) the first lever arm comprises a first curved portion, a first straight portion, and a first bent portion, (iii) the second lever arm comprises a second curved portion, a second straight portion and a second bent portion, (iv) a first end of the U-shaped portion is connected to a first end of the first curved portion of the first lever arm, (v) a second end of the U-shaped portion is connected to a first end of the second curved portion of the second lever arm, (vi) a second end of the first curved portion is connected to a first end of the first straight portion of the first lever arm, (vii) a second end of the second curved portion is connected to a first end of the second straight portion of the second lever arm, (viii) a second end of the first straight portion of the first lever arm is removably connected to the first bent portion of the first lever arm, (ix) a second end of the second straight portion of the second lever arm is removably connected to the second bent portion of the second lever arm, (x) the U-shaped portion is aligned with a first plane, (xi) the first lever arm is aligned in a second plane, (xii) the second lever arm is aligned in a third plane, (xiii) the second and the third planes are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first plane, (xiv) the first curved portion has a radius of about six inches and forms an arc of about 120 degrees, (xv) the second curved portion has a radius of about six inches and forms an arc of about 120 degrees, (xvi) the first bent portion has a bend of about 30 degrees, and (xvii) the second bent portion has a bend of about 30 degrees,
• rotating the lever arms by at least one of the bent portions toward the feet of the individual until the individual is sitting up;
• arranging the dual lever arm assist tool such that the U-shaped portion, the first bent portion of the first lever arm, and the second bent portion of the second lever arm are in contact with a surface on which the individual is sitting;
• using the dual lever arm assist tool to help the individual into a kneeling position;
• arranging the dual lever arm assist tool such that the first bent portion of the first lever arm and the second bent portion of the second lever arm are in contact with the surface on which the individual is kneeling, and the U-shaped portion is above the first bent portion of the first lever arm and the second bent portion of the second lever arm;
• and
• using the dual lever arm assist tool to help the individual into a standing position, wherein the dual lever arm assist tool allows the individual to maintain balance while walking around their environment by standing within said U-shaped portion and between said first and said second lever arms, with said first and said second bent portions supporting the dual lever arm assist tool.