Hoist with handle
AssigneeHandi-Move
InventorsStefan Van Raemdonck, Paul Van Raemdonck
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Abstract
In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a hoist for facilitating a transition between firstly a seated or lying position and secondly a standing position of an individual, comprising: a movable lifting arm for exerting a lifting force, a connecting element for transferring the lifting force from the lifting arm to the individual, and a movable handle suitable for supporting the hands of the individual during operation of the hoist, wherein the movable handle is configured to shift during operation of the hoist, wherein during operation of the hoist, the movable handle also executes a movement relative to the lifting arm.
Claims17
A hoist for facilitating a transition between firstly a seated or lying position and secondly a standing position of an individual, comprising:
- i) a movable lifting arm for exerting a lifting force;
- ii) a connecting element for transferring the lifting force from the lifting arm to the individual;
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- iii) a movable handgrip configured for supporting the hands of the individual during operation of the hoist, wherein the movable handgrip is configured to shift during operation of the hoist, and wherein during operation of the hoist, the movable handgrip also executes a movement relative to the lifting arm;
- wherein the handgrip is configured relative to the lifting arm such that, during operation of the hoist:
- in a first phase, the lifting arm is in motion but not the handgrip, and
- in a second phase, both the handgrip and the lifting arm are in motion.
A method for transferring an individual between firstly a seated or lying position and secondly a standing position, comprising:
- a. connecting an individual to a hoist having a movable lifting arm for exerting a lifting force and a connecting element for transferring the lifting force from the lifting arm to the individual, said connecting element connecting the individual to the hoist;
- b. gripping a movable handgrip of the hoist by the individual, the movable handgrip suitable for supporting the hands of the individual during operation of the hoist, wherein the movable handgrip is configured to shift during operation of the hoist, and wherein during operation of the hoist, the movable handgrip also executes a movement relative to the lifting arm;
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- c. operating the hoist, thus facilitating the transition between firstly the seated or lying position and secondly the standing position of the individual;
- wherein operating the hoist comprises:
- in a first phase, the lifting arm in motion but not the handgrip, and
- in a second phase, both the handgrip and the lifting arm in motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.