Disability standing device
AssigneeSilvia Elena McKearin
InventorSilvia Elena McKearin
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Abstract
A disability standing device has a mounting bracket with strap holes, arm rests, an ankle clamp assembly, wheels with locks, a support rod, grip handles, a grip bar and a locking device. The mounting bracket has a rear supporting frame, a front supporting frame, arms rests for the user, grip handles for the assistant to push or pull the device for mobility, a grip bar for the assistant to pull the backrest in an up or downward motion and a locking device to lock the backrest into the desired position. Wherein the rear support frame houses the support rod to limit a patient's motion beyond being parallel with the floor so that their feet are limited to raising above parallel with the floor.
Claims3
A disability standing device comprising:
- a mounting bracket and a rear and front supporting frame being U-shaped;
- wherein the rear and front supporting frames each have a bottom side, and two wheels connected to each of the respective bottom sides;
- and a supporting rod attached to the rear frame towards a top side;
- the supporting rod directly connected to the rear supporting frame, wherein the supporting rod is configured to hinder a backrest and a user positioned there upon from inverting to a position greater than parallel to a floor, and a locking device on an apex of the rear and front supporting frame;
- and having armrests on each side of the backrest attached to the mounting bracket;
- and having grip handles on each side of the backrest attached to the rear and front supporting frame;
- and the backrest having strap holes bordering all the way around a perimeter of the backrest and having a grip bar attached to the upper back side;
- and connected pivotally to a plurality of pivotal elements of the rear supporting frame of the mounting bracket and the backrest having a bottom end;
- and a connecting arm adjustably connected to the bottom end of the backrest and having a connecting end;
- an ankle clamp assembly securely connected to the connecting end of the connecting arm of the backrest to clamp and hold the user's ankles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.