# US 12,178,768 B2 · Disability standing device

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- Number: US 12,178,768 B2
- Document ID: US12178768B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/477,840
- Filed: 2021-09-17
- Published: 2023-03-30
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2021-09-17
- Assignees: Silvia Elena McKearin
- Applicants: Silvia Elena McKearin
- Inventors: Silvia Elena McKearin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12178768B2

## CPC

- A61G 7/005: tiltable around transverse horizontal axis, e.g. for Trendelenburg position {(rocking beds for physical therapy A61H1/003; hanging patient inclined downwardly for drawing him out A61H2203/0493)}
- A61G 7/1001: {specially adapted for specific applications}
- A61G 7/0755: {for the legs or feet}
- A61G 13/04: tiltable around transverse or longitudinal axis
- A61H 1/0218: {Drawing-out devices}
- A61H 1/0229: {by reducing gravity forces normally applied to the body, e.g. by lifting or hanging the body or part of it (suspension devices for supporting the patient in upright walking or standing position A61H3/008)}
- A61H 2201/1642: Holding means therefor
- A61H 2203/0493: by hanging the patient upside down or inclined downwardly
- A63B 2023/006: {for stretching exercises}
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The disability standing device of claim 1, wherein the backrest supports the user, the user being a person with an injury, a patient, or a disabled individual, and the backrest further configured to support the user in a standing position and be mobile or stationary in the standing position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The disability standing device of claim 2, wherein the user further utilizes the device to relax, relieve back pain or lay down to help with blood flow after standing for a period of time and be mobile or stationary in this position.