Flexible patient lift assist harness

A flexible lift assist harness, comprising:

• A. a flexible belt assembly including:
• (1) a torso belt comprising:
• a length along a longitudinal axis thereof which is sufficient to encompass a human torso;
• an elongation elasticity along the longitudinal axis thereof of at least about 30 percent;
• a width along a transverse axis thereof that is at least about 12 percent of a length along the longitudinal axis;
• limited elongation elasticity along the transverse axis thereof of less than about 4 percent;
• (2) a torso fixation mechanism disposed on a first and a second end of the torso belt and configured to releasably secure the first end of the torso belt to the second end of the torso belt at a plurality of secured circumferences of the torso belt;
• and
• (3) at least one flexible handle assembly disposed on the torso belt, comprising:
• a flexible handle having an elongate configuration and configured to have elongation elasticity along a handle length axis of at least about 20 percent and limited elongation elasticity along a transverse axis of the flexible handle of less than about 2 percent and configured to lie flat in a stretched state when not in use;
• a flexible insert disposed adjacent to and secured to the torso belt and including a thin resilient layer of flexible material, and at least one handle anchor aperture;
• an insert cover disposed between the flexible handle and the flexible insert, the flexible insert being sized such that the flexible insert is substantially encompassed by and disposed between the torso belt and the insert cover;
• at least one insert lock feature which operatively couples the elongate handle to the torso belt;
• and
• B. at least one leg belt assembly comprising:
• (1) a leg belt configured to have elastic elongation along a longitudinal axis thereof of at least about 40 percent and limited elongation elasticity along a transverse width axis thereof of less than about 5 percent and a length along the longitudinal axis thereof which is sufficient to encompass a human thigh;
• (2) a leg belt fixation mechanism disposed on a first end and a second end of the leg belt and configured to releasably secure the first end of the leg belt to the second end of the leg belt at a plurality of secured circumferences of the leg belt;
• (3) at least one anchor strap assembly including:
• an anchor strap having a first end secured to the leg belt;
• a coupling mechanism secured to a second end of the anchor strap which is configured to operatively and adjustably couple the second end of the anchor strap to an anchor strap terminal of the at least one flexible handle assembly.