Apparatus with transfer board
AssigneesQua, Inc., University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
InventorsMargaret Graham, Paul Carlson, Teresa Boynton, Alicia Koontz, Garrett Grindle
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Abstract
An apparatus for transferring to a commode or other seat is provided. Through the use of a transfer board that is both easily moveable between a storage position and in use position and readily stabilized, a user may independently, or with the assistance of a caregiver, be able to access a commode or other seat from a bed or wheelchair that is powered or manual and that is with or without an elevating seat or other position.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- (a) a base, wherein the base comprises a seat and a slot, wherein the seat has an upper surface and the upper surface of the seat has an outer edge;
- (b) a transfer board, wherein the transfer board has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is proximate to the outer edge of the seat, and the transfer board is capable of being moved between an in use position and a storage position by rotating the transfer board relative to the upper surface of the seat around a horizontal axis at or near the first end of the transfer board;
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- (c) a cord or rope, wherein the cord or rope is threaded through the slot, wherein the cord or rope tethers the transfer board to the base at or near the first end of the transfer board and the transfer board is tethered to the base in both the in use position and the storage position through the cord or rope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.