A support with height and width adjustability
AssigneeHealthtec Design Pty. Ltd.
InventorDesmond John HORNE
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Abstract
A support and a support system enable assisting rehabilitation patients with walking and standing. The support includes a supporting structure with a longitudinal axis, the supporting structure having an upper structure and a lower structure; a height adjusting actuator configured to adjust a vertical distance between the upper structure and the lower structure; and a width adjusting actuator connected to the support structure, wherein the width adjusting actuator is configured to move at least part of the supporting structure in a transverse direction to the longitudinal axis.
Claims20
A support, comprising:
- a supporting structure with a longitudinal axis, the supporting structure having an upper structure and a lower structure;
- a height adjusting actuator configured to adjust a vertical distance between the upper structure and the lower structure;
- and
- a width adjusting actuator connected to the support structure,
- wherein the width adjusting actuator is configured to move at least part of the supporting structure in a transverse direction to the longitudinal axis.
A support, comprising:
- a supporting structure with a longitudinal axis, the supporting structure having a handrail connected to a lower structure;
- and
- a height adjusting actuator configured to adjust a vertical distance between the handrail and the lower structure,
- wherein the lower structure is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis in order to move the handrail transversely to the longitudinal axis.
A support system, comprising:
- a plurality of supports, each support in the plurality of supports comprising:
- a supporting structure having an upper structure and a lower structure;
- a height adjusting actuator configured to adjust a vertical distance between the upper structure and the lower structure;
- and
- a width adjusting actuator connected to the support structure,
- wherein the plurality of supports include a first support that is arranged in a substantially parallel manner with a second support and the width adjusting actuator of the first support is configured to move the first support towards or away from the second support.
A method for supporting a patient, the method including the steps of:
- adjusting a width between two supports by rotating at least one of the supports;
- having a patient hold a handrail of an upper structure of the two supports;
- and
- adjusting a vertical distance between the upper structure and a lower structure of the two supports in order to assist with lifting the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.