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US 2021/0267829 A1Published application
Gait Belt
OwnerMichael Phillipsinventor
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Abstract
A gait belt for lifting and transferring patients including a generally elongated, wide belt body with two free ends, a belt strap connected to the belt body to secure the belt to the patient's waist, belt strap extensions configurable as both a belt body closure and as thigh supports, and multiple lifting handles affixed to the belt.
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A gait belt for lifting a patient about the waist, comprising:
- a) a belt body having a central axis, a generally elongated configuration, and two opposed free end portions, the belt body configured to at least partially encircle the patient's waist;
- b) a primary belt strap connected to the belt body, configured to adjustably secure the belt body in relation to the patient's waist with complementary halves of a closure;
- c) first and second belt strap extensions extending from the primary belt strap with closure halves complementary to the respective closure halves of the primary belt strap and configured to serve as adjustable leg straps;
- and,
- d) a plurality of lifting handles affixed in varying rotational orientations along the belt body in circumferentially spaced relation to one another for use in grabbing with different rotational grip orientations, including one handle positioned at each end of the belt body and sized and oriented to form a girth loop or “girth hitch” at one end of the belt body by passage of a distal end of the belt body through one of the handles positioned at the other end of the belt body such that the girth hitch may be positioned about the hips, waist or chest of a user as a drag assist device;
- wherein combinations of the closures of the primary belt strap and first and second belt strap extensions to the primary belt strap are configurable to form a smaller belt body loop, a larger belt body loop, and leg supports.
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A gait belt for lifting a patient about the waist, comprising:
- a) a belt body having a central axis, a generally elongated configuration, and two opposed free end portions, the belt body configured to at least partially encircle the patient's waist;
- b) a belt strap connected to the belt body having two opposed distal ends, configured to adjustably secure the belt body in relation to the patient's waist with complementary halves of a closure;
- c) a perimeter webbing provided along the circumference of the belt body;
- d) a vertical webbing provided at each distal end of the belt strap;
- wherein the said belt strap is configured to only cover a portion of the said belt body;
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- e) a plurality of lifting handles affixed in varying rotational orientations along the belt body in circumferentially spaced relation to one another for use in grabbing with different rotational grip orientations, and including a handle positioned at one end of the belt body and being sized and configured to receive the belt body therethrough to form a girth loop in the belt body to serve as a drag assist device positionable about the waist, hips, or chest of a user.
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A gait belt for lifting a patient, comprising:
- a) a belt body having a central axis, a generally elongated configuration, and two opposed free end portions, the belt body configured to at least partially encircle the patient's waist;
- b) a single continuous piece of flexible material affixed to the belt body forming an elongate closed loop over itself having two opposed distal ends, an elongate top segment and an elongate bottom segment;
- wherein the closed loop is configured to form a belt strap sewn over a portion of said belt body, with a plurality of handles positioned in varying rotational orientations along the belt body in circumferentially spaced relation to one another for use in grabbing with different rotational grip orientations, including at a handle positioned at one of the belt body and being sized to receive the belt body therethrough to form a large belt body loop to serve as a drag assist device positionable about the waist, hips or chest of a user, and
- a pair of first and second belt strap extensions having said opposed distal ends, extending beyond the length of the said belt body and configured for use in forming leg straps attached to said belt body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.