Lifting sling
AssigneeImpro Limited
InventorDavid R. James
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Abstract
A one-piece lifting sling for use with an invalid hoist has an upper end head-support extension which extends beyond attachment points of upper suspension means. The sling also has at least one pocket extending substantially throughout the extension and for a distance beyond a line joining the attachment points, a removable sheet or strip of substantially rigid but resiliently flexible material being housed in the pocket to provide the required head support.
Claims11
A one-piece lifting sling for use with an invalid hoist, comprising two upper suspension means having attachment points in a shoulder region of the sling, two lower suspension means adjacent a bottom end of the sling, an upper end head-support extension extending beyond said attachment points of the upper suspension means, at least one pocket extending substantially throughout said extension and for a distance towards said bottom end of the sling beyond a line joining said attachment points, and a removable sheet or strip of substantially rigid but resiliently flexible material which is housed in the pocket so as to form a head support for a supported invalid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.