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US 5,295,498 AGranted
Device to aid persons rising form a seated position
OwnerLarry E. Van Meter, Leonard B. Van Meterinventors
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Abstract
A device to aid persons rising from a seated position. The device comprises a structural support having a base positionable under a chair and a brace secured to the base. A sleeve is secured to the structural support for securing one end of an arm thereto. The other end of the arm has a griping section enabling a person seated in the chair to grasp the arm and pull himself up to an upright position.
Claims3
A device to aid persons rising from a seated position comprising:
- an elongated generally vertically positioned arm having a lower end and an upper free end;
- an elongated horizontal support base positionable under the legs of a seat;
- a vertically formed planar brace having an outer surface, said planar brace being secured to an edge of said support base in a plane perpendicular to said support base;
- a sleeve secured to said vertically formed planar brace along said outer surface for securing the lower end of said arm thereto;
- the upper free end of said arm having a grip section enabling a seated person to grasp said arm grip and put themself to an upright position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.