US 5,489,258 A · Multi-position body support

Abstract

A multi-position body support, commonly known as a stander, supports a user in either a prone or supine orientation at any position from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially standing or vertical position. The multi-position body support comprises a tubular base having dual lock caster wheels for easy moving and positioning of the stander. A vertical support assembly, pivotally mounted to the tubular base, comprises a foot cylinder, knee support frame and a height adjustment frame. A foot support is mounted to the foot cylinder, a knee support is mounted to the knee support frame and a hip support, a trunk support and a head support can be mounted to the height adjustment frame. A padded strapping system secures the user within the pads and to the vertical support assembly. The foot supports can be rotated to aid in orienting the user in the prone or supine position. A pneumatic shock assembly connects the vertical support assembly to the tubular base frame and comprise a lockable pneumatic shock provides for urging the vertical support assembly from a horizontal position to a vertical position. A pedal is provided for unlocking the shock to adjust the angular orientation of the vertical support assembly in relation to the tubular base frame at any desired position between the horizontal and the vertical. A separate moveable tray is supported on dual lock caster wheels for use with the stander.

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Dependent claims

In a multi-position body support comprising:

a base frame adapted to be supported by a floor;
an elongated vertical support frame which is pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the base frame for rotation about a horizontal axis at the one end thereof;
body supports mounted to the vertical support frame for supporting a user on the vertical support frame, the body supports having fasteners for securing the user to the body supports, the body supports including a pair of foot supports, each of which is mounted on the vertical support frame at said one end and each of which is adapted to retain a foot of a user supported by the body support;
an adjustable brace between the base frame and the vertical support frame and having a first and a second portion which are adjustable with respect to each other to lengthen or shorten the length of the brace to control the angular orientation of the vertical support frame with respect to the base frame;
and
the improvement which comprises:
the body supports comprise a head support which is removably mounted to the vertical support frame to support the head of a user in a supine position;
and
the brace is positioned on the base frame and on the vertical support frame so that the brace adjustably supports the vertical support frame between a substantially horizontal position and a vertical position with respect to the base frame.

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In a multi-position body support comprising

a base frame adapted to be supported by a floor;
an elongated vertical support frame which is pivotally mounted to the base frame for rotation about a horizontal axis;
body supports mounted to the vertical support frame for supporting a user on the vertical support frame, the body supports having fasteners for securing the user to the body supports;
and
an adjustable brace between the base frame and the vertical support frame to control the angular orientation of the vertical support frame with respect to the base frame;
the improvement which comprises:
the vertical support frame comprises at least one vertical support tube, a knee support frame having at least one tube which is slidably received on the at least one vertical support tube and a fastener for securing the knee support frame on the at least one vertical support robe in an adjusted position on the vertical support tube;
the vertical support frame further comprises a height adjustment frame including at least one extension tube which is slidably received on the at least one vertical support tube and a fastener for adjustably securing the height adjustment frame on the at least one vertical support tube in an adjusted position;
and
some of the body supports are slidably clamped to the knee support frame and other of the body supports are clamped to the height adjustment frame wherein said some body supports are moveable with respect to the knee support frame and the vertical support frame independent of the movement of the other body supports with respect to said vertical support frame.

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In a multi-position body support comprising:

a base frame adapted to be supported by a floor;
an elongated vertical support frame which is pivotally mounted to the base frame for rotation about a horizontal axis;
body supports mounted to the vertical support frame for supporting a user on the vertical support frame, the body supports having fasteners for securing the user to the body supports;
an adjustable brace between the base frame and the vertical support frame and having a first and a second portion which are adjustable with respect to each other to lengthen or shorten the length of the brace to control the angular orientation of the vertical support frame with respect to the base frame;
the improvement which comprises:
the brace comprises an air cylinder and the first and second portions of the brace are biased with respect to each other by air pressure in the air cylinder so as to extend the brace to raise the vertical support frame into a vertical position;
and
the adjustable brace is pivotally mounted to the base frame for rotation about a horizontal axis, which is parallel to and spaced a fixed distance from the horizontal axis of the vertical support frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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