Turn stand

A turn stand for moving an individual from one location to another across a floor, comprising:

• a flat base member for disposition on the floor and which is capable of movement thereon;
• a platform secured superjacent to the base member and upon which the individual stands;
• rotation means disposed between and connecting the base member to the platform for permitting selective rotation of the platform with respect to the base member while the base member remains stationary;
• an upright pole removably securable to the platform at a lower pole end and terminating at an upper pole end;
• a pair of handles attached to the upper pole end which can be gripped by the individual for supporting the individual in a generally upright position;
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• a drive means for selectively rotating the platform with respect to the base member.

A turn stand for moving an individual from one location to another across a floor, comprising:

• a flat base member for disposition on the floor and which is capable of movement thereon;
• a platform secured superjacent to the base member and upon which the individual stands;
• rotation means disposed between and connecting the base member to the platform for permitting selective rotation of the platform with respect to the base member while the base member remains stationary;
• an upright pole removably securable to the platform at a lower pole end and terminating at an upper pole end;
• a pair of handles attached to the upper pole end which can be gripped by the individual for supporting the individual in a generally upright position;
• manually operable brake means disposed within the pole for selectively engaging the flat base member to halt the rotational movement of the platform with respect to the base member and for selectively disengaging from the base member to allow rotational movement of the platform with respect to the base member;
• a load cell disposed subjacent to the platform and secured thereto, the load cell capable of registering the weight of an individual standing on the platform;
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• means to provide a numerical representation of the weight of the individual determined by the load cell which can be visibly observed by the individual.