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US 5,509,152 AGranted
Transfer aid
OwnerArlin J. Kippesinventor
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Abstract
A transfer aid for assisting people with restricted mobility to rise from a seated position into a standing position. It is a lightweight, portable device having a portion for the user to grasp positioned directly in front of the user. Two supports are each located on either side of the portion to be grasped, and are each rotatable with respect to this portion. This adds flexibility to the device and permits it to be used in a plurality of situations. The transfer aid is easily transported by tilting it so that it rests upon wheels, or tilting it so that it rests upon plastic caps.
Claims15
A transfer aid comprising:
- an elongated base;
- a pair of supports extending from said elongated base;
- a grasping portion having at least one shaft extending between said pair of supports and serving as a hand hold, said grasping portion being pivotable with respect to one of said pair of supports, said base extending forwardly and rearwardly of said pair of supports;
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- a rotation inhibitor for selectively rigidly interengaging said grasping portion and said pair of supports, said rotation inhibitor extending between said pair of supports, said rotation inhibitor including a break away portion and a hingeable portion spaced from said break away portion.
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A transfer aid comprising:
- an elongated base having an underside for contacting a flooring surface;
- a pair of supports extending from said elongated base;
- a grasping portion having at least one shaft extending between said pair of supports and serving as a hand hold, said grasping portion being pivotable with respect to said at least one of said pair of supports;
- a rotation inhibitor for selectively rigidly interengaging said grasping portion and said at least one of said pair of supports, said rotation inhibitor extending between said pair of supports, said rotation inhibitor including a break away portion and a hingeable portion spaced from said break away portion;
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- at least one wheel rotatably attached to said elongated base, said at least one wheel being out of contact with the flooring surface when said underside is positioned on the flooring surface, said at least one wheel being dimensioned and configured to support said elongated base when said transfer aid is tilted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.