Device for assisting a disabled persons to sit or stand
AssigneesJon V. Peterson, Pat R. Peterson
InventorJon V. Peterson
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Abstract
A device for assisting a disabled person to rise from a sitting to a standing position and for assisting a disabled person to sit from a standing position. The device includes a base mat to which are attached side support plates on which are mounted a plurality of horizontal floor rods and slotted vertical bars in which cross-handrails are inserted and adjustably mounted by means of tubes extended from the cross-handrails. In a preferred embodiment, the component parts of the device may be assembled and disassembled as needed. The device is arranged to be compatible for use with both wheelchairs and walkers.
Claims10
A device for assisting a disabled person to rise from a sitting position to a standing position and for assisting a disabled person to lower from a standing to a sitting position, said device comprising:
- a base mat having a non-skid surface;
- side support plates attached to said base mat;
- a plurality of horizontal floor rods mounted on and extended from said side support plates;
- a plurality of slotted vertical bars mounted on said side support plates;
- cross-handrails slidably and adjustably mounted by tubes extending therefrom and inserted within said slotted vertical bars;
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- brace support bars connected to said vertical slotted bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.