Device for lifting a person from a pool
AssigneeHorcher GmbH
InventorsStefan Horcher, Willi Horcher
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Abstract
The invention relates to a person lifter (10), particular a pool lifter, including a rotatable column (12) that begins at a base mount (22), and with a person holder (18), such as a seat or gurney, that can be raised or lowered by a lifting arm (16) along the longitudinal axis (14) of the column. In order to stop the person holder in the event of a malfunction, or if the lowering speed of the person holder is excessively high, the lifting arm (16) begins at a first driven belt (conveyor belt) (26) guided in the column (12), parallel to which a second belt (28) (catch belt) guided in the column and joined to the lifting arm (16) is arrested if the lowering speed of the person holder exceeds a predetermined value.
Claims11
A device for lifting a person from a pool comprising:
- a base mount with a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a column extending from the base mount along the longitudinal axis and selectively rotatable with respect to the base mount;
- a drivable belt and a catch belt;
- belt support mounted on a top end of the column, said belt support including a housing;
- means to hold a person including a lifting arm having a first end attached to a person holding element and a second end attached to a device which is fixed to the drivable belt and to the catch belt;
- said drivable and catch belt extending in parallel and moving synchronously along the longitudinal axis of the column during the lifting and lowering operation of a person;
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- said catch belt arresting movement when the speed of lowering of the person holding element exceeds a predetermined value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.