Patient lift and scale
AssigneeEZ Way, Inc.
InventorFred Downing
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Abstract
An apparatus for weighing a person having an inner mast attached to a base and an outer mast slidably disposed over the inner mast. A platform is attached to the outer mast wherein the platform accepts the feet of the person. The apparatus includes a load cell attached to the inner and outer mast proximate the top end of the outer mast such that when the person stands on the platform the platform transfers the weight of the person from the outer mast to the load cell such that the person's weight can be determined.
Claims20
An apparatus for weighing a person, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- an inner mast attached to the base;
- an outer mast disposed about the inner mast and slidable thereover;
- a platform attached to the outer mast;
- and
- a load cell attached to the inner mast and the outer mast such that when the person stands on the platform and the person's weight is transferred to the load cell from the outer mast so that the person's weight is determinable.
An apparatus for lifting and weighing a person, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- an inner mast attached to the base;
- an outer mast disposed about the inner mast and moveable thereover;
- an alignment mechanism cooperating with the inner and outer masts to maintain the alignment of the outer mast about the inner mast;
- a platform attached to the outer mast;
- a lifting mechanism attached to the outer mast above the platform wherein the lifting mechanism assists the person to stand on the platform;
- and
- a load cell attached to the inner mast and the outer mast wherein the person, with the assistance of the lifting mechanism, stands on the platform such that the weight of the person is transferred to the load cell from the outer mast thereby measuring the weight of the person.
An apparatus for lifting and weighing a person, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- an inner mast attached to the base;
- a first mounting bracket fixedly attached to the inner mast proximate a top end;
- an outer mast having a top end and a bottom end, the outer mast disposed about the inner mast and moveable thereover;
- a second mounting bracket fixedly attached to the outer mast proximate the top end;
- first and second flexure plates connecting the inner mast and the outer mast proximate a bottom end of the outer mast;
- a platform attached to the outer mast proximate a bottom end;
- a lifting mechanism attached to the outer mast wherein the lifting mechanism assists the person to stand on the platform;
- and
- a load cell having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is attached to the first mounting bracket and the second end is attached to the second mounting bracket wherein the person, with the assistance of the lifting mechanism, stands on the platform such that the weight of the person is transferred from the outer mast to the load cell thereby allowing the weight of the person to be measured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.