US 7,827,630 B2 · Home lift position and rehabilitation (HLPR) apparatus

Abstract

The invention disclosed herein is a novel Home Lift Position and Rehabilitation (HLPR) apparatus designed to provide stable movement along several critical axes of motion including lift capability. The HLPR apparatus is capable of moving along a desired floor path (“x-axis”), moving on a vertical axis to lift a patient (“z-axis”), rotating the HLPR apparatus itself (along an “outer rotational axis”), and rotating a patient within the HLPR apparatus while the HLPR apparatus itself remains stationary (along an “inner rotational axis”). The telescoping, double-nested C-frame structure of the HLPR apparatus and pivot assembly allow any patient support structure known in the art to be suspended securely and to move in a stable, torque-resistant manner to assist patients in rehabilitation and in independently performing activities of daily living.

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A home lift position and rehabilitation (HLPR) apparatus capable of movement along an x-axis, z-axis, extended z-axis, inner rotational axis and y-axis comprised of:

an outer telescoping curved tubular base frame adapted to receive a tubular shaft;
a wheel assembly comprised of at least one wheel mounted in a wheel base housing and attached to said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame;
an inner curved tubular patient support frame having an overhead component adapted to receive a tubular shaft and pivotally nested within said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame;
a torque resistant pivot assembly comprised of a tubular shaft having a diameter of four to forty inches, said tubular shaft pivotally suspended into said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame and said inner curved tubular patient support frame, pivotally securing said inner curved tubular patient support frame to said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame, and secured by a weight-bearing circular ring attached to said tubular shaft and secured by a securing component;
and a patient support structure mounted to a lift plate which is securely attached to said outer curved tubular base frame.

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A torque-resistant home lift position and rehabilitation (HLPR) apparatus capable of movement along an x-axis, z-axis, extended z-axis, inner rotational axis and y-axis comprised of:

an outer telescoping curved tubular base frame constructed of at least one lightweight, torque-resistant bent metal tubing component adapted to receive a tubular shaft;
a wheel assembly comprised of at least one drive wheel and at least one non-drive wheel and attached to said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame;
an inner curved tubular patient support frame constructed of lightweight, torque-resistant bent metal tubing having an overhead component adapted to receive a tubular shaft and pivotally nested within said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame;
a torque resistant pivot assembly comprised of a tubular shaft having a diameter of four to forty inches, said tubular shaft pivotally suspended into said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame and said inner curved tubular patient support frame, pivotally securing said inner curved tubular patient support frame to said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame, and secured by a weight-bearing circular ring attached to said tubular shaft and secured by a securing component;
and a patient support structure mounted to a lift plate which is securely attached to said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame.

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A torque-resistant home lift position and rehabilitation (HLPR) apparatus capable of movement along an x-axis, z-axis, extended z-axis, inner rotational axis and y-axis comprised of:

an outer telescoping curved tubular base frame constructed of at least one lightweight, torque-resistant bent metal tubing component adapted to receive a tubular shaft;
a wheel assembly comprised of at least one drive wheel and at least one non-drive wheel and attached to said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame;
an inner curved tubular patient support frame constructed of lightweight;
torque-resistant bent metal tubing having an overhead component adapted to receive a tubular shaft and pivotally nested within said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame;
a torque resistant pivot assembly comprised of a tubular shaft having a diameter of four to forty inches, said tubular shaft pivotally suspended into said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame and said inner curved tubular patient support frame, pivotally securing said inner curved tubular patient support frame to said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame, and secured by a weight-bearing circular ring attached to said tubular shaft and secured by a securing component;
at least one drive motor;
and a patient support structure mounted to a lift plate which is securely attached to said outer telescoping curved tubular base frame.

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