Transfer aid
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1. A transfer aid comprising:
- an elongated base having an underside for contacting a flooring surface;
a pair of substantially identical, vertically oriented supports extended upwardly from said base;
grasping means comprising at least one shaft extended between said supports, and serving as a hand hold for a user to raise oneself from a seated position; and
means pivotally interconnecting said grasping means and at least one of said supports, whereby said at least one of said supports may be swung outwardly and away from said grasping means;
said base extending forwardly and rearwardly of said supports, thus to provide a secure, non-tiltable base for said transfer aid when in use.
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Abstract
The present invention is 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.
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1. A transfer aid comprising:
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an elongated base having an underside for contacting a flooring surface; a pair of substantially identical, vertically oriented supports extended upwardly from said base; grasping means comprising at least one shaft extended between said supports, and serving as a hand hold for a user to raise oneself from a seated position; and means pivotally interconnecting said grasping means and at least one of said supports, whereby said at least one of said supports may be swung outwardly and away from said grasping means; said base extending forwardly and rearwardly of said supports, thus to provide a secure, non-tiltable base for said transfer aid when in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. The transfer aid according to claim i wherein said grasping means comprise a pair of generally parallel shafts, pivotally interconnected to said supports.
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11. A transfer aid comprising:
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a grasping portion; two supports each positioned on an opposite side of said grasping portion, each of said two supports having a top portion rotatably attached to said grasping portion; two elongated bases attached to bottom portions of said two supports, each of said elongated bases having an underside for contacting a flooring surface; two wheels, one attached to each of said two elongated bases, each of said two wheels being out of contact with the flooring surface when said underside of each of said two elongated bases is in contact with the flooring surface; and a stabilizing bar rotatably and removably attached to each of said two elongated bases. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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