Abstract: An improved recliner chair is provided of the type having a recliner linkage for controlled movement of a seat and seatback through a sequence of substantially upright and reclined positions, wherein the recliner linkage is further adapted for movement of the seat and seatback to a substantially coplanar horizontal position. The chair includes the recliner linkage for movably supporting the seat and seatback with respect to a chair frame in a manner permitting normal movement from an upright position to one or more reclined positions. A releasable latch assembly permits further reclination movement of the seat and seatback to the substantially horizontal position. The chair is particularly suited for use in a patient care facility, with the horizontal position permitting facilitated patient transfer between a bed and the recliner chair.

Abstract: A heavy object such as a patient is moved laterally from a first surface such as a bed onto a second surface such as a gurney by the patient mover of the invention. The patient mover is positioned on the far side of the gurney. It operates by unwinding a web from a roller rotatably supported on an upstanding frame mounted on a wheeled stand until the web covers the mattress on the gurney and is adjacent the edge of the bed. The edge of the sheet adjacent the web is removed from under the mattress and is inserted through the slot of a tube attached to the web into the bore of the tube. The sheet is locked into the tube by inserting a rod into the bore of the tube. The web is rewound onto the roller and slowly pulls the sheet carrying the patient onto the gurney. The edge of the sheet is then released by removing the rod from the bore.

Abstract: A heavy object such as a patient is moved laterally from a first surface such as a bed onto a second surface such as a gurney by the patient mover of the invention. The patient mover is positioned on the far side of the gurney. It operates by unwinding a web from a roller rotatably supported on an upstanding frame mounted on a wheeled stand until the web covers the mattress on the gurney and is adjacent the edge of the bed. The edge of the sheet adjacent the web is removed from under the mattress and is inserted through the slot of a tube attached to the web into the bore of the tube. The sheet is locked into the tube by inserting a rod into the bore of the tube. The web is rewound onto the roller and slowly pulls the sheet carrying the patient onto the gurney. The edge of the sheet is then released by removing the rod from the bore.