Patents Assigned to Lift Aid, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5809591
    Abstract: A patient lift system incorporates a transverse bar which carries a patient lift system for movement between two laterally extending bars. The transverse bar is mounted at the same vertical height as the laterally extending bars and carries a motor for lifting and lowering the patient. Since the transverse bar is at the same vertical height additional patient lift height is provided as compared to prior art systems. In a further feature of the present invention, the frame includes an improved corner bracket and also includes vertical adjustment for the legs to achieve leveling of the overall frame. In another feature of this invention, a patient lift bar includes four lift points, with two forward lift points spaced by a greater distance than the two rearward lift points. This provides greater support to the rear of the patient, while the additional distance in the front facilitates entry and removal of the patient lift system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Lift Aid, Inc.
    Inventors: Guido Capaldi, Mark G. Sinreich