Abstract: The disclosed personal assistive lift device is a self-operated device intended to a help a moderately disabled, yet still ambulatory, person regain a standing position after a fall. The disclosed personal assistive lift device includes a main leg and two support legs pivotably connected together, a seat movably affixed to the main leg, a handlebar positioned on a top portion of the main leg, and a module containing a gearmotor configured to move the seat along the main leg. A major advantage of the disclosed device is to allow the user to safely expand the range of activities and locations, whether indoor or outdoor, that the user can access.

Abstract: The disclosed personal assistive lift device is a self-operated device intended to a help a moderately disabled, yet still ambulatory, person regain a standing position after a fall. The disclosed personal assistive lift device includes a main leg and two support legs pivotably connected together, a seat movably affixed to the main leg, a handlebar positioned on a top portion of the main leg, and a module containing a gearmotor configured to move the seat along the main leg. A major advantage of the disclosed device is to allow the user to safely expand the range of activities and locations, whether indoor or outdoor, that the user can access.

Abstract: A special services add-on specifically adapted for use in a dial pulse activated telephone switching office such as a step-by-step office to enable the addition of various modern features thereto, thereby extending the economic life of the office. The add-on is a stored program, processor based system that can be put into service on a line-by-line basis independent of subscriber line assignments. Among the special services provided by the add-on are incoming call alert, call conferencing, call forwarding, tone dialing, abbreviated dialing, instant recall, restricted calling, ringback, delayed ringback and ring disable. Various of the services are remotely controllable by the subscriber by dialing programming instructions to the add-on either from his own or another telephone subset.