Inflatable mobility assistant device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of an inflatable mobility assistant device showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom elevational view thereof.

This device is deployed in stages. In the first stage the device is placed in close proximity to the fallen person. In the second stage the person is helped into a prone position on top of the device in its deflated configuration. In the third stage the base inflatable bladder is filled with air lifting the prone person to chair height; in the fourth stage a wedge shaped bladder beneath the head and back is inflated lifting the person into a sitting position; and in the fifth and final stage a second wedge shaped bladder beneath the persons buttocks inflates lifting and tilting the person into a standing position. It is the device as configured in the fifth stage that best shows the new design that is claimed and it is this design that is set forth in the following drawing FIGS. 1-6.

Claims

The ornamental design for an inflatable mobility assistant device, as shown.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5709649 January 20, 1998 Chitwood
5888111 March 30, 1999 Walker
D419495 January 25, 2000 Muhanna
D592812 May 19, 2009 Hughes
7607185 October 27, 2009 Minson
7900299 March 8, 2011 Weedling
8549683 October 8, 2013 Ratner
8782833 July 22, 2014 Beurguet
8850642 October 7, 2014 Rasmussen
Patent History
Patent number: D797380
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 4, 2016
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 2017
Inventor: James Calvin Fallgatter (Ridgecrest, CA)
Primary Examiner: Randall Gholson
Application Number: 29/570,883
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rescue (D29/124)