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Air pressure seat lift

a seat lift and seat technology, applied in the field of air pressure seat lifts, can solve problems such as injuries to one or both persons

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-21
SCHOFIELD DAVID
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[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for assisting physically challenged persons to be moved from standing to a seated position and then back to a standing position. In addition, the apparatus is configured so that little to no strenuous assistance is required from either a patient or an assistant to make the movement from and back to a standing position.
[0010] It is an object of the present invention to provide adjustable hydraulic pressure flow suitable to move apparatus parts and thereby accommodate the weight of any individual user irrespective of the weight of the user.
[0011] It is an object of the present invention to have it be capable of being installed and operated in a safe and comfortable manner.
[0014] For the present invention, the resulting extended position of the seat is to be significantly higher in the back than the front providing for a comfortable angle defined for the user for mounting and dismounting the seat.

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The instance of instability caused by loss of balance, embarrassment, or more particularly presence of a slippery floor or gripping surface can result in injury to one or both persons.
Compounding physical difficulties in assisting such infirmed persons can be the small spaces in which commodes often are installed.

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[0021] Embodiments of the present invention are described herein in the context of a pressure activated commode seat movement apparatus. Those of ordinary skill in the art will realize that the following detailed description of the present invention is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. Other embodiments of the present invention will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure. Reference will now be made in detail to implementations of the present invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The same reference indications will be used throughout the drawings and the following detailed description to refer to the same or like parts.

[0022] In the interest of clarity, not all of the routine features of the implementations described herein are shown and described. It will, of course, be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, numerous implementation—specific decisions mus...

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Abstract

An apparatus is provided for lowering and raising a person onto and up from a seated position particularly in conjunction with a commercial or residential commode. The apparatus is suitable as an attachable adaptation to existing commercial or residential commodes. The apparatus is attached directly to such a standard commode by using a pair of studs disposed to fit into holes through the commode that are used to attach commode seats. These studs are securely attached to the commode. Air pressure delivered from a remote source extends hydraulic cylinders in a manner to provide a user with the ability to be raised to a comfortable dismount position from a seat or to be reclined to a comfortable seated position on a commode. The individual will be moved down or up to a comfortable semi-standing position because a commode seat attached to the apparatus is disposed to be at an angled position to facilitate a user mounting or dismounting the apparatus.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority from Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 641,782 filed Jan. 7, 2005, and this application incorporates by reference all subject matter contained in that application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a device for assisting an invalid, an elderly person, a bariatric or otherwise physically challenged person to be moved from a standing to a seated position and then to be returned to a standing position, and, more specifically, the present invention is intended for use with a standard residential or commercial commode. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Assistants helping physically challenged or bariatric patients must apply substantial force when assisting these persons from standing to sitting positions or vice versa. Both the physically challenged and the assistant are caused to experience physical stress to their backs, arms and legs wh...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47K13/10
CPCA61G5/14A61G7/1007
Inventor HUFF, JOHN
Owner SCHOFIELD DAVID
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