APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING A PERSON FROM A WHEELCHAIR TO A FIXED SEAT

WIPO Patent Application WO2006032108

A3

Apparatus for transferring a person from a wheelchair to a fixed seat, the apparatus including: (a) a wheeled gantry that includes opposed generally upright front and rear legs and an upper portion connecting the legs, the gantry spanning a transfer station that has a side entry for the wheelchair, the gantry also being capable of spanning, in use, the fixed seat; and (b) a holding apparatus including a transfer seat and a transfer seat support frame, the transfer seat having a vertical axis and being sized to fit, in use, within the fixed seat; (c) a lift device for raising and lowering the transfer seat along its vertical axis; and (d) means for rotating the transfer seat support frame within the transfer station. The wheelchair can be wheeled into the transfer station via the side entry, the person can be raised out of the wheelchair in the transfer seat and rotated to face the front leg, the wheeled gantry can be moved to span the fixed seat, the person can be lowered into the fixed seat and removed from the transfer seat, and the wheeled gantry can be withdrawn from spanning the fixed seat.

HAY WILLIAM (AU)

PCT/AU2005/001468

September 21, 2006

September 23, 2005

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HAYCOMP PTY LTD (AU)
HAY WILLIAM (AU)

A61G7/10; A61G7/14

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See also references of EP 1804753A4

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