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Standing support for handicapped persons

US4349195A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1980
Grant dateSep 14, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 14, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G2200/36
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A standing support frame for handicapped persons comprising a platform (10), a column (17) mounted upright on the platform so as to be pivotable to a limited degree in all directions from a mean position, a pair of upright horizontally spaced support arms (40), the arms being joined at their lower ends to the column (17) and at their upper ends to a chest support (70), a knee support (30) mounted to the column, and a buttock support (60) extending between the arms at an appropriate position, means (M) being provided for resiliently urging the column to the mean position.

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