US 11,986,430 B2
Portable medical lift and positioning device
David Michael Wolfe, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed by MODERN HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT LLC, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/025,438.
Prior Publication US 2022/0087886 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61G 7/075 (2006.01); A47C 20/00 (2006.01); A47C 20/02 (2006.01); A47C 20/04 (2006.01); A61G 7/07 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/075 (2013.01) [A47C 20/021 (2013.01); A47C 20/023 (2013.01); A47C 20/027 (2013.01); A47C 20/041 (2013.01); A47C 20/042 (2013.01); A61G 7/072 (2013.01); A61G 7/0755 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable medical lift and positioning device comprising:
a front base configured to support the device on a support surface;
a lift comprising:
a lower support member comprising a telescoping leg attachable to the front base and comprising a first hollow shaft slidably engaged with a second hollow shaft at least partially disposed within the first hollow shaft, the telescoping leg having an internal threaded portion;
a screw formed with an external threaded portion adapted to engage with the internal threaded portion of the telescoping leg;
a rear base that is configured to support the device on the support surface and coupled to a rear section of the telescoping leg to define a rear junction, with a pivot module disposed atop the rear junction;
a lever arm having a lower portion pivotally connected to the pivot module and an upper portion operably connected to a mount joint; and
a pair of bracket members in parallel alignment that are movable between a first position and a second position, each bracket member flanking and pivotally connected to both a pivot axis formed on a middle section of the lever arm and a pivot axis formed on a front section of the telescoping leg, wherein a space formed between the pair of bracket members houses at least a portion of both the first hollow shaft and the lever arm when the lift is in the first position; and
wherein in the first position the lift is collapsed and in the second position the lift is expanded; and
a cushion mount formed with one or more cushion connection points configured to releasably secure a cushion, wherein the cushion mount is attachable to the lift at the mount joint;
wherein engaging the external threaded portion of the screw with the internal threaded portion of the telescoping leg directs the movement of the pivot module of the rear base relative to the front base, thereby moving the rear base relative to the front base and directing the bracket members to pivot from the first position to a second position.