US 12,357,059 B2
Safety assistive belt for patient transfer
Tyrone Sanders, Willis, TX (US)
Filed by Tyrone Sanders, Willis, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/348,235.
Application 17/348,235 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/157,987, filed on Jan. 25, 2021, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0233369 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A44B 11/25 (2006.01)
CPC A44B 11/2511 (2013.01) [A44B 11/2557 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for supporting the safe transfer of a person from one location to another comprising:
a strap or band member;
a set of measurement indicators displayed on a surface of the strap or band member to match the girth of a person that is to be circumscribed when the strap or band member is extended;
a latch member coupled to a distal end of the strap or band member;
a retractor assembly coupled to a proximal end of the strap or band member;
a buckle mechanism operatively coupled to the retractor assembly, a buckle member of the buckle mechanism adapted to secure the latch member to the buckle mechanism, the latch member insertable into the buckle mechanism and securable by a spring-loaded bolt member extended through an eyelet of the latch member;
a front-facing button member that when pressed depresses an at least one spring extending the spring-loaded bolt member and allows the release of the latch member from the buckle mechanism, the buckle member adapted to release the latch member from the buckle mechanism;
a retractor cylinder member operably coupled to at least one coiled retractor spring; and
a claw adapted for engaging a protrusion or a depression on the retractor cylinder member in the retractor assembly, the claw adapted to arrest strap or band member movement.