AU640620B2 - Disabled persons wheelchair transfer sliding board - Google Patents
Disabled persons wheelchair transfer sliding board Download PDFInfo
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- AU640620B2 AU640620B2 AU46010/89A AU4601089A AU640620B2 AU 640620 B2 AU640620 B2 AU 640620B2 AU 46010/89 A AU46010/89 A AU 46010/89A AU 4601089 A AU4601089 A AU 4601089A AU 640620 B2 AU640620 B2 AU 640620B2
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- wheelchair
- disabled persons
- sliding board
- transfer sliding
- wheelchair transfer
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
- A61G7/1025—Lateral movement of patients, e.g. horizontal transfer
- A61G7/103—Transfer boards
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G2200/00—Information related to the kind of patient or his position
- A61G2200/30—Specific positions of the patient
- A61G2200/34—Specific positions of the patient sitting
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Description
P/00/Oi1lME Regulation 3 Patents Act 1990
ORIGINAL
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD. PATENT invention Title: .Disabled Persons Wheelcha.ir Tr ans.f e .r S.id ing B o a r.d :The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the! best :::nethod of, performing it known to me:- .:..Please refer to attached typedI text and diagrams.
0 Page 1 of 2 Disabled Persons Wheelchair Transfer Sliding Board Technical Field of invention: This invention provides an easier way for physically handicapped people to safely transfer from a wheelchair to a bed or seat and vice versa.
People who cannot stand must be lifted from wheelchair to bed or seat thus impairing their independence. Previously only a timber plank has been offered to these people, which is difficult and dangerous to use.
Background problems with the prior art: 5 to..
*0 0 0 Statement of The invention takes the form of a strong plastic platform of a specially the essential evolved "boomerang" shape (ref diagram A appended) to bridge the gap features of the between a bed or chair and a wheelchair, having a shaped cutout to allow invention: the wheel of the wheelchair to enter into the to help prevent unwanted movement of the platform during transfer and having a flexible slippery plastic cover over the cutout and thus the wheel) to prevent the users clothing from dragging on the rubber of the tyre.
How the device The device is positioned with the short end of the plastic platform (item 6 is used: 15 diagram A appended) on the seat of the wheelchair and the long end (item 6 diagram A) on the bed seat into which it is desired to transfer. The'V' shaped cutout (item 4 Diagram A) is positioned around the wheel of the wheelchair with the slippery plastic cover (item 2 diagram A) over the tyre.
The user then places his/her hands on the plastic platform to raise his/her weight and shuffles his/her buttocks across the gap between wheelchair and bed.
Please refer to diagram B for an illustration of the positioning of the device when in use.
Continued on next page Page 2 of 2 Disabled Persons Wheelchair Transfer Sliding Board Statement of Claims:
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*e 6 66 i Appended Drawings: The claims defining the invention are as follows: A platform of strong plastic to help physically handicapped people to transfer from a wheelchair to a bed or seat by its specially evolved "boomerang" shape a shaped cutout to allow the wheel of the wheelchair to enter to discourage slipping of the platform during transfer and a slippery flexible cover over the cutout to prevent the users clothing from dragging on the rubber of the tyre.
30 Diagram shows the construction of the invention.
The features of the device are: "Boomerang" shaped strong plastic platform (detail 1 diag A) Slippery plastic wheel cover (detail 2 diag A) shaped cutout (detail 4 diag A) 35 Diagram illustrates how the invention is used to bridge the gap between the users wheelchair and a bed (or seat).
Claims (1)
1. I 6@Se@ 0 *0 *0*0 *0 :a0 fee* 0 0 as** a.. a 0 0 0 so a. (Name of Applicant) ('Dae) (BLODCK LETTERS) Note: If there is insufficient space above to type the statement of claim, do not use this sheet, but use separate sheets of paper beginning with the words 'The claims defining the invention are as follows:" and ending with the date and the name of the applicatnt in block letters.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AUPJ2087 | 1988-12-23 | ||
AUPJ208788 | 1988-12-23 |
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AU4601089A AU4601089A (en) | 1990-06-28 |
AU640620B2 true AU640620B2 (en) | 1993-09-02 |
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AU46010/89A Ceased AU640620B2 (en) | 1988-12-23 | 1989-12-08 | Disabled persons wheelchair transfer sliding board |
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Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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AU662503B2 (en) * | 1990-11-07 | 1995-09-07 | Abbott Laboratories | Monoclonal antibodies to hepatitis C virus and method for using same |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2236946B (en) * | 1989-07-28 | 1993-03-03 | Clive Rodney Locke | "disabled transfer board" |
Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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AU1749483A (en) * | 1982-08-02 | 1984-02-09 | Friends Of The Disabled Association Inc. | Wheel chair transfer device |
AU597012B2 (en) * | 1985-08-13 | 1990-05-24 | Richard James Patterson | Improved patient transfer and conveying vehicle |
AU7960991A (en) * | 1990-05-04 | 1991-11-27 | Robert F. Brantman, Inc. | Sliding transfer device |
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Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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AU1749483A (en) * | 1982-08-02 | 1984-02-09 | Friends Of The Disabled Association Inc. | Wheel chair transfer device |
AU597012B2 (en) * | 1985-08-13 | 1990-05-24 | Richard James Patterson | Improved patient transfer and conveying vehicle |
AU7960991A (en) * | 1990-05-04 | 1991-11-27 | Robert F. Brantman, Inc. | Sliding transfer device |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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AU662503B2 (en) * | 1990-11-07 | 1995-09-07 | Abbott Laboratories | Monoclonal antibodies to hepatitis C virus and method for using same |
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