Patent attributes
A self-recovery lift chair provides an improved way for an individual who has fallen to return to a seated position and then be able to stand or wheel to another location. The wheeled chair includes a lift frame and a seat suspended from a lift mechanism in the frame. The seat moves vertically from contact with the floor to variable or above normal seat heights. Seat sides fold from vertical to horizontal to serve as a loading sideboard. The lift mechanism comprises a lift trolley connected to the seat, a reversible motorized drive mechanism powered by a rechargeable battery, and a detachable actuation switch that can be operated by the user or an assistant. The lift trolley is stabilized in the frame by a vertical stabilizing rod connected on each side of a drive receiver on a central vertical threaded drive rod. Brakes keep the chair stationary until it is necessary to be moved. A pivoting handle allows the lift chair to be moved like a wheel chair or when turned outward as a support point for the assistant during manually assisted transfers.
