Transfer stand

Claim 1

A device for rotational and lateral movement of a person able to stand but not to walk, said device comprising in combination: a. a base having an upper surface and a lower surface; b. four castors attached to the bottom surface of said base to effect rolling of said device across a floor, wherein said castors include brake mechanisms; c. a platform rotatably disposed above said base; d. bearing means disposed between said base and said platform for rotatably supporting said platform on said base, said platform having an upper surface; e. a support structure grippable by the person for supporting the person in a central standing position on the upper surface of said platform, said support structure being rigidly attached to the upper surface of said base, said support structure including i. first, second, third and fourth vertical post elements extending from first, second, third, and fourth points on the upper surface of said platform, said first, second, third, and fourth points lying on the four corners of a roughly rectangular standing area substantially centrally disposed on the upper surface of said platform; ii. first and second horizontal gripping elements, said first horizontal gripping element extending between and being rigidly connected to the upper ends of said first and second vertical post elements, said second vertical gripping element extending between and being rigidly connected to the upper end of said third and fourth vertical post elements, the distance between said third and fourth vertical post eleements being sufficiently large that said first and second horizontal gripping elements each extend substantially forward and rearward of a person standing substantially centrally in said substantially rectangular standing gear; iii. a first front cross bar element extending between and rigidly connected to the upper ends of said second and third post elements; and f. a brake mechanism activatable to frictionally engage said base with said platform to prevent rotation therebetween.

Claim 2

A device for rotational and lateral movement of a person able to stand but not to walk, said device comprising in combination: a. a base having an upper surface and a lower surface; b. four castors attached to the bottom surface of said base to effect rolling of said device across a floor, wherein said castors include brake mechanisms; c. a platform rotatably disposed above said base; d. bearing means disposed between said base and said platform for rotatably supporting said platform on said base, said platform having an upper surface; e. a support structure grippable by the person for supporting the person in a central standing position on the upper surface of said platform, said support structure being rigidly attached to the upper surface of said base, said support structure including i. first, second, third and fourth vertical post elements extending from first, second, third, and fourth points on the upper surface of said platform, said first, second, third, and fourth points lying on the four corners of a roughly rectangular standing area substantially centrally disposed on the upper surface of said platform; ii. first and second horizontal gripping elements, said first horizontal gripping element extending between and being rigidly connected to the upper ends of said first and second vertical post elements, said second vertical gripping element extending between and being rigidly connected to the upper end of said third and fourth vertical post elements, the distance between said third and fourth vertical post eleements being sufficiently large that said first and second horizontal gripping elements each extend substantially forward and rearward of a person standing substantially centrally in said substantially rectangular standing gear; iii. a first front cross bar element extending between and rigidly connected to the upper ends of said second and third post elements; and f. a brake mechanism activatable to frictionally engage said base with said platform to prevent rotation therebetween.