AUTO-INFLATABLE CUSHION TO ASSIST MOVEMENT

摘要

An inflatable mobility assistant is an inflatable cushion that starts flat and inflates into in the shape of a wedge, giving a user, such as a senior, enough upward and forward momentum and/or movement to stand up on their own. Variations can be used for exiting a bed, sitting down, or assisting in any movements of persons or objects.

主权项

1. A device to assist in rising from a seated position, the device comprising:
an inflatable cushion, the cushion having a front edge and a back panel with an upper panel extended from the front edge to the back panel; at least one inflation device comprising an actuator to turn the inflation device on, an air intake port and an air output port; an air intake tube with one end of the air intake tube being coupled to the air intake port of the inflation device; an inflation tube, with one end of the inflation tube being coupled to the air output port of the inflation device and the other end of the inflation tube being coupled to an input port of the inflatable cushion; and the inflatable cushion being configured such that upon actuation of the inflation device causing air to be drawn into the air intake tube and delivered out the inflation tube and into the inflatable cushion, the cushion inflates to a wedge with the front edge being lower than the upper panel proximate to the back panel.