| 摘要 |
A portable invalid patient lifting and turning apparatus, including an open framework for being positioned above a bed for lifting and lowering a patient. The framework includes a first pair of upright standards mounted on rolling means and a second pair of standards mounted on rolling means and spaced apart from the first pair of standards. Interconnecting frame members define a lengthwise dimension of the apparatus, and are connected to the first and second pairs of upright standards by opposite ends of the frame members. The first pair of standards are mounted for pivotal movement about a vertical axis and moveable between a first position wherein the at least one pair of standards is positioned substantially in alignment with the length of the framework to define a space between the first and second pairs of legs of a dimension sufficient to permit the framework to be moved laterally over a bed, and a second position wherein the first pair of standards is positioned in outwardly-extending relation substantially perpendicular to the length of the bed for permitting the framework to be moved along its lengthwise axis over a bed. In this way the apparatus can be conveniently moved into position either from the side or the end of patient beds and moved out of position for patient transport or for movement to another patient location.
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