| US 7,553,266 B2 | ||
| Lift assist device and method | ||
| Mohammad Abdoli-Eramaki, Kingston (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, Ontario (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 15, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/11,048. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/529111, filed on Dec. 15, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0130815 A1, Jun. 16, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63B 21/02 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 482—124 [602/19] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A device for supporting and assisting a subject's back during bending and straightening, comprising:
a shoulder anchor adapted to attach to the shoulders;
a first leg anchor adapted to attach to a first lower leg and that passes underfoot;
a second leg anchor adapted to attach to a second lower leg and that passes underfoot;
at least one member, comprising an elastic member, that connects the shoulder anchor and the first and second leg anchors;
and
a spacer adapted to attach to the subject's waist and extends rearwardly therefrom, the spacer spacing said member away from
the subject's back, the spacer not connected to said member;
wherein the subject's back is supported and assisted during bending and straightening.
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