An invalid hoist - Patent 0865783

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EP 0 865 783 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/43

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/39

(21)	Application number: 97310214.8

(22)	Date of filing: 17.12.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: A61G 7/10

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

21.03.1997 GB 9705860

(71)	Applicant: ARJO LIMITED
	Gloucester, GL1 2SL (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Greaves, John Romsey, Hampshire SO51 8FD (GB)

(74)	Representative: Higgins, Michael Roger
	A.R. Davies & Co. 27, Imperial Square Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1RQ Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1RQ (GB)

(54)	An invalid hoist

(57) An invalid hoist comprises a mobile chassis 10, a mast 12 upstanding from the chassis, a lifting arm 13 pivotally connected to the upper end of the mast, the lifting arm having a sling hanger 15 or at least one sling attachment point at or adjacent to one end thereof, and a power operated extendible/retractable actuator 16 between the lifting arm and the lower part of the mast. The lifting arm is pivotally connected to the upper end of the mast at a position intermediate its ends and the actuator is connected to the lifting arm on the side of the pivotable connection between the lifting arm remote from said one end of the lifting arm.

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