A lifting and/or transporting device for humans

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EP 1 208 830 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/29

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22

(21)	Application number: 02001484.1

(22)	Date of filing: 14.02.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61G 5/14

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY 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:

12.02.1999 DK 19299

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	00903563.5 / 1156768

(71)	Applicant: Borringia Industrie AG
	4144 Arlesheim (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	Ronne, Gert Steen 2980 Kokkedal (DK) Kofoed, Henrik Nohr 1851 Frederiksberg (DK)

(74)	Representative: Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S
	Sankt Annae Plads 11 P.O.Box 3007 1021 Copenhagen K 1021 Copenhagen K (DK)

(54)	A lifting and/or transporting device for humans

(57) A lifting and/or transporting device for humans comprises a frame member (110), a back supporting member (114) for supporting the back of a sitting or standing person, a saddle-like supporting member (113) for supporting the buttocks of a standing or sitting person, and lifting means adapted to lift and lower at least the saddle-like supporting member. The device may further comprising at least one thigh supporting member (115) pivotally mounted on the frame member (110), whereby the at least one thigh supporting member can be swung between a non-supporting position in which it does not interfere with the legs of a standing person and a supporting position in which it together with the saddle-like buttocks supporting member (113) constitutes a substantially continuous supporting surface for a sitting person. The device may further comprise locking means for locking the at least one thigh supporting member (115) in its supporting position.

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