Lift vest with webbing to reduce or eliminate vertical sliding
View Patent ↗A lift vest of this disclosure includes a base garment shaped to cover at least a substantial portion of an upper torso of a patient, a waist belt connected to the base garment, and a pair of crotch belts removably connected to the waist belt. The base garment may include a chest a waist belt interconnected by cross-webbing. Pulling on one or both of the belts in any direction causes the webbing to tighten about the wearer's torso. The lift vest may include a pair of knee belts connected to the waist belt. The knee belts can be fixed to the waist belt or removably connected to it. The knee belt may include a removable connection along its length. Other embodiments include a base garment covering the upper torso below the armpits and having a single belt connected to garment that provides a hand hold.
1. A lift vest including:
a base garment including a front panel and a back panel connected to one another along a shoulder portion of the base garment and along each side of the base garment;
hand holds connected to an exterior surface of the base garment by which a caregiver may assist a wearer of the lift vest in moving from one position to another or in standing or walking; and
a lifting structure, connected to the exterior surface of the front and back panels comprising
a chest belt;
a waist belt; and
a pair of vertical belts, each vertical belt of the pair connected at one end to the waist belt; and
a pair of thigh belts, each thigh belt of the pair connected to another end of the vertical belt;
wherein a portion of the front panel extends between the chest and waist belts; and
wherein another portion of the front panel extends between the pair of vertical belts.
2. The lift vest of claim 1 , further comprising:
the chest and waist belt interconnected and crossing over one another along the back panel of the base garment.
3. The lift vest of claim 1 , further comprising:
the one end of each vertical belt connected to the waist belt including a removeable connector.
4. The lift vest of claim 1 , further comprising:
the another end of each vertical belt connected to the thigh belt including a removeable connector.
5. The lift vest of claim 1 , further comprising:
each thigh belt being an adjustable thigh belt.
6. A lift vest including:
a base garment including a front panel and a back panel connected to one another along a shoulder portion of the base garment and along each side of the base garment;
hand holds connected to the base garment by which a caregiver may assist a wearer of the lift vest in moving from one position to another or in standing or walking; and
a lifting structure, connected to an exterior surface of the front and back panels comprising:
a chest belt;
a waist belt;
the chest and waist belt interconnected and crossing over one another along the back panel of the base garment;
a pair of thigh belts, each thigh belt of the pair including an end connected to the waist belt;
wherein a portion of the front panel extends between the chest and waist belts; and
wherein another portion of the front panel extends between the waist belt and the pair of thigh belts.
7. The lift vest of claim 6 , further comprising:
a pair of vertical belts, each vertical belt of the pair connected at one end to the waist belt; and
each thigh belt of the pair connected to another end of the vertical belt;
wherein another portion of the front panel extends between the pair of vertical belts.
8. The lift vest of claim 7 , further comprising:
the one end of each vertical belt connected to the waist belt including a removeable connector.
9. The lift vest of claim 7 , further comprising:
the another end of each vertical belt connected to the thigh belt including a removeable connector.
10. The lift vest of claim 7 , further comprising:
each thigh belt being an adjustable thigh belt.
11. The lift vest of claim 6 , wherein, the lift vest is foldable and rollable.