TRANSFER ASSISTING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer assisting apparatus enabling a care-receiver to transfer stably at the time of transfer and having a small turning circle at the time of movement. SOLUTION: The transfer assisting apparatus 20 has a base stand 1 having front wheels 7 and rear wheels 8, the support part 2 vertically provided on the base stand 1 and an arm part 4 one end of which is attached to the support part 2 rotatably. A holding part 10 for holding the care-receiver is provided to the other end of the arm part 4 and the arm parts 4 are tilted with respect to the base stand 1 to raise the upper half of the care-receiver to transfer the care-receiver to the base stand 1. Further, the base stand 1 is constituted of a front end member 1a having front wheels 7 and a rear member 1b having rear wheels 8, and the interval between the front and rear wheels 7 and 8 are freely made wide and narrow by sliding the rear member 1b with respect to the front end member 1a. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI