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The present invention relates to various systems that enable users with appreciably limited muscular, body and coordination control to assume ergonomic postures for task seating, standing, ambulation and physical exercise. Particularly, the embodiments of the invention provide secure support and pos

The present invention relates to various systems that enable users with appreciably limited muscular, body and coordination control to assume ergonomic postures for task seating, standing, ambulation and physical exercise. Particularly, the embodiments of the invention provide secure support and positioning systems to safely aid the user through an entire process involving transfer from a wheel chair to the assemblies. The systems also assist the user to assume a desired posture and provide ergonomic and integral support after the user is situated in the desired posture. More particularly, the use of the present invention does not require the help of a therapist or additional muscle control on the part of the user. The systems of the present invention are advantageously structured and adjustably implemented to enable users, with a broad range of muscular and body coordination disabilities in addition to wide variations in physical size and configurations, to perform the many useful and advantageous activities safely and efficiently made possible by the invention.

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1. A disabled user support system for lifting, positioning and providing therapeutic exercise for a user, the user having a plurality of user members, comprising:a base structure; a plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements operably coupled to and supported by the base structure; and a plur

1. A disabled user support system for lifting, positioning and providing therapeutic exercise for a user, the user having a plurality of user members, comprising:a base structure; a plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements operably coupled to and supported by the base structure; and a plurality of pressure surfaces disposed to bear the weight of a certain user member, the certain user member being in contact with a selected pressure surface, for selectively providing ergonomic support and physical exercise options to the user in cooperation with the base structure and the plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements; lift structure operably coupled to the base structure; and an exerciser/stabilizer structure, the exerciser/stabilizer structure comprising a portion of the plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements and of the plurality of pressure surfaces, the exerciser/stabilizer structure being operably coupled to the base structure and acting in cooperation with the base structure and the lift structure to stabilize the user in an ambulatory disposition and to enable the user to exercise via a walking motion.