Class 4/540 - With means for turning tub for aiding access

Subclass of Class 4 - Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Definition: Subject matter including means for handling the tub in such
No. of patents: 22
Last issue date: 04/08/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7353620	Hair drying device A hair drying device for supporting a person and drying hair of the person includes a chair being configured to receive a person in a seated position. The chair includes a seat portion and a pair of arm rests coupled to the seat portion. The chair includes a back po...	04/08/2008
7310834	Tub arrangement A tub arrangement comprising leg sections (2a, 2b) and/or supporting arrangement (12, 13) for fixing the arrangement on a wall or an a inner wall of a closet, wherein at least one supporting means comprise against a floor placed le...	12/25/2007
7107630	Bathing aid A bathing aid is designed to reduce the workload on the caregiver in bathing the physically challenged, elderly or similar persons requiring nursing care. The bathing aid is provided with an upward-opening cover for covering the open top of the bathtub except for an...	09/19/2006
6076203	Body treatment apparatus A body treatment apparatus has two separate but contiguous tubs to provide selective treatment to the feet and the upper body. A person will sit in one tub, and the person's feet will be in the other tub. The knees will be over a dam separating the two tu...	06/20/2000
5924146	Bathtub on bed for immobile patients An on-bed bath for bedridden patients made up of a flat tray sized to accommodate a patient with raised sides at a slight angle. A U-shaped anti-splattering member is attached with quick fasteners to the insides of the raised sides. The tray is provided w...	07/20/1999
5678257	Portable, self-contained bathing apparatus for incapacitated/bedridden individuals A portable bathing apparatus that wheels to the patient's bed and then elevates to be even with the bed. It is equipped with a disposable tub unit, which may be sterilized for reuse and which raises and lowers. The apparatus is also provided with safety r...	10/21/1997
5666677	Bath tub assembly A portable bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) and a supporting frame (46, 17A, 200) for the bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) are positioned alongside a bed (10, 10A, 10C). The bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) has a front side (76) which overlaps a mattress (12, 12A, 12C) on the bed (...	09/16/1997
5598590	Bathing apparatus A portable bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) and a supporting frame (46, 17A, 200) for the bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) are positioned alongside a bed (10, 10A, 10C). The bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) has a front side (76) which overlaps a mattress (12, 12A, 12C) on the bed (...	02/04/1997
5579543	Method for transferring a patient between a bed and a bath tub A method is disclosed for transferring a patient in a prostrate position sidewise between a bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) and bed (10, 10A, 10C) without lifting of patient (P). The method includes the steps of sliding a patient P over a front side (76) into the...	12/03/1996
5410764	Tiltable bathtub device A bathtub which, when installed in a bathroom, is selectively tiltable between a horizontal position and a tilted position for ease in getting into and out of the bathtub. The tiltable bathtub can be positioned in a conventional bathtub bay of a bathroom ...	05/02/1995
5393119	Chair bath A chair bath has a base frame and a bathtub mounted on the base frame so as to be pivotable about a transverse axis. The bathtub can be pivoted to a horizontal position. Thus, it is not necessary to carry a person into and out of the bathtub. A locking me...	02/28/1995
4996729	Adaptable bathing assistance A bathing device including tub surround panels useful with a conventional bath tub or with a tub configured to the special needs of the disabled. The panels have unobtrusively reinforced side panels recessed to accept a full length chair height reclining ...	03/05/1991
4958660	Closed loop function selector valve A closed loop function selector valve which directs high pressure hydraulic fluid to any one of several hydraulic related devices wherein the low pressure drains or returns of all of the devices are directed back to the valve. The valve comprises a hollow...	09/25/1990
4888834	Bathing system To permit comfortable bathing by an ambulatory patient without the assistance of another person, a bathing system includes a movable portion and a stationary portion, with a movable portion including a tub that pivots between a bathing position and an ent...	12/26/1989
4809368	Shower and bath tub A shower and bath tub is adjustable into an upwardly inclined position (A), whereby the tub has a seat (35) on which a person (41) may sit when the tub is in its upwardly inclined position. The seat has two sitting surfaces (36a, 37a) on opposite sides of...	03/07/1989
4592099	Tiltable bathtub for invalids A tiltable bathtub for easy access by the bather without assistance in which the tub is pivotably supported on a horizontal pivot near the tub rim, the pivot axis being either lengthwise of the tub and on the longitudinal centerline of the tub rim or tran...	06/03/1986
4530121	Tilting bath with pivotal user seat A tilting bath including a support structure to be secured to the floor of a building. A bathtub is pivotally interconnected at one end thereof with the support structure and is provided with a user seat assembly which is pivotally secured to the bathtub ...	07/23/1985
4296508	Bathtub for invalids A special bathtub for invalids has a fixed end part which abuts an oblong rotatable end part operable by control of the pressure of the water source. The center of curvature of the abutting faces of the fixed end part and the oblong rotatable end part is ...	10/27/1981
4207629	Tub-bathing equipment for bedridden old people and physically-handicapped people A tub-bathing equipment for bedridden old people, physically-handicapped people and so on, in which a bathtub fitted into a rectangular frame of a carriage from above is slanted by a crane disposed under the bathtub so that the side of the shallowest port...	06/17/1980
4128904	Bath equipment for disabled persons A device is provided for the transfer of disabled persons into and out of a bath tub. The device comprises a bath plate, which is pivoted about at least one axis fixed to the bath tub. The bath plate can by means of a power unit, e.g. a hydraulic lifting ...	12/12/1978
4099273	Bathtub A bathtub having improved safety for all people, but more especially the for elderly, or handicapped. The bathtub has the following essential elements: (a) A rigid polyhedral support structure having a top, bottom, front, back, and two side faces. The support ...	07/11/1978
4034424	Auxiliary bathtub for invalids An auxiliary bathtub mounted above a conventional bathtub for use by invalids. The bathtub includes a rectangular frame approximating the shape of the conventional bathtub formed by a pair of parallel end walls and side walls. A flexible, waterproof liner...	07/12/1977

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