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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802326 | Bath tub lifter A bath tub lifter for seniors or disabled persons comprises a frame to rest on a portion of a bath tub, a seat plate and a backrest in connection therewith, a lifting means for adjusting the height of the seat plate and the backrest between a lowermost and an upperm... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7690055 | Bath transfer system The present invention involves a new and improved stable and portable bath transfer system that provides a disabled person complete access to bathroom facilities without having to transfer apparatus. The invention comprises a chair portion, a connector bridge portio... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7661154 | Bathing chair with turnable seat A bathing chair with a fixing device comprises a front frame and a rear frame, shaped like the inverted letter U, reaching across a bathtub and having horizontal rods which pass over an edge of the bathtub at a distance, the front and rear frames being connected by ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7325356 | Mechanical netting device A motor-driven mechanical netting device includes a net assembly, a slide assembly, a bracket, and a mount. The slide assembly is structured to support the net assembly and includes a guide bar. The bracket is structured to support the net assembly, the slide assemb... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7275345 | Pneumatic lifting system and method A lifting device and method therefore utilizing an air bag or the like for lifting an object supported by a wheeled platform or the like, from a stationary, parked configuration wherein the object conceals the wheeled platform and supports the object, to a lifted, c... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7155757 | Store away shower chair Various embodiments of the invention relate to a seat mounted on wheels for rolling along wheel tracks of parallel longitudinal members of a frame having end members connecting the longitudinal members. The frame may be placed on an upper surface of a bath enclosure... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111335 | Bathing aid A bathtub 12 is supported by a movable unit 14 that vertically moves by the driving power of a motor and by rollers 13 running on a guide slope 15. When not used, the bathtub 12 is stored under a tank 11 in a close to uprigh... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7078630 | Weight measurement and support apparatus for a human and method of use An apparatus includes a support surface for a human. The support surface has a lower portion and a back portion, with an aperture formed therein. A weight measurement device is coupled with the support surface, such that when a human is supported by the support surf... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055187 | Bathing apparatus with bathtub and banister A bathing apparatus, for use by disabled bathers, comprises a bathtub and a banister. The bathtub has a ramp and a floor. The ramp descends to the bathtub floor, which slopes gradually toward a drain. The ramp's top is approximately level with the seat of a wheel ch... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6941592 | Bathing aid A bath tub bathing aid includes a guide rail affixed to the bath tub and projecting beyond the perimeter of the tub substantially perpendicular thereto. The guide rail is affixed to the bath tub via mounting arms. The externally projected portion of the guide rail i... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6912740 | Apparatus for completely bathing oneself by users of wheelchair and an elderly, infirm people Two versions of apparatus for completely bathing oneself by users of wheelchair and elderly, infirm people are disclosed. Both versions includes a slidable up and down carriage with reciprocating belt for soaping and showering bathers back, a chair with coil under t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6817045 | Apparatus for safely, comfortably, and completely bathing oneself An apparatus for safely, comfortably, and completely bathing oneself without aid of another person and method to operate the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame with two vertical posts on which slides a carriage with means of a reciprocating belt and ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6721966 | Transfer board A transfer board includes an upper transfer surface, a lower surface, a first end and a second end. A hook extends from the first end and is removably securable around an interior rim of a toilet seat or bowl. A latch extends from the lower surface of the transfer b... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715164 | Bath lift A bath lift including an inflatable part 10 locatable in a bath to raise or lower a person sitting thereon. The part 10 comprises a seat section 12 and a support section 20. The sections 12, 20 are connected in series such that wit... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6681415 | Transfer seat apparatus A transfer seat apparatus structured for simultaneous dependent slidable translation during manual rotation, through preferably about 90° of rotation, of a seat section of the apparatus with a person seated atop the seat section. The apparatus is particu... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6643861 | Bath lifting system A bath lifting system comprises a seat which is raised and lowered inside of a bath by a lifting device positioned inside the bath. The lifting device provides an aesthetically appealing system with the seat substantially covering the lifting device, thus... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6643860 | Bath lifting system A bath lifting system comprises a seat which is raised and lowered inside of a bath by a lifting device positioned inside the bath. The lifting device provides an aesthetically appealing system with the seat substantially covering the lifting device, thus... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6615420 | Bathing chair and method of using A new and improved bathing chair and method of using the bathing chair for positionment within a bathtub is described. The bathing chair having a generally U-shaped framework comprising a seat; a support rod; a pair of U-shaped frame members; a pair of ca... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6425146 | Elevating bath lift seat for elderly and disabled persons An elevating bath lift seat for assisting elderly and disabled persons to safely get down into, and back out of a bathtub. it comprises a vertically moving seat surface supported by frame structure designed to be situated within most residential bathtubs.... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6408456 | Swivel tub and shower chair system A swivel tub and shower chair system comprising a base assembly having a pedestal in a hollow cylindrical configuration with an upper and lower end and with a plurality of radially positioned stabilizing legs having interior ends rigidly coupled to the lo... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6397410 | Bath lift A bath lift (10), the lift (10) comprising a housing (12) locatable to a first side (18) of a bath (20). A flexible band (72) is provided which is selectively extendable from the housing (12) across the bath (20) to a second side (86) of the bath (20) suc... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397409 | Bath lifting system A bath lift system comprises a seat which is raised and lowered inside of a bath by a lifting device positioned inside the bath. The lifting device provides an aesthetically appealing system with the seat substantially concealing the lifting device, thus ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6381772 | Shower support system A support system to support a disabled person in a bathing environment, a pole mounted between the ceiling and the floor; a vertically adjustable, padded, underarm support, attached to the pole, to fit under the arms of a user at various selected heights;... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6363545 | Bath system, notably for physically handicapped persons The invention relates to a bath system comprising a bath tub (74) which can be filled with bath water and a lifting surface (16for raising and lowering a person (18) situated in said bath tub (74). For greater ease of use by physically handicapped persons... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6351860 | Bathtub chair lift The chair lift is formed by a hollow outer stationary cylinder secured to the bathtub and an inner cylinder having a closed upper end secured to the bathtub located inside and spaced from the outer cylinder. A hollow movable cylinder having a closed upper... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6336230 | Device for lifting persons into and out of a bathtub The device for lifting persons into and out of a bathtub includes a housing having a U-shape with a first portion, a middle portion, and a second portion. A first tubular member is rotatably mounted in the first portion of the housing. A second tubular me... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334225 | Moveable shower seat A displaceable seat is carried by support bars with outer support legs. The inner ends of the bars rest through rollers on rails extending across a bathtub. The outer support legs extend downwards to terminate in casters which rest on the bathroom floor a... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6279178 | Bathing chair A bathing chair gives a user maximum comfort and versatility while using the device. The bathing chair has a rotatable seat with a reclining back member and a reclining leg member attached thereto. A roller assembly attachable to a hand rail prevents the ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6256806 | Collapsible transfer bench A collapsible transfer bench includes a frame moveable between an extended position and a collapsed position, said frame including at least one channel; and a seat adapted to receive and support a person, said seat cooperatively and moveably engaging said... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6226809 | Hydraulic lift cylinder assemblies An hydraulic bath seat lift has a hydraulic cylinder assembly comprising an inner cylinder fixed with the floor and an outer cylinder, which can be raised and lowered by supplying hydraulic fluid to the assembly. The outer cylinder supports a seat at the ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6199226 | Bath lift A bath lift comprising a U shaped frame (14) locatable on the bath. Each side limb (15) of the frame (14) mounts a respective roller (32) between which a flexible band (38) extends. The rollers (32) are interconnected to simultaneously feed the band (38) ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6195815 | Unit for a shower Apparatus for facilitating use of a shower is described. The apparatus comprises support means and shuttle means slidably mounted on the support means. In use, the shuttle means is slidably movable along the support means between a first position adjacent... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6182304 | Bathing transfer apparatus A bathing transfer apparatus for transferring a person into and out of a bathing device. The bathing transfer apparatus includes a pair of supports. Each of the supports is generally U-shaped and has a two legs and base portion. A pair of rails is each el... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6070278 | Hydraulic powered chair lift A hydraulic chair lift for a pool or other body of water. The present hydraulic chair lift utilizes standard faucet water pressure to raise and lower the seat. The entire chair lift assembly is rotatable about a single point for easy loading and unloading... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6067671 | Shower stall seat for disabled and elderly persons A shower seat assembly comprising: a seat; a plurality of upstanding legs; a curved member lying in a substantially horizontal plane and supported by at least some of the legs; and the seat being pivotably supported by at least one leg and being mounted f... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6055685 | Apparatus for bathing a disabled patient Apparatus for bathing a disabled patient, comprising (a) a bathtub, (b) a flexible membrane positioned above the tub for lowering the patient into and lifting the patient from the tub, (c) membrane engaging members for engaging opposite ends of the membra... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6035459 | Movable bathtub seat assembly A slidable bathtub seat assembly spanning the width of a bathtub and having rollers at both its end portions which securely and rollingly engage the top of bathtub side walls allowing the seated user to slide along the length of the bathtub. The user may ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5978983 | Portable showering cabinet A portable showering cabinet for use by non-ambulatory, aged, or other persons unable to use conventional showering and hygienic home care facilities, particularly useful for a private home, hospitality industry, residential schools, general and specializ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5978984 | Apparatus for use in a bathtub as an entry and exit aid An apparatus for use in a bathtub as an entry and exit aid includes a seat which can be raised and lowered by a drive, a backrest, and an actuator which is placed between the drive and the seat. The actuator includes a support which engages the seat and w... | 11/09/1999 |
