Class 4/564.1 - Vertically, only (e.g., lifts)

Subclass of Class 4 - Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Definition: Subject matter wherein the handling means moves perpendicular
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 02/05/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
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
7197775	Bath lift A bath lift apparatus locatable near a bath to raise or lower a person sitting thereon. The lift apparatus features a support for positioning on the floor and a canopy mounted above the bathtub. Extending from the support is an arm capable of both translation and ro...	04/03/2007
6931675	Foot washer A foot washer including a tray for holding water and a removable foot support member for insertion into the tray. The foot support member includes a grid member having a plurality of openings therethrough to thereby allow sand or other particulate debris to fall thr...	08/23/2005
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
6834404	Lifting and lowering apparatus Apparatus for lifting or/and lowering persons has two interconnected X-frames each with two pivotally connected members arranged in an upright position in spaced parallel relationship, a support supported by the members, and one of two inflatable bags surrounding th...	12/28/2004
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
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
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
6427258	Apparatus and method for extending an object A device, comprising an extendable object having a retracted position and an extended position with respect to a fixture; and a motive power system adapted for moving the object between the retracted and extended positions. The extendable object is prefer...	08/06/2002
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
6415459	Tub for physically handicapped persons A tub for use by handicapped persons for bathing or therapeutic purposes having a tub enclosure, an opening formed in the floor of tub enclosure for receiving a seating member, a seating member that is sized to engage the tub enclosure around the opening ...	07/09/2002
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
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
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
6256807	Bath lift A bath lift for assisting a person into and out of a bath tub is disclosed. The lift includes a tower mounted adjacent or atop a bath tub. The tower includes structure for attachment of the tower to a wall adjacent the tub or to the tub when the lift is i...	07/10/2001
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
5471686	Lifting hose with ends sealed by a clamping strip Each end of a lifting hose (10) is sealed pressure-tight by means of two clamping strips (12, 14) , one strip (12) having a row of projecting pegs (20) , and the other strip (14) having holes (30) in a corresponding arrangement. The pegs (20) have thicken...	12/05/1995
5341820	Patient treatment apparatus including a mattress and a treatment chamber, and method for treatment of the patient A method an apparatus for therapeutic treatment of a patient, wherein the patient is lowered into a therapeutic bath compartment on a waterproof mattress. The bath may be provided with water jets and a facility for blowing air into the water. The patient ...	08/30/1994
5323497	Toilet seat lifting device A toilet seat lifting device comprised of a box fastened to the toilet bowl of a toilet at the top near the back, two sliding racks made to slide in two bevel guide channels on the bottom of the box at two opposite sides, a transmission assembly driven by...	06/28/1994
5285539	Shower bath for a bedridden patient A flexible bathing fluid permeable mesh sheet is attached to a rectangular frame. A flexible and collapsible bathing fluid impermeable sheet is attached to the frame below the mesh sheet and spaced apart therefrom for forming an open fluid receptacle. The...	02/15/1994
5280655	Bath A bath for invalids or elderly people has a sitting member 1 fixedly supported so that a sitting surface thereof is at a convenient height above floor level for a user to sit on, and a raisable and lowerable substantially rigid side surround 3 shaped to e...	01/25/1994
5263207	Handicapped bather's lift for home bathroom An economical simple to install bathing lift for use by handicapped persons in the home bathroom includes a hydraulic jack which has a seat rotationally coupled to the jack shaft and is slidingly coupled to a vertical slide shaft. Preferred is a hydraulic...	11/23/1993
5199113	Automatically adjusted water closet for handicapped and other family members A toilet elevation adjusting apparatus having an inner box-shaped frame secured within an outer box-shaped frame by channels and wheels to allow vertical displacement of the inner frame while the outer frame is secured to a wall. A toilet is secured to th...	04/06/1993
5167042	Bath A bath is proposed for the use of the elderly, disabled or infirm. It includes a sitting member fixedly supported so that a sitting surface thereof is at a convenient height above floor level for a user to sit on and a raisable and lowerable substantially...	12/01/1992
5103509	Apparatus for assisting physically disabled persons into and out of a bath Apparatus for assisting physically disabled persons into and out of a bath, comprises a base, suckers provided on the base for releasably gripping an inside bottom surface of the bath, a lifting column fixed to the base, a seat supported by the lifting co...	04/14/1992
4768239	Bath lift device A bath lift device for lowering or raising a person in a bathtub includes a planar base for mounting on a bathtub bottom; a parallelogram-type chair structure for laying flat on the base structure or standing on the base in an erect position; an inflatabl...	09/06/1988
4726079	Height adjustable toilet bowl A height adjustable toilet bowl is provided including a water actuated cylinder (10) for moving it between a low position and a high position, a cleaning water circuit (1) adapted to be connected to a water supply pipe (2), a hose (11) interposed between ...	02/23/1988
4726081	Bath with a vertically movable seat A bath for use by a physically handicapped or physically impaired person, comprising a bath structure (11), a seat (13) located within the bath structure (11), said seat (13) being connected to a seat support (16), said seat support (16) being connected t...	02/23/1988
4633538	Invalid hoist An invalid hoist comprises a base having a column support socket, an upstanding column detachably mounted in said socket and a lifting arm extending from the column. Said arm is movable along the column by a screw-and-nut lifting mechanism within the colu...	01/06/1987
4557002	Bathtub elevator A bathtub elevator consists of a floor frame, two tonglike guiding linkages, a lifting plate and two flexible lifting tubes, which are adapted to be filled with water under pressure. By means of a manually controllable valve, the flexible lifting tubes ca...	12/10/1985
4534074	Bathtub cushion lift stabilization An apparatus for enabling persons with impaired mobility to enter and leave a bathtub includes a water inflatable shell having a shape such that when fully inflated the shell wedges between opposed bathtub sidewalls and has a top tapering to a platform at...	08/13/1985
4495666	Bathtub cushion lift assembly An improved inflatable cushion lift assembly for use in a bathtub by a person taking a bath. The lift assembly is positioned on the floor of a bathtub and is connected to the bathtub faucet to inflate the cushion. The cushion may be deflated while a perso...	01/29/1985
4437196	Support device for helping a person to get out of a bathtub The invention concerns a support device for helping a person to get out of a bathtub. According to the invention, the device includes at least one jack (11) for water supply and at least one handle (13) set in motion by said jack which can be lifted when ...	03/20/1984
4419776	Bathtub assembly for handicapped persons A bathtub assembly that can be raised and lowered has a bottom and a lift plate with scissors-like guide frames positioned between them, which said frames guide the lift plate vertically. Two collapsible hoses or bellows, made of material that bends but d...	12/13/1983
4407029	Reclining platform for bathtub units A reclining platform for bathtub units has a rectangular-shaped reclining platform and four hinged plates joined to the side edges of said reclining platform by means of hinges. The hinges are equipped with springs that press the hinged plates into the sa...	10/04/1983
4254517	Bathtub cushion lift assembly An improved inflatable cushion lift assembly for use in a bathtub by a person taking a bath. The lift assembly is positioned on the floor of a bathtub and is connected to the bathtub faucet to inflate the cushion. The cushion may be deflated while a perso...	03/10/1981
4168552	Adjustable toilet seat A toilet seat to be raised or lowered over a conventional toilet bowl by a power control operated by the user. A pair of jacks, each having a rotary drive shaft, are disposed on each side of the bowl and are connected to a mounting plate which support the...	09/25/1979
4034426	Bath tub lift chair apparatus An apparatus for raising and lowering invalids in a bath tub chair having a frame that fits into the bathtub with a chair rockably mounted to the frame. The frame has vertically extending gear racks while the rocking chair has a ratcheting gear attached t...	07/12/1977
4013316	Mechanical stool for handicapped persons A stool intended for use by handicapped persons while bathing, gardening, and the like including a horizontally disposed non-skid base having a telescopically adjustable vertically disposed support mast affixed thereto and extending vertically upwardly th...	03/22/1977
3981484	Lifting apparatus An invalid hoist is provided for raising and lowering infirm and disabled persons while rigidly supported at the free end of an arm and of the type comprising an upstanding column and a patient support structure which projects from the column. To facilita...	09/21/1976

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