Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082609 | Walk-in bathtub having a flip-up seat portion over a rearward foot well recess A walk-in bathtub having a flip-up seat portion over a rearward foot well recess provides a bather with improved access to an interior bathing cavity of the bathtub by giving the bather when the bather is within the bathtub more usable floor space in the bathtub in ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7020910 | Portable spa A portable spa comprises a reservoir for holding water and an outer wall spaced outwardly from the reservoir. The spa includes an equipment bay located between the reservoir and the outer wall that is accessible from an opening at a top portion of the spa. A cover o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007323 | Bed siderails having flexible portions A bed siderail for a bed having a frame includes a flexible section to allow a portion of the siderail to flex upward. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6694542 | Hip bath The present invention relates to a hip bath including a rear space (1) with a seat (2) as well as a front space (3) with a door opening (5) in a front side (4) thereof, said door opening (5) being closable by a door (6), wherein the seat (2) has a seat su... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6370710 | Bathtub partitioning device A bathtub partitioning device for limiting the effective usage area of a bathtub. The bathtub partitioning device includes a partition having a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The partiti... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6327721 | Transportable hydrotherapy equipment A hydrotherapy unit has a housing supporting a tub. The tub has sidewalls defining arm rests, end walls defining a foot rest and back rest, and a bottom defining a seat. The seat, arm rests, foot rest and back rest form a chair for the user. Jets are loca... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6324707 | Personal Spa A portable spa having three sides and including two seats disposed at an acute angle to one another and sharing a common footwell. Two of the sides of the spa meet at a right angle and one of the seats is disposed parallel to one of these two sides.... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6145140 | Bathtub A bathtub for the elderly or physically infirm includes several important innovations, namely a narrow front wall at one end of the bathtub permitting easy access to the bathtub, a wide front platform at the other end of the bathtub, and a plurality of so... | 11/14/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5459887 | Portable sitz bath and therapeutic chair A portable sitz bath therapeutic chair having a substantially rectangular frame to provide a backrest, armrest and a leg rest that enclose and form a basin for holding heated water. Wheels mounted at the corners of the frame allow the chair to be moved ab... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5343576 | Combined bathing seat and back rest member A combined seat and back rest assembly for a bathing enclosure wherein a combined seat and back rest member is hingedly positioned in the enclosure so that it is contained within the enclosure when the seat and back rest member is in a seating position. I... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5224224 | Foot bathing fixture A foot bathing fixture includes a seat supported on a raised pedestal. The pedestal has a hollow interior for housing a whirlpool pumping apparatus and other fixtures, for example a drain control. A removable access panel is located on the top of the pede... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4974268 | Chair bathtub A chair is provided having the capabilities of washing a person while seated therein. The chair has a chair body which includes an enclosed seat, a back and foot portion, as well as a arm portion. The foot portion is pivotally connected to the chair body ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4953241 | Bathtub with door for easy access An improved bathtub with a door for easy access by older and physically handicapped persons is disclosed. The bathtub includes an entrance wall with an opening which conforms to the shape of the door, and a front wall adjacent to the entrance wall. A seat... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4817219 | Sitting bathtub A sitting bathtub has one lateral wall almost completely open. A hatch is placed over the opening so that one of the hatch's lower corners by the weight of the hatch rests against the side wall of the tub. A movable handle is arranged to press the rest of... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4706311 | Bathtub unit with improved user features A bathtub unit (1) is provided which is set into wall recesses which may form a shower stall if desired. The tub unit includes a raised seat (12) at one end and a downwardly recessed tub (13) at the other end. The front wall of the seat is recessed rearwa... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4680817 | Compact personal hygiene center A personal hygiene center comprises in combination a tub, hand-held shower head mounted on the tub and toilet. The tub has upright front and rear walls and opposing end walls. A ceiling interconnects the walls and is of a height to accommodate a normal pe... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4672693 | Sitting bathtub Sitting bathtub constituted by a tub (10) provided with an opening (11) extending almost down to the bottom of the tub and a hatch (15) to close this opening. When closing the bathtub before having a bath the hatch (15) is placed on the inside of the bath... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4233694 | Spa construction and isolated controls therefor A spa construction for use by humans comprising a shell for containing water and having a well for receiving the feet of the user. A seat is provided adjacent the well upon which the user can sit. A side wall is provided against which the user can rest hi... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4213210 | Air channel device An air channel device is disclosed for spas or bath units which is mat-like and has a plurality of openings therein to permit the entry of air into a heated bath. The air channel mat is mounted to the interior of the spa bath unit at any desired location ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4160292 | Bath chair For more easily and comfortably bathing invalids, a chair having a substantially horizontal seat, a semi-cylindrical wall extending upwardly from the seat for closely surrounding the back and sides of the invalid, the upper edge of the semi-cylindrical wa... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4118810 | Portable chair tub A portable bathing device comprises a body compartment having four sides and a bottom and having an open top. The body compartment includes a built-in seat, and has an L-shaped door in one side adjacent the seat with the wider port of the door at the top ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4099272 | Bathing apparatus for invalids A perambulatory self-contained apparatus for facilitating care of invalids characterized by a narrow sit-down type bathtub mounted on casters. A lateral gate provides for easy access into the bathtub from ground level. Associated with the bathtub are a pl... | 07/11/1978 |
| 3971080 | Recessed bathtub A bathtub which has specific advantages for certain physically handicapped or infirm persons. The bathtub includes a circular well which is recessed below the floor level. A crescent-shaped bench is included which supports the user in a comfortable sittin... | 07/27/1976 |
