SEAT FOR TAKING A HANDICAPPED PERSON INTO THE WATER OF A BATH-TUB

摘要

PCT No. PCT/FR87/00297 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 1, 1988 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 1, 1988 PCT Filed Jul. 28, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO88/00821 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 1988.A device for enabling persons with reduced mobility to enter and leave a bath tub comprises an upper collar, a lower collar, a vertical column secured to the ceiling by the upper collar and to the floor by the lower collar, a jack for holding the column under compression for making the column completely rigid, and a support assembly mounted on the column for pivotal and vertical sliding motion. The support assembly comprises a member having first and second ends and a bend therein, a guide tube secured in the bend and having a side surface, first and second guide rings disposed in the first and second ends, respectively, of the member, a water-activated jack in fluid communication with the water tap of the bath tub and secured to a side surface of the guide tube, a roller mounted on the jack and resting on a track in the lower collar, and a seat supported on a seat supporting arm mounted in a bracket secured to the back of the support assembly. The distance of the seat from the vertical column and the support assembly can be adjusted by a bracket. The seat is provided with an extension pivotably mounted thereto for holding the bather's legs in a horizontal position.