Bath tub lifter

US10034809B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• INVACARE INTERNATIONAL SARL · CH

Inventors

• Michael Kimmerle · Leutkirch, DE
• Jurgen Zimmerle · Vorholz, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 9, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 31, 2018
• Expiry date: Oct 9, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66F7/065
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A bath tub lifter, comprising a seat element (1), a lifting apparatus (4) for raising and lowering the seat element (1) between a lower operating end position and an upper operating end position, and a scissor lift arrangement (10) having two pairs of scissor lifts with scissor elements, wherein, in the operative state, respectively two scissor elements are coupled to each other such that they are mutually pivotable about a bearing axis.