Portable bathing apparatus
US4167793A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1977 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K3/06
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The specification discloses apparatus which constitutes a portable bath-tub which is vertically adjustable to facilitate patient handling and transfer, bathing, draining after use, and cleaning. The apparatus includes a tub mounted within a frame, a platform upon which the patient can be placed in a supine posture, means for lowering the platform into the tub and raising it again, means for raising and lowering the frame and therefor the tub from a lower preset height to a greater height and wheel means on said frame to permit transfer from place to place.
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