Swimming pool lift for the handicapped
US4183106A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S297/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus supports a chair at the side of a pool in position to receive handicapped person. Chair is rotated out over the water and then lowered into the water where the occupant glides or pushes off for a swimming or therapy session. The chair is adapted to receive the person after the session and then is raised out of the water and rotated back to the poolside position so the person can leave the chair.
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