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US 12,383,447 B2Granted
Shower/commode wheeled chair
AssigneeAltimate Medical Holdings, Inc.
InventorsJeff Gunderson, Trevor Andrew Bartz, Matthew Haugen, David Schon, Wesley Lee Ovre, Mark Joseph Schmitt, David Paul Scott
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Abstract
A shower/commode wheeled chair adapted to be locatable over a commode, the shower/commode wheeled chair comprising a frame, a seat support portion, a front portion extending downwardly from the seat support portion, a back support, a shower/commode seat, wheels and a footrest coupled to the front portion.
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A shower/commode wheeled chair adapted to be locatable over a commode comprising:
- a frame comprising a seat support portion and a front portion extending downwardly from the seat support portion, the front portion comprising left and right frame elements and a front cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the front portion near a bottom portion thereof, the seat support portion comprising left and right frame elements and a rear cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the seat support portion near a rear portion thereof;
- a back support coupled to the seat support portion, the back support comprising left and right frame elements and a back support surface extending between the left and right frame elements of the back support;
- a shower/commode seat supported by the seat support portion of the frame;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame and configured to movably support the frame and to define a space beneath the seat support portion to facilitate moving the shower/commode wheeled chair over a commode;
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- at least one footrest coupled to the front portion, the at least one footrest being pivotably coupled to pivot about a generally horizontal axis, the footrest further being rotatably coupled to rotate about a generally vertical axis.
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A shower/commode wheeled chair adapted to be locatable over a commode comprising:
- a frame comprising a seat support portion and a front portion extending downwardly from the seat support portion, the front portion comprising left and right frame elements and a front cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the front portion near a bottom portion thereof, the seat support portion comprising left and right frame elements and a rear cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the seat support portion near a rear portion thereof;
- a back support coupled to the seat support portion, the back support comprising left and right frame elements and a back support surface extending between the left and right frame elements of the back support;
- a shower/commode seat supported by the seat support portion of the frame;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame and configured to movably support the frame and to define a space beneath the seat support portion to facilitate moving the shower/commode wheeled chair over a commode;
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- at least one arm rest releasably coupled to the wheeled chair, the arm rest comprising an attachment portion and an arm support portion pivotably coupled to the attachment portion, the attachment portion configured to adjust a height of the arm rest, the arm support portion comprising a spring release mechanism configured to selectively enable pivotable adjustment of the arm support portion relative to the attachment portion upon horizontal displacement of the arm support portion.
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A shower/commode wheeled chair adapted to be locatable over a commode comprising:
- a frame comprising a seat support portion and a front portion extending downwardly from the seat support portion, the front portion comprising left and right frame elements and a front cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the front portion near a bottom portion thereof, the seat support portion comprising left and right frame elements and a rear cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the seat support portion near a rear portion thereof;
- a back support coupled to the seat support portion, the back support comprising left and right frame elements and a back support surface extending between the left and right frame elements of the back support;
- a shower/commode seat supported by the seat support portion of the frame;
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- a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame and configured to movably support the frame and to define a space beneath the seat support portion to facilitate moving the shower/commode wheeled chair over a commode
- wherein the left and right frame elements of the back support are configured to be pivotably adjusted to a range of back angles via actuation of a back angle release lever, the range of back angles including:
- (a) a storage configuration with the left and right frame elements of the back support pivoted forward to a generally horizontal position;
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- (b) at least two patient preference back angles.
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A shower/commode wheeled chair adapted to be locatable over a commode comprising:
- a frame comprising a seat support portion and a front portion extending downwardly from the seat support portion, the front portion comprising left and right frame elements and a front cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the front portion near a bottom portion thereof, the seat support portion comprising left and right frame elements and a rear cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the seat support portion near a rear portion thereof;
- a back support coupled to the seat support portion, the back support comprising left and right frame elements and a back support surface extending between the left and right frame elements of the back support;
- a shower/commode seat supported by the seat support portion of the frame;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame and configured to movably support the frame;
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- at least one arm rest releasably coupled to the frame, the arm rest comprising an attachment portion and an arm support portion pivotably coupled to the attachment portion, the attachment portion comprising a catch/latch mechanism that enables releasable coupling and height adjustment of the arm rest relative to the frame, the arm support portion comprising a spring release mechanism configured to selectively enable pivotable adjustment of the arm support portion relative to the attachment portion upon horizontal displacement of the arm support portion.
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A shower/commode wheeled chair adapted to be locatable over a commode comprising:
- a frame comprising a seat support portion and a front portion extending downwardly from the seat support portion, the front portion comprising left and right frame elements and a front cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the front portion near a bottom portion thereof, the seat support portion comprising left and right frame elements and a rear cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the seat support portion near a rear portion thereof;
- a back support coupled to the seat support portion, the back support comprising left and right frame elements and a back support surface extending between the left and right frame elements of the back support;
- a shower/commode seat supported by the seat support portion of the frame;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame and configured to movably support the frame;
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- at least one lateral pad coupled to the back support, the at least one lateral pad having a release mechanism for pivotably positioning the lateral pad relative to the back support.
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A shower/commode wheeled chair adapted to be locatable over a commode comprising:
- a frame comprising a seat support portion and a front portion extending downwardly from the seat support portion, the seat support portion comprising left and right frame elements and a rear cross member coupling the left and right frame elements of the seat support portion near a rear portion thereof;
- a back support coupled to the seat support portion;
- a shower/commode seat supported by the seat support portion of the frame;
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- a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame and configured to movably support the frame, the plurality of wheels comprising at least two rear wheels, wherein at least one of the rear wheels comprises an injection molded plastic having a plurality of internal hollow portions, and a metal band disposed to cover the plurality of internal hollow portions and form a support for an inner tube, wherein the injection molded plastic of the at least one rear wheel is formed by a process including removing one or more removable core elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.