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US 12,653,740 B2Granted
Transfer bench
AssigneeMedical Depot, Inc.
InventorMax Jefferies Younger
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Abstract
A bathing or showering transfer bench includes a single beam supporting first and second side pedestals, and a carriage slidably supported on the single beam. A seat is rotationally supported on the carriage and configured to slide with the carriage along the single beam between the first and second side pedestals.
Claims20
A transfer bench for aiding a user in transitioning into and out of a bathing area, the transfer bench comprising:
- a first side pedestal configured to be positioned outside of a bathing area, the first side pedestal including a first pair of legs coupled to one another;
- a second side pedestal configured to be positioned inside of the bathing area, the second side pedestal including a second pair of legs coupled to one another;
- a single beam coupling the first and second side pedestals to one another, the single beam including a first end and an opposite second end, the first side pedestal being coupled to the first end of the single beam, and the second side pedestal being coupled to the second end of the single beam, each of the first pair of legs of the first side pedestal having a vertical portion, and a horizontal portion configured to extend into the first end of the single beam, each of the second pair of legs of the second side pedestal having a vertical portion, and a horizontal portion configured to extend into the second end of the single beam;
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- a seating assembly slidably supported on the single beam and including:
- a carriage defining an enclosed channel therethrough, the single beam extending through the enclosed channel of the carriage and configured to slidingly support the carriage thereon;
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- a seat supported on the carriage and configured to slide with the carriage along and relative to the single beam.
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A transfer bench for aiding a user in transitioning into and out of a bathing area, the transfer bench comprising:
- a single beam including a first end and an opposite second end;
- a first side pedestal configured to be positioned outside of a bathing area and including a first pair of legs having a vertical portion, and a horizontal portion secured within the first end of the single beam;
- a second side pedestal configured to be positioned inside of the bathing area and including a second pair of legs having a vertical portion, and a horizontal portion secured within the second end of the single beam;
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- a seating assembly slidably supported on the single beam and including:
- a carriage defining a channel therethrough, the carriage surrounding the single beam such that the single beam extends through the channel, the carriage being configured to slide between the first and second ends of the single beam;
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- a seat rotatably supported on the carriage and configured to slide with the carriage along and relative to the single beam.
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A transfer bench for aiding a user in transitioning into and out of a bathing area, the transfer bench comprising:
- a first side pedestal configured to be positioned outside of a bathing area, the first side pedestal including a pair of legs;
- a second side pedestal configured to be positioned inside of the bathing area, the second side pedestal including a pair of legs;
- a single beam coupling the first and second side pedestals to one another, wherein the single beam includes a pair of metal tubes extending at least partially through the single beam, the pair of legs of the first side pedestal having upper ends configured for receipt in respective first ends of the pair of metal tubes, the pair of legs of the second side pedestal having upper ends configured for receipt in respective second ends of the pair of metal tubes;
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- a seating assembly slidably supported on the single beam and including:
- a carriage defining an enclosed channel therethrough, the single beam extending through the enclosed channel of the carriage and configured to slidingly support the carriage thereon;
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- a seat supported on the carriage and configured to slide with the carriage along and relative to the single beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.