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US 2004/0070237 A1Published application
Shower chair
OwnerGwendolyn Frances Wilson, Tina N. Johnsoninventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a chair device for assisting handicapped or non-ambulatory persons to bathe or shower in a conventional setting. The chair device of the present invention has side flap portions provided with water dispensing holes wherein the side flap portions are pivotally attached to a seat portion to aid in reaching hard to reach areas of the body when bathing.
Claims20
A chair device comprising:
- a base member having a first side, a second side, a front, a back, a top, and a bottom;
- a plurality of legs extending downwardly from the bottom of said base member;
- a seat member attached to the top of said base member, said seat member having a top side, a bottom side, a front edge and a back edge;
- a back support member attached to the base member by an adjustable means, said back support member having a first side, a second side, a top edge, a bottom edge;
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- a first flap portion attached to the first side of said back support member and a second flap portion attached to said second side of said back support member, wherein said first and second flaps are each provided with a first side, a second side, a front side, a back side and a top edge and bottom edge and wherein dispensing holes are provided in the front side of each flap portion
- wherein openings are provided in at least one of the plurality of legs, the base member, the seat member, the back support member, and the flap portions for providing a conduit.
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A chair device for transferring a person into a bathing environment, comprising:
- a base member having a first side, a second side, a front, a back, a top, and a bottom;
- a plurality of legs extending downwardly from the bottom of said base member;
- a seat member attached to the top of said base member, said seat member having a top side, a bottom side, a front edge and a back edge;
- a back support member attached to the base member by an adjustable means, said back support member having a first side, a second side, a top edge, a bottom edge;
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- a first flap portion attached to the first side of said back support member and a second flap portion attached to said second side of said back support member, wherein said first and second flaps are each provided with a first side, a second side, a front side, a back side and a top edge and bottom edge and wherein dispensing holes are provided in the front side of each flap portion;
- wherein openings are provided in at least one of the plurality of legs, the base member, the seat member, the back support member, and the flap portions for providing a conduit;
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- wherein said base member is provided with a plurality of rails and said seat portion fixedly coupled to said back support portion having first and second flaps attached to first and second sides, respectively, of the back support portion is slidably attached to said base member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.