Swimming pool lift for the handicapped

A swimming pool lift for handicapped persons, the lift being installed adjacent the edge of a swimming pool and comprising:

• a base secured on the poolside surface adjacent the edge of the pool;
• frame means rotatably mounted on said base;
• rotate motor means connected between said base and said frame means to rotate the frame means relative to said base;
• lift means connected to said frame means for rotation therewith and for vertical reciprocating motion with respect thereto;
• lift motor means connected between said frame means and said lift means for causing said reciprocating motion;
• chair frame means fixedly connected to said lift means for rotation and for reciprocating motion therewith, the chair frame means extending radially outwardly of the axis of the reciprocation of the lift means;
• chair means on said chair frame means, the chair means including a seat, a back and a pair of arms secured to the back means and extending above and over the seat, one of the arms being pivotally connected to the back whereby the arm can be swung upwardly away from the seat to provide open space for a person to enter the seat or to depart therefrom;
• foot platform means on said chair frame means in front of and below said seat;
• lift control mechanism connected to said lift motor means and being actuatable to cause the lift motor means to operate the lift means to vertically move the chair means into a horizontal transfer zone located at an elevation greater than that of the poolside surface and to vertically move the chair means out of the transfer zone;
• rotate control mechanism connected to said rotate motor means and being actuatable to cause the rotate motor means to rotate said chair means when the chair means is in said transfer zone as between an inboard position and an outboard position, in the inboard position said chair means extending over and above the poolside surface and in the outboard position the chair means extending outwardly from the edge of the pool over and above the surface of the water;
• said lift control mechanism being actuatable, when said chair means is in said inboard position, to cause the lift motor means to move said chair means vertically as between the inboard position and a load/unload position, in the latter position said chair means being engaged with the poolside surface in condition for a person to enter or leave;
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• said lift control mechanism being actuatable, when the chair means is in said outboard position, to cause said lift motor means to move said chair means vertically as between said outboard position and a position within a water zone wherein the chair means is submerged in the water to an extent permitting a person to enter or leave.

A swimming pool lift for handicapped persons, the lift being installed adjacent the edge of a swimming pool and comprising:

• base means secured on the poolside surface adjacent the edge of the pool;
• frame means rotatably mounted on said base means;
• rotate motor means connected between said base means and said frame means to rotate the frame means relative to said base means;
• lift means connected to said frame means for rotation therewith and for vertical reciprocating motion with respect thereto;
• lift motor means connected between said lift frame means and said lift means for causing said reciprocating motion;
• chair means connected to said lift means for rotation and for reciprocating motion therewith, the chair means extending radially outwardly of the axis of the reciprocation of the lift means;
• lift control mechanism connected to said lift motor means and being actuatable to cause the lift motor means to operate the lift means to vertically move the chair means into a horizontal transfer zone located at an elevation greater than that of the poolside surface and to vertically move the chair means out of the transfer zone;
• rotate control mechanism connected to said rotate motor means and being acutatable to cause the rotate motor means to rotate said chair means when the chair means is in said transfer zone as between an inboard position and an outboard position, in the inboard position said chair means extending over and above the poolside surface and in the outboard position the chair means extending outwardly from the edge of the pool over and above the surface of the water;
• said lift control mechanism being actuatable, when said chair means is in said inboard position, to cause the lift motor means to move said chair means vertically as between the inboard position and a load/unload position, in the latter position said chair means being engaged with the poolside surface in condition for a person to enter or leave;
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• said lift control mechanism being actuatable, when the chair means is in said outboard position, to cause said lift motor means to move said chair means vertically as between said outboard position and a position within a water zone wherein the chair means is submerged in the water to an extent permitting a person to enter or leave.

A swimming pool lift for handicapped persons, the lift being installed adjacent the edge of a swimming pool and comprising:

• base means secured on the poolside surface adjacent the edge of the pool;
• frame means rotatably mounted on said base means;
• lift means connected to said frame means for rotation therewith and for vertical reciprocating motion with respect thereto;
• lift motor means connected between said lift frame means and said lift means for causing said reciprocating motion;
• chair means mounted on said lift means for rotation and for reciprocating motion therewith, the chair means extending radially outwardly of the axis of the reciprocation of the lift means;
• lift control mechanism connected to said lift motor means and being acutatable to cause the lift motor means to operate the lift means to vertically move the chair means into a horizontal transfer zone located at an elevation greater than that of the poolside surface and to vertically move the chair means out of the transfer zone;
• rotate control mechanism connected to said frame means and being actuatable to cause the frame means to rotate said chair means when the chair means is in said transfer zone as between an inboard position and an outboard position, in the inboard position said chair means extending over and above the poolside surface and in the outboard position the chair means extending outwardly from the edge of the pool over and above the surface of the water;
• said lift control mechanism being actuatable, when said chair means is in said inboard position, to cause the lift motor means to move said chair means vertically as between the inboard position and a load/unload position, in the latter position said chair means being engaged with the poolside surface in condition for a person to enter or leave;
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• said lift control mechanism being actuatable, when the chair means is in said outboard position, to cause said lift motor means to move said chair means vertically as between said outboard position and a position wherein a water zone wherein the chair means is submerged in the water to an extent permitting a person to enter or leave.

A swimming pool lift for handicapped persons, the lift being installed adjacent the edge of a swimming pool and comprising:

• base means secured on the poolside surface adjacent the edge of the pool;
• frame means rotatably mounted on said base means;
• lift means connected to said frame means for rotation therewith and for vertical reciprocating motion with respect thereto;
• chair means mounted on said lift means for rotation and for reciprocating motion therewith, the chair means extending radially outwardly of the axis of the reciprocation of the lift means;
• lift control mechanism actuatable to cause said lift means to vertically move the chair means into a horizontal transfer zone located at an elevation greater than that of the poolside surface and to vertically move the chair means out of the transfer zone;
• rotate control mechanism actuatable to cause said frame means to rotate said chair means when the chair means is in said transfer zone as between said inboard position and an outboard position, in the inboard position said chair means extending over and above the poolside surface and in the outboard position the chair means extending outwardly from the edge of the pool over and above the surface of the water;
• said lift control mechanism being actuatable, when said chair means is in said inboard position, to cause said lift means to move said chair means vertically as between the inboard position and a load/unload position, in the latter position said chair means being engaged with the poolside surface in condition for a person to enter or leave;
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• said lift control mechanism being actuatable, when the chair means is in said outboard position, to cause said lift means to move said chair means vertically as between said outboard position and a position within a water zone wherein the chair means is submerged in the water to an extent permitting a person to enter or leave.