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US 4,357,721 AGranted
Bathing assembly
OwnerBabette B. Newburgerinventor
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A collapsible bathing assembly utilizes a flexible liner housed within a cabinet. Rigid side walls for supporting the side walls of the liner are pivotally joined to the cabinet, and by pivoting action move the liner into and out of the cabinet. The rigid side walls and a rigid bottom support plate serve as the side walls and front wall of the cabinet when the liner is positioned within the cabinet and the bathing assembly is not in use. A rigid end wall is mounted for pivotal movement about an axis adjacent to the bottom of the liner to provide for the adjustable supporting of one of the ends of the liner, particularly to provide for collapsing of that liner end onto the bottom of the liner, resulting in easy access to the bathtub for an invalid. A framework is provided to support the top of the cabinet and to facilitate installation of the bathing assembly, including plumbing. The liner may be omitted, if desired, in which case the walls are provided with water-tight seals.
A collapsible bathing assembly comprising a flexible liner defining a bathtub and generally having end and side walls and a bottom, a cabinet for housing the liner therein, said cabinet including first support means for supporting a first end of said liner, rigid side walls pivotally joined to said cabinet for supporting said liner side walls and by pivoting action moving said liner into and out of said cabinet, and a rigid end wall pivotally attached to said side walls adjacent the bottom of the latter for collapsibly supporting a second end of said liner opposite said first end for collapsing of said second liner end onto the bottom of said liner.
A bathing assembly comprising a bathtub structure, a cabinet for housing said bathtub structure, a side wall constituting a side of said bathtub structure, said side wall being pivotally attached to said cabinet adjacent the bottom thereof for pivoting said bathtub structure into and out of said cabinet, said side wall forming a side of said cabinet when pivoted to a position in which said bathtub structure is positioned within said cabinet.
A collapsible bathing assembly comprising a flexible liner defining a bathtub and generally having a side wall and a bottom, wall structure support means for supporting said liner side wall, said wall structure support means including a panel pivotally mounted about an axis adjacent to said liner bottom for collapsibly supporting said liner side wall for collapsing onto said liner bottom, said liner side wall including means for engaging said panel and restricting the outward pivoting of said panel.
A bathing assembly comprising a bathtub structure, a cabinet for housing said bathtub structure, said bathtub structure being divided into two sections, each section having side and bottom and end walls, said bottom walls of said two bathtub sections being hingedly joined to each other so that one bathtub section pivots with respect to the other bathtub section, including sealing means for making a water-tight seal between said two bathtub sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.