US 4,400,835 AGranted

Bath support

OwnerJutta M. Richterinventor

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Abstract

A bath support or bench includes a wall cabinet for mounting on the wall of a bathroom adjacent a tub or shower and includes a wall panel or bracket, a support bench pivotally mounted to the bracket and foldable upward against the bracket, and foldable downward into support position in the bathing area, and a cover hinged to the wall panel for covering the support bench when folded upward to the out-of-the way position.

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Dependent claims

A fold away bathing support unit for securing to a bathroom wall adjacent a shower or a tub, comprising in combination:

a flat generally rectangular back panel for attachment directly to a vertical bathroom wall adjacent a shower or tub;
a support member of a generally planar rectangular configuration having an inner end pivotally connected to said back panel at the lower end thereof, said support member having an outer end and a length substantially equal to the width of a standard bath tub, and being pivotal between an upright position against said back panel and an extended outward horizontal support position;
a pair of support legs pivotally mounted on the other end of said support member and pivotable to a support position extending vertically beneath said support member at said outer end for supporting said support member in the horizontally outward support position;
a pair of parallel slots formed in and extending along the edges of said support member for selectively mounting a backrest panel or two fence members;
a generally flat rectangular backrest panel detachably securable to either side of said support member by insertion in a selected one of said slots when said support is in the outward support position and
a cover member hinged to a side edge of said back panel to define a vertical hinge axis and being pivotal between a closed position generally parallel to said back panel and an open position to clear the way for said support member to pivot between its upright position and horizontal support position;
said cover having a lower edge terminating short of said support member when the latter is in its horizontal support position such that when the support member is in its horizontal support mode, said cover is free to pivot into its closed position;
said cover mounting a soap dish on a lower portion thereof such that same is accessible by a bather both when the support member is in its horizontal support position and when it is in its stowed upright position with the shower or tub being in normal use;
and
a handrail securely mounted on said cover and positioned to be usable by the bather with or without the support member being extended in its outward horizontal support position.

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Abstract

A fold away bathing support unit for securing to a bathroom wall adjacent a shower or a tub, comprising in combination:

a flat generally rectangular back panel for attachment directly to a vertical bathroom wall adjacent a shower or tub;
a support member of a generally planar rectangular configuration having an inner end pivotally connected to said back panel at the lower end thereof, said support member having an outer end and a length substantially equal to the width of a standard bath tub, and being pivotal between an upright position against said back panel and an extended outward horizontal support position;
a pair of support legs pivotally mounted on the other end of said support member and pivotable to a support position extending vertically beneath said support member at said outer end for supporting said support member in the horizontally outward support position;
a pair of parallel slots formed in and extending along the edges of said support member for selectively mounting a backrest panel or two fence members;
a generally flat rectangular backrest panel detachably securable to either side of said support member by insertion in a selected one of said slots when said support is in the outward support position and
a cover member hinged to a side edge of said back panel to define a vertical hinge axis and being pivotal between a closed position generally parallel to said back panel and an open position to clear the way for said support member to pivot between its upright position and horizontal support position;
said cover having a lower edge terminating short of said support member when the latter is in its horizontal support position such that when the support member is in its horizontal support mode, said cover is free to pivot into its closed position;
said cover mounting a soap dish on a lower portion thereof such that same is accessible by a bather both when the support member is in its horizontal support position and when it is in its stowed upright position with the shower or tub being in normal use;
and
a handrail securely mounted on said cover and positioned to be usable by the bather with or without the support member being extended in its outward horizontal support position.

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