Portable, traveler's bath seat
AssigneeAt Ease Enterprises, Inc.
InventorBrian V. Van Hovel
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Abstract
A traveler's extendable bath seat is made up of two parts, the first of which is a carrying case in which the second is stored and transported. When so stored the bath seat is small enough to be carried in a briefcase or luggage. The two parts are slide coupled so that the overall length of the combination can be extended to span a bathtub. Safety locking devices are included to maintain the extendible bath seat at a fixed length and to restrain it in position atop the tub.
Claims15
In apparatus having means for supporting a person on and above a bathtub whereby a person may sit above a tub to bathe and shower, the improvement comprising:
- first and second spanning supports, said first spanning support being a carrying case in which said second spanning support is housed for storage and transport;
- adjustment means for adjustably coupling said first spanning support to said second spanning support to form a coupled combination such that the elongate dimension of the coupled combination may be minimized for ease of transport and extended to span across a bathtub for seating thereon;
- means coupled to at least one of said first and second spanning supports for inhibiting movement of the coupled combination of said first and second support, in a direction along the elongate axis of said combination when said combination is emplaced spanning a bathtub;
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- said means for inhibiting movement of said coupled combination comprises a locking leg pivotally coupled to at least one of said first and second spanning supports and extending downward adjacent an inner, non-wall-adjacent side of a tub across which said coupled combination is spanned.
Apparatus for supporting a person seated above a bathtub comprising:
- an elongate casing;
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- an elongate support, slide coupled to and housed within said elongate casing,
- said casing further comprising a carrying case within which said support is stored and transported;
- whereby said slide coupled casing and support may be slide-extended to span said bathtub so that a person may sit above the tub to bathe and shower,
- means coupled to at least one of said elongate casing and said elongate support for inhibiting movement in a direction along the elongate axis of said apparatus when said apparatus is placed spanning a bathtub;
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- said means for inhibiting movement of said apparatus comprises a locking leg coupled to at least one of said elongate casing and said elongate support and extending downward adjacent an inner, non-wall-adjacent side of said bathtub across which said apparatus is spanned.
A bathtub seat for supporting a person above a bathtub to bathe and shower comprising:
- a bathtub;
- a wall adjacent one side of said bathtub;
- a carrying case;
- a slide support, housed within said carrying case for storage and transport, and slide extendable from said carrying case, extendably spanning across said bathtub and having a first end adjacent said wall;
- locking means coupled to said slide-extendable support for releasably locking said support in a selected length;
- a second end of said slide-extendable support having coupled thereto means contacting said bathtub to inhibit movement of said support along an axis extending from said first end to said second end;
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- said means for inhibiting movement of said support comprises a locking leg pivotally coupled to said second end of said slide-extendable support and extending downward adjacent an inner, non-wall-adjacent side of said bathtub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.