Bathing transfer apparatus

A transfer apparatus for transferring a person into a bathing device, the bath device being a bathtub, the bathtub having a peripheral wall having a free edge, said apparatus comprising:

• a pair of supports, each of said supports being generally U-shaped, each of said supports having a two legs and base portion, said base portions being elongate, said supports being spaced from each other, said base portions of said supports being orientated generally parallel to each other such that said legs extend downwardly to a floor portion, each of said legs having an end having a sole thereon, each of said soles comprising an elastomeric material, wherein one of said legs of each of said pair of supports is placed in the bath tub in use;
• a pair of rails, each of said rails being elongate, each of said rails having a first end and a second end, each of said rails having a bottom portion and two side walls, said side walls defining a canal, each of said bottom portions of said rails being fixedly coupled to one of said base portions, each of said side walls extending upwardly away from said base portions, each of said first and second ends of said rails being located generally adjacent to one of said legs of said support portions, said pair of rails defining a track;
• a plurality of stops, each of said stops being fixedly mounted to said rails, each of said stops being positioned in said canals, each of said stops being generally adjacent to one of said ends of said rails, said plurality of stops being four stops;
• a pair of securing means for releasably securing said pair of supports portions to the free edge of the bathtub, each of said securing means being a bracket, each of said brackets being fixedly coupled to a bar extending between said pair of rails, each of said brackets extending downwardly away from said base portions;
• a chair device, said chair device comprising:
• a seat portion, said seat portion having a top side, a bottom side, a front edge and a back edge;
• a back support portion, said back support portion being fixedly coupled to said back edge of said seat portion;
• a wheel assembly for rolling on said rails, said wheel assembly comprising a housing, said housing having a top wall and a bottom wall, said bottom wall having an opening therein, said opening having a pair of wheels rotatably mounted therein, said top wall being fixedly secured to said bottom side of said seat portion, said housing having width smaller than said rail;
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• wherein there is a first, second, third and fourth wheel assembly, said first and second wheel assemblies being positioned generally adjacent to said back edge of said seat portion, said third and fourth wheel assemblies being positioned generally adjacent to said front edge of said seat portion, each of said wheel assemblies being positioned such that each of said wheels has a rotational axis oriented generally perpendicular to said rails.