Bath lifting system
AssigneeFreedom Bath, Inc.
InventorsMary F. Sherlock, Rainer Kuenzel
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Abstract
A bath lifting system comprises a seat which is raised and lowered inside of a bath by a lifting device positioned inside the bath. The lifting device provides an aesthetically appealing system with the seat substantially covering the lifting device, thus obscuring its view. The guiding assembly guides the seat from a lowered position to a raised position facilitates ingress and egress to a bather. A composite bath embodiment and a retrofit embodiment, both with either straight up or laterally offset lifting, are disclosed.
Claims33
A system for moving a seat in a bath, the bath having a side wall and a wall behind the seat, comprising:
- a guiding assembly disposed within the bath and between the wall behind the seat and the seat;
- a frame disposed within the bath, wherein said frame is located between the wall behind the seat and the seat and wherein said guiding assembly is attached to said frame;
- and
- a lifting device for moving the seat between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein
- said raised position is laterally offset from said lowered position, and
- said guiding assembly guides the seat in a straight line between said lowered position and said raised laterally offset position from said lowered position towards the side wall of the bath.
A system adapted for use with a bath having a side wall and for moving a seat, comprising:
- a guiding assembly to guide the movement of the seat in a straight line between a lowered position and a raised laterally offset position from said lowered position toward the side wall of the bath;
- a lifting device for moving the seat;
- a lifting hydraulic pressure;
- and
- a lifting power system for increasing standard bath water pressure to said lifting hydraulic pressure.
A system adapted for use with a bath having a side wall, a back and a center, comprising:
- a seat;
- and
- a guiding assembly for guiding said seat between a lowered position adjacent to the back of the bath and a raised position away from the back of the bath and between the back and the center of the bath, wherein
- said raised position is laterally offset from said lowered position, and
- said guiding assembly moves said seat in a straight line between said lowered position and said raised laterally offset position from said lowered position towards the side wall of the bath.
A system adapted for use with a bath having a side wall, comprising:
- a seat having a seat bask;
- a guiding assembly for guiding movement of said seat in a straight line between a lowered position and a raised laterally offset position toward the side wall of the bath;
- and
- a lifting device for moving said guiding assembly, wherein
- said seat back substantially covers said guiding assembly and said lifting device, and
- said seat back is movable between an operating position and an access position to allow access to said guiding assembly and said lifting device.
A system adapted for use with a bath having a side wall, comprising:
- a frame sized to be received in the bath;
- a seat having a seat back;
- a guiding assembly connected to said frame and for guiding movement of said seat in a straight line between a lowered position and a raised laterally offset position toward the side wall of the bath;
- and
- a lifting device for moving said guiding assembly.
A system adapted for use with a bath having a side wall, comprising:
- a seat;
- a guiding assembly for guiding movement of said seat in a straight line between a lowered position and a raised laterally offset position toward the side wall of the bath;
- and
- a rotation assembly haying a rotation axis and attached to said seat, wherein said seat has a center of gravity eccentric from said rotation axis.
A system adapted for use with a bath having a side wall, comprising:
- a seat;
- a guiding assembly for guiding movement of said seat in a straight line between a lowered position and a raised laterally offset position toward the side wall of the bath;
- a lifting device for moving said seat;
- a lifting power system comprising:
- a first surface area for receiving a first pressure;
- and
- a second surface area, smaller than said first surface area, for providing a second pressure, wherein
- said first surface area is connected to said second surface area, and
- said second pressure communicates with said lifting device for moving said seat.
A system adapted for use with a bath having a side wall, comprising:
- a seat having a seat bask;
- a guiding assembly for guiding movement of said seat in a straight line between a lowered position and a raised laterally offset position toward the side wall of the bath;
- and
- a lifting device for moving said guiding assembly, wherein
- said seat back substantially covers said guiding assembly and said lifting device,
- said seat back is movable between an operating position and an access position to allow access to said guiding assembly and said lifting device, and
- said seat includes a telescopic arm rest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.