Disability shower
OwnerWilliam R. Shrewsburyinventor
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Abstract
A shower unit includes a shower seat having a plurality of moveable seat pads. Each seat pad is moveable between an extended position wherein the pad is in contact with the body of a user sitting on the seat and a retracted position wherein the pad is spaced away from the user's body. When a pad is in the retracted position, the body surface that would normally be occluded by the pad becomes accessible to spray from a nozzle so that the body surface can be cleaned. While any one pad is in the retracted position, the user is supported on enough of the other seat pads to remain in a stable sitting position. The spray nozzles may be mounted in the seat pads themselves, or may be mounted in the shower seat proximate to the pads.
Claims19
In a washing apparatus for washing a human user while seated, a seat assembly comprising:
- a) a plurality of seat pads, each said seat pad individually moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, in said extended position each of said seat pads supporting the user by contact with a body surface of the user and in said retracted position each of said seat pads exposing the respective body surface;
- b) at least one spray nozzle directed to spray past a seat pad in the retracted position for purposes of cleaning the respective body surface;
- wherein
- c) when one of said seat pads is in the retracted position at least one of the other seat pads remains in the extended position to support the user.
A shower unit comprising:
- a) a shower seat upon which a user is seated during a shower, said shower seat including a plurality of seat pads, each said seat pad individually moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, in said extended position each of said seat pads supporting the user by contact with a body surface of the user and in said retracted position each of said seat pads exposing the respective body surface;
- b) at least one spray nozzle directed to spray past a seat pad in the retracted position for purposes of cleaning the respective body surface;
- wherein
- c) when one of said seat pads is in the retracted position at least one of the other seat pads remains in the extended position to support the user.
A shower unit comprising:
- a) a shower seat upon which a user is seated during a shower, said shower seat including a plurality of seat pads, each said seat pad individually moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, in said extended position each of said seat pads supporting the user by contact with a body surface of the user and in said retracted position each of said seat pads exposing the respective body surface;
- b) at least one respective spray nozzle for each of said seat pads directed to spray past the respective seat pad when said respective seat pad is in the retracted position for purposes of cleaning the respective body surface, said at least one respective nozzle connected to sources of water and soap;
- c) a plurality of linear actuators, each said actuator connected to a respective one of said seat pads and operable to move said respective seat pad between said extended and retracted positions;
- and
- d) automatic control means for automatically operating said actuators to cyclically move said seat pads and to apply sprays of soap/water mixture and rinse water to the respective body surface through the respective spray nozzles when each said seat pad is in the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.