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US3169253A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Mobile chair for shower facilities

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-09-24
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Granted: 1965-02-16
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Expires: 1982-09-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Segar Joe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 19:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H9/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
A MOBILE TYPE APPARATUS FOR INVALID USE COMPRISING A TRACKWAY COMPOSED OF TWO PARALLEL RAILS, A WHEELED BODY SUPPORTING CHAIR WITH A RIGID FRAME-WORK AND A SHOWER HEAD CONNECTED AT ONE END OF A FLUID CONDUIT, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID CONDUIT ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO A SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE, A VALVE ASSEMBLED WITH SAID CONDUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE AMOUNT OF FLUID FLOWING TO SAID SHOWER HEAD, FOUR FLANGED RUBBER ROLLERS ASSEMBLED TO THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FRAME-WORK OF SAID BODY SUPPORT, SAID CHAIR ADAPTED FOR RIDING UPON SAID RAILS OF SAID TRACKWAY, A FRAME EXTENSION MEANS WITH A HORIZONTAL CROSS-BAR ATTACHED TO AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE FORWARD ENDS OF SAID RAILS OF SAID TRACKWAY, SAID SHOWER HEAD ASSEMBLED UPON SAID CROSS-BAR OF SAID EXTENSION MEANS AND SAID WHEELED BODY SUPPORTING CHAIR COMPRISING TWO PIVOTAL LEG RESTS, A BACK REST AND TWO SPACED APART AND PERFORATED SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBER, SAID SUPPORTING MEMBERS BEING SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE SAID SEAT MEMBERS TO COMFORTABLY SUPPORT THE BUTTOCKS AND THIGHS OF A PATIENT WHILE LEAVING THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE PELVIC REGION EXPOSED FOR SHOWER BATHING EFFECTED BY THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS, AND SAID RAILS ELEVATE FROM THE GROUND BY SUITABLE MEANS AND HAVING INCLINE TYPE STANDARDS AT THE REAR END INTEGRALLY SECURED THEREWITH SO THAT THE RUBBER ROLLERS MAY RIDE UPWARDLY ONTO SAID TRACKWAY FOR GUIDANCE UNDER A PLURALITY OF SHOWER HEADS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
A MOBILE TYPE APPARATUS FOR INVALID USE COMPRISING A TRACKWAY COMPOSED OF TWO PARALLEL RAILS, A WHEELED BODY SUPPORTING CHAIR WITH A RIGID FRAME-WORK AND A SHOWER HEAD CONNECTED AT ONE END OF A FLUID CONDUIT, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID CONDUIT ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO A SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE, A VALVE ASSEMBLED WITH SAID CONDUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE AMOUNT OF FLUID FLOWING TO SAID SHOWER HEAD, FOUR FLANGED RUBBER ROLLERS ASSEMBLED TO THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FRAME-WORK OF SAID BODY SUPPORT, SAID CHAIR ADAPTED FOR RIDING UPON SAID RAILS OF SAID TRACKWAY, A FRAME EXTENSION MEANS WITH A HORIZONTAL CROSS-BAR ATTACHED TO AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE FORWARD ENDS OF SAID RAILS OF SAID TRACKWAY, SAID SHOWER HEAD ASSEMBLED UPON SAID CROSS-BAR OF SAID EXTENSION MEANS AND SAID WHEELED BODY SUPPORTING CHAIR COMPRISING TWO PIVOTAL LEG RESTS, A BACK REST AND TWO SPACED APART AND PERFORATED SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBER, SAID SUPPORTING MEMBERS BEING SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE SAID SEAT MEMBERS TO COMFORTABLY SUPPORT THE BUTTOCKS AND THIGHS OF A PATIENT WHILE LEAVING THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE PELVIC REGION EXPOSED FOR SHOWER BATHING EFFECTED BY THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS, AND SAID RAILS ELEVATE FROM THE GROUND BY SUITABLE MEANS AND HAVING INCLINE TYPE STANDARDS AT THE REAR END INTEGRALLY SECURED THEREWITH SO THAT THE RUBBER ROLLERS MAY RIDE UPWARDLY ONTO SAID TRACKWAY FOR GUIDANCE UNDER A PLURALITY OF SHOWER HEADS.

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