Apparatus for bathing persons

Claim 1

An apparatus for bathing a person which comprises: a. compressed air producing means; b. a drainable frame structure; c. a bedding frame assembly attached to said frame structure and capable of supporting said person in and about horizontal position; c. a canopy assembly attached to said frame structure to form a water-tight chamber about said persons body, said canopy assembly comprising: i. a lower side panel and an upper side panel telescopically received in said lower said panel wherein said lower side panel comprises; two parallel spaced apart side walls, a bottom wall attached to said parallel side walls at their lower end and provided with locking means to limit the heighth to which said lower side panel may rise, and a top wall attached to said parallel side walls at the upper end and provided with a second locking means to contact and limit the height to which said upper side panel may rise, and wherein said upper side panel comprises: two parallel side walls spaced apart a distance to fit between said lower side panel's spaced apart side walls, a upper side panel bottom wall attached to the lower end of said upper side panel walls and provided with a first upper side panel locking means which mates with said second lower side panel locking means, ii. a retractable top shade including means attachable to said upper side panel to form a water-tight seal above said body, and; iii. a front neck panel plate attachable to said lower side panel to form a water tight seal about said persons neck, and; iv. means for introducing said compressed air to said upper and lower side panels for raising said upper side panel to a position whereby said upper side panel locking means contacts and second lower side panel locking means; e. Spray nozzles attached to said frame structure including said upper side panels and positioned about said bedding frame structure to spray water to all areas of said person's body lying on said bedding frame assembly; f. means for providing said water to said spray nozzles, said means connected to said spray nozzles; g. Air ducts attached to said frame structure and having duct openings positioned about said bedding frame assembly and directed to force air from said compressed air means to all areas of said person's body lying in said bedding frame assembly; and.

Claim 2

An apparatus for bathing a person which comprises: a. compressed air producing means; b. a drainable frame structure; c. a bedding frame assembly attached to said frame structure and capable of supporting said person in and about horizontal position; c. a canopy assembly attached to said frame structure to form a water-tight chamber about said persons body, said canopy assembly comprising: i. a lower side panel and an upper side panel telescopically received in said lower said panel wherein said lower side panel comprises; two parallel spaced apart side walls, a bottom wall attached to said parallel side walls at their lower end and provided with locking means to limit the heighth to which said lower side panel may rise, and a top wall attached to said parallel side walls at the upper end and provided with a second locking means to contact and limit the height to which said upper side panel may rise, and wherein said upper side panel comprises: two parallel side walls spaced apart a distance to fit between said lower side panel's spaced apart side walls, a upper side panel bottom wall attached to the lower end of said upper side panel walls and provided with a first upper side panel locking means which mates with said second lower side panel locking means, ii. a retractable top shade including means attachable to said upper side panel to form a water-tight seal above said body, and; iii. a front neck panel plate attachable to said lower side panel to form a water tight seal about said persons neck, and; iv. means for introducing said compressed air to said upper and lower side panels for raising said upper side panel to a position whereby said upper side panel locking means contacts and second lower side panel locking means; e. Spray nozzles attached to said frame structure including said upper side panels and positioned about said bedding frame structure to spray water to all areas of said person's body lying on said bedding frame assembly; f. means for providing said water to said spray nozzles, said means connected to said spray nozzles; g. Air ducts attached to said frame structure and having duct openings positioned about said bedding frame assembly and directed to force air from said compressed air means to all areas of said person's body lying in said bedding frame assembly; and.