Sedentary bathing system

Claim 1

A movable sedentary bathing system, comprising (a) a seat; (b) a pair of arm rests mounted on the seat; (c) a back reclinably mounted to the seat so as to form, in cooperation therewith, a chair; (d) a head rest mounted on the back; (e) a supporting belt attached to the chair for removably retaining a subject sitting in the chair; (f) perforated pipe, means secured to the back of said chair, for spraying water on a subject sitting in the chair, such perforated pipe means having a head spray section and a body spray section; (g) a valve, in series with the head spray section of the perforated pipe, to control whether water is provided to the head spray section of the perforated pipe; (h) a base, shaped so as to form a shallow trough and in which the chair is placed, and having a head and a foot; (i) a rod, mounted above the base, said rod receiving hooks and a shower curtain with the bottom of said shower curtain extending into said trough; (j) a drain mounted in the base; (k) a step, mounted at the foot of the base, for assisting a subject's entrance into the system; (l) a hand rail, also mounted at the foot of the base, as an aid in supporting a subject utilizing the step; (m) at least four wheels mounted underneath the base to facilitate movement of the system from one location to another; (n) a cabinet, affixed at the head of the base, and having a shelf with drainage holes located over the trough so as to permit drip drying of articles placed on the shelf; and (o) said rod being secured to both said cabinet and said base with said rod being located at substantially the same height as said shelf.