Sliding Chair for Assisting Entering and Exiting a Bathtub

摘要

A sliding chair for assisting entering and exiting a bathtub provides assistance for handicapped or otherwise physically incapable persons in using a bathtub for bathing. A bathing chair is moved by a displacement mechanism from outside the bathtub to various positions within the bathtub. A chair support board supports the bathing chair in some positions, and slides along chair support rails into the bathtub.

主权项

1. A sliding chair for assisting entering and exiting a bathtub comprises:
a bathing chair; a chair displacement mechanism; a chair support board; a first chair support rail and a second chair support rail; the chair displacement mechanism being positioned adjacent to a bathtub; the bathing chair being operatively connected to the chair displacement mechanism, wherein the chair displacement mechanism is capable of displacing the bathing chair along both a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction for the bathtub; wherein the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction are oriented perpendicular to each other; the bathing chair being removably connected atop the chair support board; the chair support board being slidably connected to the first chair support rail and a second chair support rail; the first chair support rail and a second chair support rail being oriented along the longitudinal direction; the bathing chair comprises an upper chair portion and a lower chair portion; and the upper chair portion being removably attached atop the lower chair portion.