Patent ID: 6735792
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
An appliance (1) for showering and bathing, the appliance (1) comprising:a tub (2) for standing on a floor (4), the tub (2) having a fixed reclining and/or sitting surface (5) for a user (P), the tub (2) having a door opening (6) through which the user (P) can move to or from the reclining and/or sitting surface (5), a door (7) for sealing the door opening (6) when the user (P) is in the tub (2), and a screen wall (54) for at least partially enclosing legs (38, 39, 40, 41) upon which the tub (2) stands, the reclining and/or sitting surface (5) being situated at a height (H) above the floor (4) that is the same, or substantially the same, as the normal height (H) of a seat surface (8) of a chair (9a) or of a piece of transportation equipment (9b), the door (7) being arranged so as to be swung upwards or removed from the tub (2) in order to open the door opening (6), the screen wall (54) defining a space (11) for legs of the user (P) under the reclining and/or sitting surface (5), the legs of the user (P) being positioned in the space (11) when the user (P) is seated on the reclining and/or sitting surface (5), thereby enabling feet of the user (P) to be located on the floor (4) beneath the reclining and/or sitting surface (5), the space (11) extending along at least substantial parts of an underside (16) of the door opening (6), the door opening (6) and the door (7) incorporating undersides (16, 19), the undersides (16, 19) being straight or substantially straight, the underside (16) of the door opening (6) being arranged horizontally or substantially horizontally, the reclining and/or sitting surface (5) of the tub (2) being a flat plane or substantially a flat plane lying horizontally or substantially horizontally, the underside (16) of the door opening (6) and the reclining and/or sitting surface (5) of the tub (2) being situated at the same, or substantially the same, level above the floor (4).