Patent ID: 8490224
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A61G,E03D

Abstract:
1. A wheelchair with an integral toilet and bidet, said wheelchair comprising: a tubular steel frame including a lower box shaped section having a front portion and a rear portions and a top portion and a generally horizontal support means for supporting the seat of a patient on top of said box shaped section and means defining an opening in a center area of said support means; a generally inverted U-shaped upper frame extending upwardly from said rear portion of said box shaped section and means across said generally inverted U-shaped upper frame for supporting the back of a patient; a pair of forwardly and downwardly extending tubular members in the form of armrests with a horizontal portion extending forwardly from said generally inverted U-shaped frame and a vertical portion extending downwardly and into said front portion of said box shaped section; a first generally horizontal removeable table between said forwardly extending tubular armrest like members to allow a patient access to said chair, a second foldable table foldable between a horizontal position and a folded down position attached to a first of said forwardly extending tubular members; a third foldable table foldable between a horizontal position and a folded down position attached to the second of said forwardly extending (armrest like) members; a toilet including a toilet bowl having a relatively small opening in a bottom portion thereof and a bidet disposed in said box shaped section below said first opening and wherein said bidet includes an upwardly directed nozzle for directing water onto a portion of a patient's body and a plurality of downwardly directed nozzles for flushing said toilet and cleaning said toilet bowl; a first conduit and a quick disconnect connector for connecting said bidet to a source of clean water, a second conduit and a second quick disconnect connector for connecting said second opening to a sewage disposal line and an electrical wire or cable and plug for connecting said chair to a source of electricity for energizing various components of said chair; a closeable opening between said second opening and said sewage disposal and means for eliminating odor from human waste; and a pair or relatively large wheels, one of said wheels rotatably fixed to each side of said rear portion of said box shaped section of said frame and a pair of relatively small wheels mounted in front of said relatively large wheels rotatable about a first axis and swivable about a second axis perpendicular to said first axis attached to a front portion of said box shaped section of said frame; and a reading light adjacent one of said forwardly extending tubular members and a control member with a light switch, speaker, flush and dryer controls.