Patent ID: 6161229
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus, comprising:a frame having a front and a back;front and rear guides rigidly secured to said frame, said front and rear guides having front and rear channels, respectively, passing therethrough, said front and rear channels angling rearwardly from top to bottom;a toilet seat, said toilet seat being operably connected to said frame and being movable between a lowered position and a raised position;a driver operably connected to said toilet seat for moving said toilet seat between said lowered position and said raised position; andan armrest, said armrest comprising:a front member slidably passing through said front channel; anda rear member slidably passing through said rear channel, said front and rear armrest members being operably connected to said driver for moving said front and rear armrest members through said front and rear channels as said armrest moves between a lowered position and a raised position andwherein said front and rear armrest members are operably connected to said driver by a linkage, said linkage comprising;a first member rigidly secured to a lower portion of said front and rear armrest members;a second member pivotally secured to said first member and operably connected to said toilet seat for pivotal motion relative to said toilet seat; anda third member pivotally secured to said first member and operably connected to said driver for pivotal motion relative to said driver.