Patent ID: 6760929
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A mobility assisting device and toilet apparatus comprising:an adjustable, wedged-shaped, smooth surface, co-planar, ventrally cantilevered bench seat with a toilet opening; a waste collection bucket positioned below said toilet opening and attached to an end of the bench seat; said wedged-shaped cantilevered bench seat having a narrow end supported by at least one steel tube and an enlarged end comprising said collection bucket; said bench seat girded on three sides by three laddered rails, two of said rails positioned parallel to each other; said bench seat positioned on a base or floor having underside skids supporting the cantilevered wedge-shaped bench; said bench seat comprises multiple layers, including a low and upper layer, said waste collection bucket is supported by the lowest layer of said seat keeping said bucket in place and its handle aligned by the weight of the seat and said upper layer of the seat having at least two positioning and securing pins kept in place by weight of a user; wherein a user utilizes the laddered rails for movement, positioning, and stabilizing; wherein a user can slide directly forward from a wheelchair or the like, onto the said bench using the parallel side rails to aid in forward and backward movement without the need for an attendant or caregiver and with less risk of a fall or injury; wherein the user can adjust clothing as necessary in a forward sitting attitude at the end of the bench, using an end side rails for positioning and stabilizing.