Patent ID: 6195815
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
Apparatus for facilitating use of a shower comprising support means and shuttle means slidably mounted on said support means such that, in use, said shuttle means is slidably movable along said support means between a first position adjacent a shower cubicle and a second position remote from said shower cubicle, said shower cubicle having an inside and an outside, characterised in that said support means extends from the inside of said shower cubicle to project outside said shower cubicle so that a user may be moved in and out of said shower cubicle supported by said shuttle means, wherein:said support means comprises an elongate panel, and the elongate support panel is adapted to be mounted with its longer edges substantially horizontal, and said shuttle means comprises front and back panels which respectively extend downwardly on each side of the elongate support panel, with a seat being secured to the shuttle front panel.