Patent ID: 6467102
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A47K,A61G

Abstract:
A commode seat for facilitating the transfer of a physically disabled user from a support device such as a bed or wheelchair to a commode having a frame when a perimeter member of the commode frame is positioned proximate to a supporting surface of the support device, the commode seat comprising:a. a seating portion attachable to the commode and adapted to support the user in a seated position when using the commode, the seating portion having an opening positioned over a receptacle in the commode when the commode seat is supported on the frame of the commode; b. a transfer platform attached to and extending laterally outward from the seating portion and beyond the perimeter member of the commode frame for a distance sufficient to allow the transfer platform to at least partially overlap the supporting surface of the support device to define a substantially planar and continuous user transfer surface adapted to bridge between and be supported only by the commode and the support device, the transfer surface further adapted to allow the user to sit directly on and slide along the transfer surface continuously from the support device to the seating portion; and c. wherein the transfer platform further comprises a roller assembly positioned within the transfer surface and defining a portion of the transfer surface to facilitate movement of the user along the transfer surface.