Patent ID: 6604750
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A commode and shower wheelchair comprising, a frame, a plurality of wheels supporting said frame, said frame including a front portion, a rear portion and a pair of opposite side portions, a hinge mechanism joining the side portions of the frame for allowing said side portions to move between open and folded positions, a back support carried by the upper part of said rear portion, a pair of opposite armrests pivotally supported at opposite side portions of said frame, the lower part of said rear portion of the frame defining an opening for receiving a commode, a seat supported by the frame, footrest means supported at said front portion of the frame, a heel support assembly mounted at said front portion of the frame for movement between a depending stored position and a raised position for supporting the heel of a user in a lifted position, said seat having a front portion, a back portion and a pair of side portions, each of said side portions having a downwardly and inwardly tapering cutout formed therein to provide under seat hand access from both sides of the seat, and each of said side portions having laterally extending wings adjacent the front portion of the seat to facilitate lateral transfer of a user onto or off of the seat.