Patent ID: 7506385
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A bathing and transfer chair for an individual comprising: a base assembly comprising a rigid structural base frame that supports at least one chair support rail externally of a bath tub; a submersing bench assembly comprising a rigid structural bench frame that is supported from the bottom of a bathing tub and that supports at least one bench support rail, said submersing bench assembly being mechanically adapted to couple with said base assembly such that said at least one chair support rail aligns coaxially with said at least one bench support rail to create a glide track; a chair assembly adapted to support an individual that can traverse said glide track between said base assembly and said submersing bench assembly; and, said submersing bench assembly can be disengaged from said base assembly and manipulated to lower the level of said chair assembly into said bathing tub.