Patent ID: 6415459
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A tub for use by handicapped or otherwise incapacitated persons for bathing or therapeutic purposes, comprising:(a) a tub enclosure having a floor, said floor having an opening formed therethrough for receiving a seating member; (b) a seating member having a front end and a rear end and opposed sides, said seating member so dimensioned to engage said tub enclosure around the opening in said floor portion and movable between a first position seated in the floor of the tub and an elevated position; (c) the interface between the seating member and said opening being so sealed as to substantially prevent water leakage therethrough when said seating member is seated in the floor of the tub; and (d) a lifting mechanism operatively attached to the underside of said seating member, said lifting mechanism, when activated in one direction raises said seating member to said second position at a height sufficient to enable handicapped persons to position themselves thereon, and when further activated in the other direction lowers said seating member to said first position in sealing engagement with the floor of said tub.