Patent ID: 7197775

Claim:
A kit for assembling a bath lift for use with a bathtub mounted on a floor of a building, said bathtub having sides forming a bathing area, said kit comprising: a) a cylindrical tube having an upper portion and an opposite lower portion for positioning on the floor of the building in an upstanding orientation when in use; b) a canopy having an interior chamber, the canopy for mounting above the bathing area of the bathtub when in use, the canopy having a first end adapted to be mounted when in use to the upper portion of the cylindrical tube; c) the canopy also having an opposite second end spaced from the first end for direct connection to the building whereby the canopy when in use maintains and stabilizes the upper portion of the cylindrical tube in its installed place; d) a support arm for mounting on the cylindrical tube when in use, the arm when so mounted being moveable relative to the cylindrical tube of both vertically and rotationally; e) a chair carried by the arm when the lift is assembled; f) a prime mover for mounting within the interior chamber of the canopy and providing lifting force for the chair and an occupant when the lift is assembled and in use to elevate the occupant from a bath; and, g) structure interconnecting the prime mover and the arm for supporting the arm on the cylindrical tube; wherein the cylindrical tube, when assembled and in use, is mounted on the floor adjacent an outer surface of one of the sides of the bathtub.