Patent ID: 7900292

Claim:
An individual assisting device to be removably mounted in bathtubs for lifting and lowering a user comprising, an elongated substantially horizontal base frame comprising transversely spaced rotatable longitudinal tubes and transverse elements connecting the ends of the tubes, the base frame being mounted upon and supported by the bottom of a bathtub, an individual supporting platform including a generally horizontal upper frame including spaced longitudinal frame members and transverse frame members connecting the ends of said spaced longitudinal frame members, said longitudinal tubes comprising two horizontal rockshafts and each having an integral arm extending therefrom at a right angle near each end of the respective tubes, each integral arm being pivotally connected at an upper end with a floating arm which is rotatably attached to said longitudinal frame member near each end thereof said connection being made to an offset fitting of said floating arm, a hydraulic jack for lowering and elevating said upper frame, said jack being connected between a transverse element of said base frame and a transverse frame member of said upper frame whereby, actuation of said jack will cause said longitudinal tubes to rotate, thereby causing said upper frame to move toward or away from said base frame in a vertical direction due to the interconnection of said respective frames by said integral arms and floating arms thus providing lifting and lowering of a user positioned upon said upper frame.