Patent ID: 7735162

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting and moving a toilet between a position where it is accessible for use to a person of restricted mobility and a remote storage position when not in use, said apparatus comprising a first platform which rests on a floor and is operable to support a chair above the floor, said first platform having a guide extending laterally along an edge, a second platform having a member that cooperates with said guide, said second platform being supported so that it is capable of limited, lateral, translational movement relative to said first platform, and an unplumbed toilet operable to collect waste material for later removal, said toilet being mounted and supported on said second platform, whereby a person of restricted mobility can occupy a chair supported on said first platform so that it is facing said second platform, and can slide said second platform, laterally, relative to said first platform so that the toilet on said second platform is moved between a use position in front of the chair in which it can be mounted and used by the person, and a storage position where it is laterally removed from being in front of the chair and the person, without the person having to walk.