PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16032477
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2020-01
Patent Classification: ["004", "578100"]

Abstract:
A bathing chair assembly that allows access to genital and perianal regions of a bather includes a seat. A plurality of legs is coupled to and extends substantially perpendicularly from a bottom of the seat. The legs are configured to support the seat substantially parallel to a substantially horizontal surface, positioning the seat to support the bather. A backrest that is coupled to and extends from a rear edge of the seat is configured to support a back of the bather who is positioned on the seat. A void that is centrally positioned in the seat is configured to allow a user access to the genital and perianal regions of the bather.

Claim (Index 20):
A bathing chair assembly comprising:\n a seat, the seat being substantially rectangularly shaped, the seat comprising a pair of plates, each plate extending from a rear edge to a front edge along a respective opposing side edge of the seat, the plates defining a gap positioned substantially equally distant from the opposing side edges of the seat; a plurality of legs coupled to and extending substantially perpendicularly from a bottom of the seat wherein the legs are configured for supporting the seat substantially parallel to a substantially horizontal surface positioning the seat for supporting a bather, the legs being circularly shaped when viewed longitudinally, each leg comprising a plurality of nested sections such that the leg is selectively extensible, the plurality of nested sections comprising an upper section selectively extensible from a lower section, the plurality of legs comprising eight legs positioned singly at each corner of each of the pair of plates; a plurality of first couplers, each first coupler being coupled to the upper section of a respective leg proximate to a lower terminus of the upper section; a plurality of second couplers, each second coupler being coupled to the lower section of a respective leg, the second couplers being complementary to the first couplers wherein each second coupler is positioned for selectively coupling to an associated first coupler for coupling the lower section to the upper section for fixedly positioning the lower section relative to the upper section, each second coupler comprising a plurality of leg holes, each first coupler comprising a pin, the pin being spring-loaded wherein the pin is configured for depressing for selectively extending the upper section relative to the lower section positioning the pin for inserting into a respective leg hole for fixedly positioning the upper section relative to the lower section; a pair of rear crossbars, each rear crossbar being coupled to and extending between the legs positioned on an associated plate proximate to the rear edge of the seat; a pair of front crossbars, each front crossbar being coupled to and extending between the legs positioned on an associated plate proximate to the front edge of the seat, one front crossbar and an associated rear crossbar extending past an associated opposing side edge of the seat; a pair of side crossbars, each side crossbar being coupled to and extending between the legs positioned on an associated plate proximate to the respective opposing side edge of the seat wherein each side crossbar, an associated rear crossbar, and an associated front crossbar define a frame to which an associated plate is coupled; a pair of crossbeams, each crossbeam being coupled to and extending between the legs positioned proximate to a respective opposing side edge of the seat, the crossbeam being positioned proximate to the seat wherein the crossbeam is positioned for stabilizing the legs relative to the seat; a backrest coupled to and extending from the rear edge of the seat wherein the backrest is configured for supporting a back of the bather positioned on the seat, the backrest being concavely arcuate wherein the backrest is configured for complementing a profile of the back of the bather, the backrest comprising:\n a pair of support rods coupled to and extending from the frame such that the support rods protrude from the rear edge of the seat, \n a pair of vertical rods, each vertical rod being coupled to and extending substantially perpendicularly from a respective support rod distal from the seat, and \n a panel coupled to the vertical rods distal from the support rods, the panel extending arcuately between the vertical rods; \n a void centrally positioned in the seat wherein the void is configured for allowing a user access to genital and perianal regions of a bather positioned on the seat, the void comprising the gap defined by the first plate and the second plate; a handle coupled to the backrest wherein the handle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user, the handle comprising an orifice positioned through the panel, the orifice being rectangularly shaped; a plurality of feet, each foot being coupled to a lower end of a respective leg wherein the feet are configured for gripping a surface upon which the legs are positioned, the feet comprising rubber; a plurality of drain holes positioned through the seat wherein the drain holes are configured for draining of water through the seat; an armrest coupled to and extending from a respective opposing side edge of the seat wherein the armrest is configured for supporting an arm of the bather, the armrest comprising:\n a pair of first rods coupled singly to and extending perpendicularly from the one front crossbar and the associated rear crossbar extending past the associated opposing side edge of the seat, and \n a second rod coupled to and extending between the first rods distal from the respective plate; \n a center crossbar coupled to and extending between the other front crossbar and an associated rear crossbar; a pivot coupled to the center crossbar substantially equally distant from the other front crossbar and the associated rear crossbar, an associated plate being coupled to the pivot wherein the associated plate is positioned for rotating relative to an associated frame; a tool comprising a shaft and a head, the head being coupled to a first end of the shaft, the head comprising sponge wherein the shaft is configured for grasping in the hand of the user positioning the user for manipulating the head for cleaning the genital and perianal regions of the bather positioned on the seat; and a connector coupled to a second end of the shaft, the connector being configured for removably coupling to the backrest for coupling the tool to the backrest, the connector comprising a hook extending from the second end of the shaft.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 6.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.40816
- Patent Class: 4.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15014229', '11741869', '15442330', '13604978', '15371576']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7791699919400957
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4753941744505861
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7487924101911448
- Mean Citation Score: 163.71081600000005
- Max Citation Score: 175.44745
- Similarity Product: 130.875608068645

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test