EP0804134B1 - Rising seat for seating including toilets - Google Patents
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- EP0804134B1 EP0804134B1 EP94917070A EP94917070A EP0804134B1 EP 0804134 B1 EP0804134 B1 EP 0804134B1 EP 94917070 A EP94917070 A EP 94917070A EP 94917070 A EP94917070 A EP 94917070A EP 0804134 B1 EP0804134 B1 EP 0804134B1
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- A Rising Seat for seating and toilets comprising in combination:-(a) at least one torsion spring (12) on a torsion bar (4) each leg of each spring being activated by its at least indirect contact with the inside surface of the rising seats top section (2) and bottom section (3), said sections being pivotly-hinged together, and(b) a means of rendering any selected number of springs ineffective by removing the pressure from the spring legs and then positioning a leg of each spring (5) or (8)& (9) not required into one of any number of openings (6 )or (10) &(11)localised on at least one of the sections, such positioning/s preventing the top section (2) from activating the said positioned springs and so governing the degree of ease at which the top section is lowered on to the bottom section (3) and enabling the user to select only the spring/s required (12) to render the top section resilient enough to lower him gently into a sitting position and to raise him from a sitting position to a standing position.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by the torsion spring being located on a hinge-pin (4) that also acts as a torsion bar (4)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by the torsion spring (5) being located on a torsion bar (15) that is separate from the hinge (4)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by the top section (2) being opened outwards to form the configuration with the bottom section (3) of an open book to remove pressure from the legs of the springs (8),(9) and (12) to facilitate the positioning of at least one of the springs.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by moving an area (not shown) of the section/s (2) and/or (3) on which the spring/s is/are at least indirectly resting away from the leg of any spring not required to govern the ease at which the top section can be lowered on to the bottom section.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1, 2 and 3 characterised by a torsion spring (5) fixed to a torsion bar (4) that when moved across the rising seat carries the spring/s attached thereto to the required position.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1 and 8 characterised by spring (5) : being moved along a torsion bar (4) to position one of its legs over a cavity(6) or at least indirectly on to the firm surface of the sections (2) or (3)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1 and 2 characterised by springs (5) (8) (9) and (12) which are a slide fit along a fixed torsion bar.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1 and 20 characterised by at least one cavity (6 )(FIG 2) in at least the bottom section (3) into which cavity/cavities the spring/s travel/s as the top section is lowered thereby rendering all so-positioned springs inoperable, thus enabling the top section (2) to be lowered on to the bottom section free from pressure by the top section on to spring/s thereby neutralising the resilience of the so-positioned spring/s and facilitating carriage of the rising seat.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by positioning spring legs(12) on to the firm inside surface of the top & bottom sections (2) & (3) to govern the ease at which the top section is lowered on to the bottom section necessitating weight of the user to lower the top section against the springs resilience.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1 and 3 characterised by moving the torsion bar (15) on which at least one spring (5) is located away from the edge of the bottom section (3) and out of reach of the top section (2) thereby ensuring that no resilience is created by the springs during the initial lowering of the top section, and resilience being prevented as the top section is lowered further towards the bottom section by holes(17) at least in the bottom section through which holes the legs of the springs (5) travel thereby rendering the springs inoperable.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by joining not less than two springs (8) together to form a set of springs to facilitate the movement of more than one spring in one operation.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by grooves (14) into which grooves a leg of each spring (12) is located to prevent slippage of the spring legs as the top section (2) is lowered towards the bottom section (3)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1 and 9 characterised by a cap (7) over the cavity (6) into which cavity the spring leg travels (5) said cap preventing the leg of the spring penetrating the filling in the rising seat.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by a wedge (18) on which the spring (5) is resting, said wedge being adjustable towards or away from the spring in relation to its coil by an adjustment screw (19) thereby increasing or decreasing the resilience of the said spring the opposite end of the spring being positioned at least indirectly on the firm surface of the opposite section.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by a carrying handle. (FIG 1)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by the top section being hinged (5) away from the front edge of the bottom section (3) (FIG 7)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by the springs (8) (9) and (12) being transversely located on the torsion bar.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by blocks (20) on the inside face of the rising seat over which said blocks the selected spring legs (5) are located. when resilience is required to the top section (2)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1 and 19 characterised by gaps ( 22) between blocks (20) into which a leg of each spring selected by the user falls free of resilience as the top section 2 is lowered, thereby rendering selected springs inoperable, said blocks being fixed or located to slice on one of the sections.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by the sections being hollowed out to form the top section seat (2) for a toilet, the aforesaid rising seat being fixed by its bottom section (3) to the toilet on to which at least indirectly rests one end of the torsion spring/s its other end resting at least indirectly under the top section that is hinged (4) to the bottom section (3) at the front of the toilet.(23)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by the top section (2) and the bottom section (3) being made from two boards of rigid material at least indirectly hinged together.
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1 and 22 characterised by the bottom section (3) being shaped to wedge (25) under the sides/back of a seat (24)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claims 1 and 22 characterised by an extendable bottom section (26) to fit up to the inside face of the arms on a large chair (24)
- A Rising Seat as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by fitting it into the seating area of a seat in place of standard seating.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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PCT/GB1994/001134 WO1995031953A1 (en) | 1992-10-15 | 1994-05-24 | Rising seat for seating including toilets |
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EP0804134A1 EP0804134A1 (en) | 1997-11-05 |
EP0804134B1 true EP0804134B1 (en) | 2001-02-28 |
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EP94917070A Expired - Lifetime EP0804134B1 (en) | 1994-05-24 | 1994-05-24 | Rising seat for seating including toilets |
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- 1994-05-24 EP EP94917070A patent/EP0804134B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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