FI113617B - Auxiliary construction for a sauna - Google Patents

Description

113617

This invention relates to auxiliary structure of a sauna and more specifically to a structure 5 which facilitates the bathing of a person with reduced mobility.

Bathing is a great way to clean and relax and has been shown to have a positive effect on a person's overall well-being and health. For the average person, bathing is an easy, normal event; the person goes to the sauna, 10 stays there for the time he wants and leaves the sauna.

There are many people with reduced mobility in the world who would like a sauna but for whom it is technically impossible. The plants are equipped with an electric crane. However, the use of electrical appliances in humid areas is very dubious or even dangerous. In private areas, a person with reduced mobility is taken to and from the sauna.

A person with physical disabilities cannot access a sauna built to their own standards using standard standards. He may get there if he has a loose sauna with wide doors, up to a sauna on a wheelchair, but it is clear that sitting near the floor level is not the right sauna, but just sitting on the benches does what you want.

The object of the present invention is to provide a sauna auxiliary structure, which also allows a wheelchair patient to independently go to the sauna, bathe normally and leave the sauna without needing other people to assist.

. This and other advantages and advantages of the present invention are provided as defined by the appended claims.

; ' * · The invention will be described in the light of the following couple of embodiments without limiting it in any way to the said embodiments.

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Figures 1-4 show a motion sequence of a basic embodiment of the invention for getting a disabled person into and out of the sauna; 5

Figures 5 to 7 again show another embodiment of the invention when viewed from the side; and

Figure 8 is a side view of a seating arrangement according to the invention.

The first set of four patterns, Figures 1-4, show the sauna 1 seen from above. In particular, the sauna is of a type which is placed in another room and is provided with electrical, water and drain connections that require normal bathing and which, as such, have little to do with the present invention and are therefore not specifically described herein. In the figures, the sauna is normally surrounded by four walls. The sauna-15 has a standard door 2, the sauna has a stove 3 and a wooden frame 4.

The series of Figures 1-4 shows that one of the sauna walls 5 is hinged, in particular, opening from one corner of the sauna, so that it extends substantially parallel to and adjacent to the adjacent wall, here rear wall 6, as shown in Figures 2-4.

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Thus, according to the invention, the sauna comprises a movable bench member, some of which is removable, can be a separate wheelchair type. When leaving Figure 1,. 2, the wall 5 has been opened in FIG.

. The walls 5 and 6 have parallel rail systems 7 on which rails are mounted. The movable part 8 is movable out of the sauna 1. The movable part 8 comprises »a removable wheeled wheelchair part 9 which in Figure 4 has been detached from the subassembly 8. The wheelchair saunas can then be conveniently replaced with the chair designated by reference 9, back so as to form a subassembly 8, move this assembly 30 back inside the sauna and pull the wall 5 down, whereupon he can move; to the upper deck as described below, to throw off the steam.

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Figures 5-7 show another alternative by which the object of the invention can be achieved. Accordingly, the figures, shown in simplified side views, clearly illustrate how, in accordance with another embodiment of the invention, now shown in side view, the wheelchair-like part 9 associated with a part of the benches includes an exemplary device with a scissor-lengthening and shortening part 10 of course, there are 5 other possible ways of course in other areas. They can be applied for the purposes of the present invention.

As shown, the wheeled part of the chair can be moved by a seat to a door accessible by a standard wheelchair, and the saunas can be moved by 10 doors to a chair 9, moved to a position adjacent to the back wall, boarded by hand and start the sauna. After bathing, he steps into the chair and switches to his normal wheelchair.

Fig. 8 is a side view of an embodiment of an is-15 assembly according to the invention. Reference is also made to Figure 4. The actual seating plane is the level designated 15. In addition, according to the invention, the construction includes a pivotable leg support portion 14, which can be lowered as needed. The chair part 9, which engages with the laterally movable frame part 8, can be moved by the schematically shown lever 12 to the extended position and again to the retracted storage position 20.

The wheels 16 and 17 assist in moving the chair part 9 in much the same way as in a wheelchair, whether moving in or out or otherwise. When properly attached to the frame 8, the larger fixed wheels 25 of the chair portion 9 preferably lift slightly out of their base. Smaller front wheels that rotate freely about the vertical pivot may well be attached to the chassis.

: /. Figure 8 shows how to rotate about a suitable pivot point and both \. The support member 13, located on the 30th side of the chair-like part 9, can be rotated from the lower position shown by a solid line to the upper position shown by the dashed lines. The purpose of this is to provide a suitable place for a handicapped sauna seated on a seating position 15 to grab hold of the hand and lift itself to the upper deck for a sauna. Often, people who are wheelchair bound have quite good hand power, even if their lower body is somewhat incapacitated. In this case, the person can, with the help of suitably arranged supports, quite easily lift himself up to sit on the upper platform. Of course, the downstream occurs in reverse order, but still on the basis of the supports 13. During the bath itself, the supports 13 can be lowered if desired.

Referring again to Figure 4 in connection with Figure 8. Thus, if necessary, the structure 9 further comprises armrests 19 or the like, which may be of any type but, for example, in the form of a U-turned to the side. If necessary, these parts are removable. The armrests can also be fitted with a suitable back support 10 18, which may also be removable, either individually or in conjunction with the armrests.

The invention can easily be applied to any type of sauna, but the simplest application is for a sauna built indoors. Thus, all necessary modifications can be made already during the construction phase to make the invention workable. A model suitable for older saunas and heavier wall structures is the one shown in Figures 5-7. It may be that the invention then operates without any structural arrangements other than those made to the benches. In certain situations, it may be necessary to widen the door.

The system according to the invention can be made to some extent outside the field. Thus, the on-site task is often limited to removing the part of the platform and replacing the system according to the invention. The work does not require very long working time and thus the invention is ready for use soon after starting the work.

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The main material of the device according to the invention is a metal tube or a bent metal profile. However, since this is a device suitable for relatively hot areas, the metal parts should be protected, at least at the top of the device, so that: /. there is no danger of burning yourself. Wood upholstery is the natural solution to these 30 purposes.

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The invention can be modified in many ways while still remaining within the scope of the basic idea of the invention and the appended claims. Thus, the structural details and appearance aspects of the practical embodiment I I I '· 113617 5 are always adapted to each situation.

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Claims (11)

1. Auxiliary construction for a sauna, in particular to make it easier for a disabled person who is tied to a wheelchair to bathe a sauna, characterized in that it consists of an integral part (9) which can be integrated with the sauna floor, which resembles a wheelchair. Construction according to claim 1, characterized in that the wheelchair-like part (9) can be attached to the lava part (8) and moved together with it out of the sauna 10 by means of an openable wall part (5) of the sauna rails or other devices of the that type. Construction according to claim 1, characterized in that the wheelchair-like part (9) can be moved to the sauna door or to the immediate vicinity of it by means of appropriate tools (10) whose length can be extended / shortened. 4. A construction according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it can be read onto the lava section (8) and detached from it to function as an independent wheelchair again. A construction according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the structure comprises a tool, in particular a lever tool (12), for moving the wheelchair-like part (9) further away / closer in relation to the low part (8). . • · • · 6. Construction according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wheelchair-like part (9) has on each side a support part rotatable around a joint point * -. (13) to eat a person who is thinking of bathing a sauna to offer support for, for example, ascent to the lava. Construction according to claim 6, characterized in that the support part (13) rotates; *, * between a lower storage position and a higher support position around the joint point. Construction according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movement of the sub-assembly (8, 9) out of the sauna is intended to be effected by mediating a combination of rails (7) and rollers on the solid wall (6) of the sauna and also on that wall. (5) which is opened to an extension thereof. Construction according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wheelchair-like part (9) comprises a seat part (15) and, if necessary, a retractable footrest (14). Construction according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wheelchair-like part (9) comprises, if necessary, armrests (19) and a backrest (18) which can be removable. Construction according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wheelchair-like part (9) is pea-clad. 15 • · • · • · * T · * * «* · • · * I ·