US2509551A

US2509551A - Rolling invalid toilet chair

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Publication number: US2509551A
Application number: US715005A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harold O Woods
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-12-09
Filing date: 1946-12-09
Publication date: 1950-05-30
Anticipated expiration: 1967-05-30

Description

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May 30, 1950 H. o. wooDs 2,509,551

ROLLING INVALID TOILET CHAIR Filed Dec. 9, 1946 2 Sheecs--Sheerl 2 Patented May 30, 1950 UNIT E D S TAT E S F Y 2,509,551

RoLLINGINvALIn TonlE'roriAm Harold` Oi `Woods, Ainsworth, Nebr. Application Dcnlier 9, 1946; SerialNo: 715,005

This invention relates to' portable invalidtoilet chairs.

An object of this invention is to provide a movable toilet chair which has been designed for invalids and is so constructed that an invalid may be easily shifted from a wheel chair or a bed onto the toilet chair and the latter then moved to dispose the chair about the toilet bowl, thereby eliminating undue shifting or lifting of the patient.

Another object of this invention is to Iprovide a chair of this type which includes a pivoted seat extension adapted to engage upon the wheel chair or bed so that the patient may easily slide from the wheel chair or bed onto the chair seat.

A further object of this invention is to provide a chair of this type which can be made of tubular material so as to form a relatively lightweight and strong chair which is mounted on rollers so that the chair can be easily moved.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specication, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of an invalid chair constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a detail side elevation of the chair,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a, fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevation, partly in section, of the seat portion of the chair,

Figure 7 is a detail rear elevation of the chair.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I Il designates generally a frame which is formed of a pair of longitudinally bowed back bars II which have secured to the lower end portions thereof lower horizontal side bars I2. Casters I3 are mounted in the lower ends of the back bars II. 'Ihe back bars II also have secured thereto at a point upwardly from the lower ends thereof, a pair of upper bars I4 which are parallel with the lower bars I2, and the bars I2 and I4 are fixed at the forward ends to front bars or tubes I5.

'I'he lower ends of the tubes or bars I5 have secured thereto front casters I6. The front bars or tubes I5 are connected together by upper and lower tubes or bars I'I and I8 respectively. The back members II have secured therebetween a 1 claim. (o1. 15a-51)` backrest I9, which is secured to pairs of lugs 20 carried by the inner rear portions of the backmembers II, and fastening means 2l| extend through the lugs for securing the back member I9 in operative position. As shown in Figure 3, the back members I I are of tubular construction and the upper ends thereof are closed by means of plugs 22, secured by fastening pins 23 or the like.

The frame II) has secured therein a seat member 24. The seat member 24 is formed at the forward lower portion thereof with sockets 25 within which the upper ends of the front members I5 are adapted to engage, and countersunk bolts 26 extend downwardly through the seat member 24 and also extend through the upper side members I4. Spacer blocks 21 are interposed between the lower side of the seat member 24 and the upper bars I4, as shown in Figure `6. 'The seat member 24 is formed with an elliptical` opening '28 which is elongated from the front to the rear of the seat member.

The seat member 24 is preferably of such a height that it will freely engage over the top of a, toilet bowl B, as shown in Figure 7, and is also of a height such as to permit an invalid or patient to move in a horizontal direction from a bed 28, onto the seat 24, without undue exertion.

In order to provide for the movement of the patient from the bed 28 to the seat 24, I have provided an extensible seat member 29 which is pivotally carried by one of the side members I4. The extensible seat member 29 has secured to the lower side thereof, hinge bars 3D which are adapted to hold the upper side of the seat extension 29 substantially coplanar with the seat 24 when the outer free end of the seat extension is resting on top of the bed 28. The outer edge of the seat extension 29 is beveled, as at 3|, so that the patient can be freely slid laterally from the bed 28 onto the extension 29, and then onto the seat 24.

The chair also includes a foot rest 32. The foot rest 32 includes a plate 33 which is hingedly secured by means of hinged bars 34 to the lower front bar or tube I8. Pivotally connected links 35 are secured, as at 36, to the plate 24, and are also pivotally secured, as at 31, to the upright front members I5. In this manner the foot rest 32 can be either collapsed to the position shown in Figure 3 with the plate 33 extending upwardly and between the front bars I5, or the foot rest can be extended so as to be positioned in a horizontal position as shown in Figure 2.

In the use and operation of this device, the patient who is in bed may be moved onto the chair by moving the chair alongside the bed and then raising the seat extension 29 to the position shown in Figure 1. The patient may then be moved horizontally over the extension 29 onto the seat and may then be disposed in a seated position. The chair with the patient thereon may then be moved so that the frame of the chair will straddle the toilet bowl B.

I do not mean to conne myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all Variations falling within the purview of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A toilet chair comprising a frame formed of a pair of parallel upright back members, upper and lower side members Xed to said back members and extending forwardly therefrom, front legs xed to said side members, upper and lower front members connecting said legs together, a seat, means securing said seat on said legs and said upper side members, a seat extension, means hingedly securing said seat extension to one of said upper side members whereby said extension will normally be disposed in vertical dependent inoperative position and may be swung upwardly to horizontal operative position substantially coplanar with said seat, and a back rest secured between the upper portions of said back members.

HAROLD O. WOODS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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