WO2000057831A1 - Improvements relating to baths - Google Patents
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- WO2000057831A1 WO2000057831A1 PCT/GB2000/001131 GB0001131W WO0057831A1 WO 2000057831 A1 WO2000057831 A1 WO 2000057831A1 GB 0001131 W GB0001131 W GB 0001131W WO 0057831 A1 WO0057831 A1 WO 0057831A1
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- bath
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- bath tub
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
- A61G7/1001—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto specially adapted for specific applications
- A61G7/1003—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto specially adapted for specific applications mounted on or in combination with a bath-tub
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
- A61G7/1013—Lifting of patients by
- A61G7/1017—Pivoting arms, e.g. crane type mechanisms
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
- A61G7/1049—Attachment, suspending or supporting means for patients
- A61G7/1059—Seats
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- the present invention relates to baths.
- One proposed construction includes a seat which can be hydraulically raised and lowered on a column and swung between a position outside the bath tub and a position within the bath tub.
- a seat which can be hydraulically raised and lowered on a column and swung between a position outside the bath tub and a position within the bath tub.
- an attendant can seat a person at a position externally of the bath tub, raise the person, swing the person over the bath tub, and lower the person into the bath tub so that the seat stops close to the bottom of the bath tub and the person can bathe.
- Another proposed construction includes a powered expanding actuator located beneath a seat in a bath tub, with a person stepping into the bath, sitting on the seat, being lowered into the water and after bathing being raised again.
- Bath constructions have also been proposed which include a step in the bottom surface on which a person can be seated with the feet lower than the buttocks, and a door in a side wall of the bath tub which is openable inwardly or outwardly to allow the person access to the bath tub.
- Large quantities of water are, however, required for an acceptable level of immersion.
- the present invention provides a bath comprising a bath tub, a raisable stand at each of opposite sides of the bath tub, a seat suspended from and between the stands, and actuation means for raising and lowering the stands simultaneously so as to raise and lower the seat with respect to the bath tub.
- the seat is in the form of a sling.
- each of the stands is of tubular construction and has an inverted U-shape with two vertical uprights joined by a generally horizontal upper member. More preferably, the two uprights of each stand extend through a horizontal flange at the upper edge of the bath tub and are mounted in bearings in a cradle frame located beneath the bath tub. Still more preferably, the cradle frame comprises a generally vertical framework at each side of the bath tub and horizontal members joining the lower edges of the frameworks.
- the actuation means comprises an actuator provided centrally of the width of the bath tub for moving a spreader longitudinally of and beneath the bath tub, first and second bell-crank levers at respective sides of the bath tub coupled to opposite ends of the spreader, the bell-crank levers being pivoted at one end to a respective one of the frameworks and coupled at the other end to a bottom end of a respective one of the stands such as in operation to raise and lower the stands.
- the actuator is of the motor-driven screw type.
- each stand is positioned so as to provide a steadying handhold at an elevated position to assist a person using the bath to step into and out of the bath tub.
- the seat is configured so as to be readily engageable and disengageable from the upper ends of the stands to facilitate cleaning thereof and permit removal thereof so that the bath can be readily used by persons who do not require assistance.
- the seat is formed of a moulded plastics material and comprises a seat portion and side members extending upwardly therefrom, with the upper end of each side member being formed as an inverted cup to engage over the upper end of the respective stand.
- At least one of the inverted cups has opposite end walls and includes an aperture in one of the end walls to receive a projection on the respective stand to locate the side member of the seat with respect to the stand.
- the aperture is in the rearward end wall.
- each of the inverted cups has opposite end walls and includes an aperture.
- the bath tub includes a door for providing walk-in access.
- Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of a bath in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, with the seat in the raised position;
- Figure 2 illustrates a side elevational view of the bath of Figure 1, with the seat supporting stands in the lowered position and the bath tub and seat removed;
- Figure 3 illustrates a fragmentary side elevational view of the bath of Figure 1 , with the seat supporting stands in the raised position and the bath tub and seat removed;
- Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of the bath of Figure 1 , with the seat supporting stands in the raised position a side panel and the seat removed;
- Figures 5a and 5b illustrate perspective views from opposite ends of the engagement of the seat with the upper ends of the seat supporting stands
- Figure 6 illustrates a perspective view of a bath in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, with the seat in the raised position and the door in the closed position;
- Figure 7 illustrates a perspective view of the bath of Figure 6, with the seat in the raised position and the door in the open position.
- Figure 1 illustrates a bath in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the bath comprises a bath tub 1 of generally standard construction, first and second raisable and lowerable stands 2 at opposite sides of the bath tub 1 , and a seat 3 supported between the stands 2 which is raised and lowered by raising and lowering the stands 2.
- Each of the stands 2 comprises a pair of spaced tubular members 4, 5, with one of the tubular members 5 being bent over at an upper end to form a horizontal portion 5a, which is secured to the upper end of the other tubular member 4, and a projecting end portion 5b.
- the tubular members 4, 5 extend downwardly through apertures in a generally horizontal flange 6 at the upper edge of the bath tub 1 into a space beneath the bath tub 1.
- the bath further comprises a cradle frame 7 located beneath the bath tub 1 which comprises a pair of vertical frameworks 8 joined by transverse interconnecting members 9 at floor level.
- the upper edges of each of the frameworks 8 include bearings (not illustrated) in which the tubular members 4, 5 are slideably mounted.
- the lower ends of the tubular members 4, 5 of each stand 2 are connected together by a respective joining member 10 located below the bearings such that raising the joining members 10 raises the respective stands 2 from the lowered position of Figure 2 to the raised position of Figure 3.
- the joining members 10 are coupled to respective bell-crank levers 11 such as to be raised or lowered on operation of the same.
- the bell-crank levers 11 each comprise a triangular plate having a first pivot connection 12 to the respective joining member 10, a second pivot connection 13 to the respective side member 8 of the cradle frame 7 and a third pivot connection 14 to a spreader 15.
- the spreader 15 is coupled to a linear actuator 16 which preferably comprises a rotary screw and nut arrangement driven by an electric motor powered by battery, for example a 24 volt battery.
- a control arrangement for stopping and starting the motor in either a forward or reverse direction is advantageously provided at a position such as to be operable by a person in the bath, advantageously at the end of a flexible lead.
- the seat 3 can be raised and lowered by actuation of the linear actuator 16.
- the spreader 15 By energising the linear actuator 16 in one direction, the spreader 15 is moved rightwardly, as viewed in Figures 2 and 3, to cause the bell-crank levers 11 to rotate anticlockwise about the second pivots 13 and raise the first pivots 12 and hence the joining members 10 from the lowered position of Figure 2 to the raised position of Figure 3, thereby raising the stands 2 and hence the seat 3 from the lowered position of Figure 2 to the raised position of Figures 1, 3 and 4.
- energising the linear actuator 16 in the opposite direction causes the seat 3 to be lowered from the raised position to the lowered position.
- the seat 3 is preferably formed of a stiff moulded plastics material and comprises a base portion 17 and upstanding side portions 18.
- the base portion 17 and the side portions 18 are formed of sheet material, typically of 10 mm or less in thickness.
- the sheet material is turned over and downwardly to form an inverted cup-like top piece 19 having opposed end walls 20.
- the cup-like top pieces 19 engage over the upper ends of the respective stands 2, and, as can be seen in Figures 1 and 5b, one, the rearward, of the end walls 20 has an aperture 21 therein through which the respective end projection 5b of the stand 2 projects so as positively to locate the side member 18 with respect to the stand 2.
- the seat 3 can thus simply be clipped onto the stands 2 and undipped therefrom.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate a bath in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
- This bath is very similar to that of the bath of the above-described first embodiment, and thus, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication of description, only the differences will be described in detail, with like parts being designated by like reference signs.
- This bath differs only in that the bath tub 1 includes a door 23. As will be appreciated, the provision of a door 23 allows for walk-in access.
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU34446/00A AU3444600A (en) | 1999-03-25 | 2000-03-24 | Improvements relating to baths |
EP00912800A EP1165006B1 (en) | 1999-03-25 | 2000-03-24 | Improvements relating to baths |
AT00912800T ATE509607T1 (en) | 1999-03-25 | 2000-03-24 | IMPROVEMENTS REGARDING BATHTUBS |
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GB9906982A GB2348128B (en) | 1999-03-25 | 1999-03-25 | A height adjustable chair assembly for use in a bath |
GB9906982.5 | 1999-03-25 |
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WO2000057831A1 true WO2000057831A1 (en) | 2000-10-05 |
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PCT/GB2000/001131 WO2000057831A1 (en) | 1999-03-25 | 2000-03-24 | Improvements relating to baths |
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EP (1) | EP1165006B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE509607T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU3444600A (en) |
GB (1) | GB2348128B (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000057831A1 (en) |
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US2314044A (en) * | 1942-03-20 | 1943-03-16 | Arthur J Hunting | Bathtub structure |
DE2434068A1 (en) * | 1974-07-16 | 1976-01-29 | Arno Kuerten | Hydraulically-operated vertically adjustable bath seat for invalids - is mechanically connected to telescopic support tubes operated by mains water pressure |
US4034426A (en) * | 1976-09-20 | 1977-07-12 | Hardwick Charles W | Bath tub lift chair apparatus |
DE3635876A1 (en) * | 1986-10-22 | 1988-05-05 | Unbescheiden Gmbh | Sitting bathtub with movable seat |
US4777674A (en) * | 1983-06-09 | 1988-10-18 | Hugh W. Payton | Whirlpool bath support |
US5343576A (en) * | 1991-06-18 | 1994-09-06 | Kohler Co. | Combined bathing seat and back rest member |
DE4405312A1 (en) * | 1994-02-19 | 1995-08-24 | Schulte Gmbh & Co Kg Geb | Bath tub plastics seat on holder |
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DE3920838A1 (en) * | 1989-06-24 | 1991-01-03 | Moritz Schrammel | ENTRANCE AID FOR BATHTUBS |
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- 1999-03-25 GB GB9906982A patent/GB2348128B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 2000-03-24 AT AT00912800T patent/ATE509607T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-03-24 EP EP00912800A patent/EP1165006B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-03-24 AU AU34446/00A patent/AU3444600A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-03-24 WO PCT/GB2000/001131 patent/WO2000057831A1/en active Application Filing
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US2314044A (en) * | 1942-03-20 | 1943-03-16 | Arthur J Hunting | Bathtub structure |
DE2434068A1 (en) * | 1974-07-16 | 1976-01-29 | Arno Kuerten | Hydraulically-operated vertically adjustable bath seat for invalids - is mechanically connected to telescopic support tubes operated by mains water pressure |
US4034426A (en) * | 1976-09-20 | 1977-07-12 | Hardwick Charles W | Bath tub lift chair apparatus |
US4777674A (en) * | 1983-06-09 | 1988-10-18 | Hugh W. Payton | Whirlpool bath support |
DE3635876A1 (en) * | 1986-10-22 | 1988-05-05 | Unbescheiden Gmbh | Sitting bathtub with movable seat |
US5343576A (en) * | 1991-06-18 | 1994-09-06 | Kohler Co. | Combined bathing seat and back rest member |
DE4405312A1 (en) * | 1994-02-19 | 1995-08-24 | Schulte Gmbh & Co Kg Geb | Bath tub plastics seat on holder |
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ATE509607T1 (en) | 2011-06-15 |
EP1165006B1 (en) | 2011-05-18 |
AU3444600A (en) | 2000-10-16 |
GB9906982D0 (en) | 1999-05-19 |
GB2348128A (en) | 2000-09-27 |
EP1165006A1 (en) | 2002-01-02 |
GB2348128B (en) | 2002-01-16 |
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