| CPC A47K 3/122 (2013.01) [A61G 7/1003 (2013.01); A61G 7/1059 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A bathing chair, comprising:
a bathtub having a first tub side and a second tub side;
a fixed frame spanning across the first tub side and the second tub side of the bathtub, the fixed frame having a first tub side and a second tub side;
a pair of ball bearing-style sliding tracks attached to an inner portion of the fixed frame;
a wall mounting plate attaching the second tub side of the fixed frame to a tub wall;
a plurality of mounting slots disposed on the wall mounting plate, the mounting slots allow a plurality of fasteners to attach the fixed frame into a structural element;
a chair assembly disposed on top of the fixed frame, the chair assembly includes a seat;
a locking lever disposed on a side of the chair assembly to prevent rotation of the chair assembly to unlock the chair assembly as needed and to unlock the sliding track to travel freely along its sliding travel path;
a movable frame having a pair of side pieces and a pair of end pieces, the pair of side pieces are mechanically attached to the pair of ball bearing-style sliding tracks; and
a pair of intermediate pieces disposed on a middle of the movable frame and are connected to the pair of side pieces that are used to support a swivel base, the swivel base connects the movable frame to the chair assembly;
a floor support having a top plate, a pair of mounting brackets, a pair of adjustable support legs, a pair of adjustable pins and locks, and a pair of adjustable feet;
wherein the first tub side of the fixed frame is attached to the top plate, a flexible drip water skirt slides up under the top plate to redirect water away from the bathing chair and back into the bathtub;
wherein the flexible water skirt is under the top plate, which is part of the floor support. and redirects falling or dripping water back into the bathtub;
wherein the flexible drip water skirt includes a pair of cut-outs to allow the drip water skirt to slide up the adjustable support legs and fit under the floor support in a form fitting manner so as to not allow water to leak down the adjustable support legs;
wherein the floor support ensures that no pressure is placed on top of the first tub side;
wherein the pair of ball bearing-style sliding tracks cantilever outwards to a tub exterior space along a sliding travel path.
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