All Products for US Patent 5343575 - Portable bathing unit

Inventor(s): Cartwright; Floyd (Lake Charles, LA)

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Filing Date: September 3, 1993

Issue Date: September 6, 1994

Abstract: A portable bathing unit for use with bedridden patients is disclosed. The bathing unit includes a bath tub supported by a carriage which is movably positionable in the proximity of a patient. Casters depend from the bottom of the carriage housing to permit the portable bathing unit to be rolled along in an upright posture. Additional casters are also attached to the rear of the housing which permit the portable bathing unit to be turned up on its rear and transported through narrow doorways. Water delivery and retrieval is accomplished through the use of a submersible pump and a segment of conduit. A whirlpool bath tub may be employed if desirable. When the bath tub is not in use, the portable bathing unit is convertible into an article of furniture. The housing of the carriage forms armrests and a backrest, and a cover conceals the bathing chamber and forms a seat. A valance drapes around the bottom of the carriage to conceal the casters thereunder. Is should be noted that the casters elevate the housing so as to permit the legs of a hoist to pass thereunder and permit the boom of the hoist to extend over the bath chamber.