Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – With user access means in side of the tub
Patent
1990-06-25
1991-10-15
Recla, Henry J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
With user access means in side of the tub
4584, A47K 302
Patent
active
050561693
ABSTRACT:
A bathtub having one panel which slides down, allows entrance for a handicapped person in a wheelchair or on a trolley without having to climb over the side. The bathtub permits a handicapped person to be independent and not rely on others. One fixed vertical side is joined to two end walls extending up from a bottom surface to form a bathtub, a sliding panel, representing at least a portion of the other vertical side of the bathtub, is mounted in tracks in the two end walls. The tracks extend down and curve under the bathtub allowing the sliding panel to be lowered to a lowered position to permit entry and exit. The sliding panel can be raised and lowered between the lowered and raised positions, and a seal is provided to seal the panel in the raised position.
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Fetsuga Robert M.
Recla Henry J.
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