Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Dry closets – Receptacle type
Patent
1988-12-07
1990-05-01
Recla, Henry J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Dry closets
Receptacle type
4460, 4483, 5 68, 5 81B, 5 90, A61G 702
Patent
active
049205870
ABSTRACT:
A bedside toilet apparatus including an elongated platform to support a patient. The platform includes a posterior section, a back section and a leg section which are hinged together so that the platform can be moved from a generally horizontal condition to an operable position in which the back section extends upwardly from the posterior section and the leg section extends downwardly. The posterior section includes a toilet. The platform is supported in cantilevered relation by a pair of arms each of which extends outwardly from a housing. A first drive mechanism in the housing operates to raise and lower the arms to thereby move the platform vertically, while a second drive mechanism moves the housings in unison to position the platform over a bed. After the patient is on the platform and the platform is moved away from the bed, a third drive mechanism operates to move the platform from the horizontal to the operating position where the patient is in a normal position for bowel movement. The toilet includes a seat on the posterior section and a tray is mounted for movement beneath the posterior section and contains a removable bag which receives the fecal material.
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Fetsuga R. M.
Recla Henry J.
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