Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Pool type – Accessory
Patent
1988-04-01
1990-07-17
Recla, Henry J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Pool type
Accessory
5 81R, 5 83, 212253, 414921, A61G 710
Patent
active
049412167
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to means and equipment for giving access to water to handicapped people with reduced mobility, so that they can independently and effortlessly enter and leave the water of a swimming-bath or re-education pool without having to use an access slope or ladder or steps.
Existing equipment nearly always requires at least one operator or assistance in entering and leaving the water.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The aim of the device according to the invention is:
(a) to enable handicapped persons, persons with reduced mobility, or elderly or pregnant women to enter and leave the water by use of their own powers, without effort and without help from anyone else;
(b) to be simple and extremely reliable;
(c) to be completely automatic without requiring electricity or compressed air;
(d) to operate on tap water;
(e) not to require any maintenance, and
(f) in conjuction with a suitable litter, to give access to the water when lying down.
These and other objects of the invention are achieved through the provision of a device comprising a top plate, a bottom plate, a base plate secured to the ground, a fixed support post mounted on the base plate and comprising a steel tube welded to the top plate and a stainless steel tubular shaft centered in the steel tube, a rotation block rotatably mounted on the tubular shaft, and a guide column or plate. The rotation block comprises a frame provided at the rear with concentric bearings pivoting around the tubular shaft, a bearing plate positioned inside the frame, a rod mounted on and secured to the tubular shaft, and a horizontal jack mounted at its rear end to the bearing plate. The nose of the jack is connected to the rod for pivotally mounting the rotation block on the tubular shaft. The guide plate comprises a fixed upright secured to the front surface of the rotation block, a moving upright slidably mounted to the fixed upright, and a vertical jack secured inside the fixed upright for moving the moving upright with respect to the fixed upright. A seat is secured to the moving upright.
In one aspect of the invention, the fixed upright is provided with flanges extending from its side and roller trains secured to the flanges, and the moving upright is provided with rails secured to its sides, the roller trains of the fixed upright rolling inside the rails of the moving upright.
In another aspect of the invention, a rotation wheel is secured to the rear surface of the fixed upright at the bottom. The rotation wheel includes wheels resting on the base plate for completely stabilizing the device and for distributing any loads and forces exerted on the guide plate and the tubular shaft.
In yet another aspect of the invention, tap water is supplied to the vertical and horizontal jacks by first and second three-position distributors, respectively.
A better understanding of the disclosed embodiments of the invention will be achieved when the accompanying detailed description is considered in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which like reference numerals are used for the same parts as illustrated in the different figures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the device for putting a handicapped person into the water according to the invention, with parts broken away, the lower position of the seat and moving upright being shown and dotted lines;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the horizontal jack of the device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the mounting mechanism for the moving upright of the device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of a mounting mechanism for the moving upright of the device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a third embodiment of a mounting mechanism for the moving upright of the device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a fourth alternative of a mounting mechanism for the moving upright of the device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a fifth embodiment of the mounting
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Fetsuga R. M.
Recla Henry J.
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